my dad came from Suffolk and one of his sayings when the weather looked ominous was" Its a bit crampy over Wills mothers" Has anyone heard this expression before?Also if i asked him to do something he didnt want to do he said "you go and nannywiggle" Ihave never heard these expressions anywhere else
2007-07-24 19:24:04 · 5 answers · asked by mickymo1 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I don't know if this is related, but if something/somewhere was a long way away, or if we had had a long journey, we would say it was "round the back of Bill's mother's"
We were in Suffolk at the time. All we have to do now is find out who Bill/Will was!
The other word sounds a little dodgy to me...
2007-07-24 19:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Pottytime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill's mother and the nanny, are good old dear characters in many a saying, defying vocabulary power and known expressions!
2007-07-25 04:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beetlejuicermwhatever refers to the expresion as I heard it from Hampshire. My Dad used to say "it's a whim-wom for grinding smoke" when I asked him what something was. A description I never heard from anyone else. Maybe I gave up asking after that.
2007-07-26 09:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by eclomaxkiwi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From Stoke-on-Trent and my mother Say's "its dark over Bill's mothers" if it looks gloomy... I suppose slight differences with sayings happen like "Chinese whispers".
Love the old expressions and your question...
2007-07-25 02:39:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he's just messin with ur mind man!
2007-07-25 02:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ [cindy] 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋