Comments on: Side up http://www.word-detective.com/2012/12/side-up/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Rudge http://www.word-detective.com/2012/12/side-up/comment-page-1/#comment-47221 Matt Rudge Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:06:39 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=7297#comment-47221 Growing up in Northern England (God's Own County of Yorkshire, no less) we regularly used the term, "side the pots" - which meant to put away or tidy up crockery. We had lots of other colourful expressions as well, including "mash the tea" for allowing tea to brew in the pot, "bairn" referring to a young child, "throng" meaning "busy", "laik" meaning "play", and "ummer" - a curious euphemism for "hell". Growing up in Northern England (God’s Own County of Yorkshire, no less) we regularly used the term, “side the pots” – which meant to put away or tidy up crockery.

We had lots of other colourful expressions as well, including “mash the tea” for allowing tea to brew in the pot, “bairn” referring to a young child, “throng” meaning “busy”, “laik” meaning “play”, and “ummer” – a curious euphemism for “hell”.

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