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If you come from Liverpool you are a Scouser, what are you called if you come from Wolverhampton?

2007-02-02 03:43:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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People from Wolverhamptom are refered to as yamyam's because of their accent.

it is not uncomon to her some one say "yam al'right yow am" meaning, "Your all right, you are"

not to be confused with a brummy, on pain of death

2007-02-02 03:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Wolverhamptonians?

2007-02-02 03:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0 0

Wulfrunian

2007-02-02 03:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by Darren C 5 · 6 0

Put a search in yahoo its interesting they refer to it has the black country.Happy Reading

2007-02-05 01:11:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0 0

My cousin comes from wolverhampton
He's called Eric

2007-02-02 03:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by pop 4 · 3 1

People from Liverpool are Liverpudlians. "Scouse" is a perjorative, like "redneck."

2007-02-02 03:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

Bowdon Boy a pejorative term from Manchester to describe a person from the suburbs of Bowdon, Hale and Hale Barns. These areas are traditionally the wealthiest suburbs of the city.
Brummies (or Brum Scum) an inhabitant of Birmingham
Cockney often used pejoratively by Northerners to refer to anyone from London (within the M25 motorway).
Culchie A term used in Northern Ireland to refer to someone from a rural area, particularly one west of the River Bann (this term is also used in the Republic of Ireland to refer to someone from a rural area).
Dingles a pejorative term for the people of Burnley, based on the characters from the soap Emmerdale
Farmer Name for anybody in the north of England
Geordie A term for someone from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. When applied to anyone from North East England it can be offensive.(See Sub-Geordie, below)
Gog A South Welsh term for the people of North Wales.
Janner A pejorative term for a person from Plymouth.
Jock A pejorative term for a person from Scotland.
Mackem An inhabitant of Sunderland.
Manc A Mancunian, not always pejorative. "Dirty Manc" is also used as a pejorative.
Monkey-hanger a person from Hartlepool, from the belief that its residents hanged a monkey from a shipwrecked French ship, believing it to be a spy.
Moonraker a person from Wiltshire, from the legend that a pair of yokels convinced the king's exciseman that they were so stupid that they were trying to rake a cheese from a pond after dark, which was actually the reflection of the moon. In fact they were retrieving submerged bottles of untaxed brandy, which is now locally known as moonshine.
Northern Monkey a Southern term for Northerners, playing on the traditional stereotype of the Northerner as stupid and uncouth.
Pie-Eater Pejorative term used in the North-West to describe a resident of Wigan. This insult originated not for the Wigan publics perceived voracious appetite for pies, but from the general strike (early 20th Century). The Wiganers broke the strike and were forced to eat "humble pie" that was being served up, thereby gaining the contempt of workers in surrounding areas.
Plastic Scouser A person from Runcorn or Widnes, but now used to describe anyone from areas on the border with Merseyside. Stems from the perceived "Scouseness" of these towns' inhabitants, and the numerous chemical and plastics factories in the area.
Scouser A Liverpudlian, not always offensive.
Sheep-Shagger a Yorkshireman or a Welshman, very offensive. More recently used by Nottingham Forest football fans as a name for Derby County supporters (a referral to the Derby club's nickname 'The Rams').
Smoggie An inhabitant of Middlesbrough.
Southern Fairy A Northern pejorative for a Southerner, playing on the stereotype of Southerners as effeminate.
Sub-Geordie A less common, generally Mancunian term for an inhabitant of Middlesbrough, playing on the perception of its inhabitants as being similar to the people of Newcastle.
Taff or Taffy A Cardiffian (in particular), or a South-Walian/Welshman (in general). Derived from the principal river flowing through Cardiff. A nickname often bestowed upon a Welsh soldier in a unit, and not considered offensive as such, but has been linked to the rhyme "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to our house and stole a leg of beef."
Woollyback "Woollyback" is a term used in Liverpool, England to describe people who come from outside Liverpool, especially those from Lancashire, which is sometimes used pejoratively towards those perceived as outsiders by Scousers, natives of Liverpool.
The term is believed to have originally referred to the people who worked in wool factories in towns near Liverpool, such as Blackburn, St Helens or Wigan. They would walk to Liverpool carrying the wool on their backs, therefore they became known as Woollybacks, and now the term refers to anyone from the county of Lancashire.

Yam Yam Largely used by people from Birmingham to describe those from the "Black Country" of England (for example: Wolverhampton, Dudley, and surrounding towns). It refers to the dialect spoken by natives of those areas. (Example "yam awwight our kid ?"

2007-02-02 03:52:48 · answer #7 · answered by cheersvhs 1 · 2 2

Wolverine ??

2007-02-02 03:47:18 · answer #8 · answered by Fran 4 · 0 1

wolves i guess?????

2007-02-02 12:14:07 · answer #9 · answered by benji 2 · 0 0

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