My brother always used to say
"The con-men are out and about in force" when ever we used to be down the market and there was some pikey selling wrapping-paper/bic lighters/Hi-Karate/deely boppers.

In school we used to throw pennies across the yard and shout "Scramble"; The generousity was a sham though - anyone who actually went and picked up the coppers would be labelled a 'chiller' and frozen out of popular playground circles.

Chewing gum was "Chuddie" (not chewie you southern ponces),and trousers were 'duds'. 'gegs' were spectacles and 'being from Bowesfield'' was something most people would translate as 'council' or 'chav'.

Imagine the misfortune of being in a playground and being labelled a geggy chiller twat from bowsy by a casual (boy in a fred perry 'uniform' jumper and farah duds), masticating chuddie.

Oh happy days of growing up in Stockton-on-Tees...

My current fave is "council face-lift" meaning those gelled top-knots like that chav girl from 'Ackney in Jamie's kitchen.
( LittlePixel, Wed 4 Feb 2004, 11:50, Reply)