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Kidspeak. Odd words we used as kids?
Remember when we played tracking, or hide and seek, there was 'Den' and 'Arlley Barley' even 'Tig' anyone recall any more words such as these, Kidspeak? 
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"Tig" was what whoever was 'on' shouted when they caught somebody else ( who was then 'on').
"Bags" meant to book or lay claim to something, e.g. if somebody brought a pack of Fox's fruits, there'd be a rush to 'bags' the black ones.
To "claim" someone in school was to challenge them to a fight. The shame of chickening out was worse than any physical beating.Into the 5th Millennium & beyond...!
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We used to say 'mob' rather than 'tig' when we caught someone
'Sponge' when we'd wind somebody up, for example 'You've got a big spot on your chin' and after the look of horror you'd say 'Spun-un-un-unge' or just 'Sponge' depending on what mood you were in.
'Jinx' when you'd say something at the same time as your friendComment
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"jinx" remember that, "roast" meant tough luckNo man is worth your tears - and the one who is wont make you cry!
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I'd forgotten 'Bags' and jinx, still say that even now though.Comment
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Chinny Reckon!..... with the Jimmy Hill chin stroke!sigpicMrs Oggy~~~*~~~*~~~Count your friends amongst the stars....And your enemies on the fingers of one foot!Comment
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Re: Kidspeak. Odd words we used as kids?
yes i remember many of them sayings , we used to play tig , and where i used to live , there was a really strange kind of second language that you used if you were cool it was called the plue , all very wierd really .
Yes we used to bagsy something if you wanted an item or items and we used to play jinx , but if you were jinxed it meant you were not allowed to speak unless someone spoke youre name to you , otherwise you would get a dead arm .
he he oh what days they wereComment
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Re: Kidspeak. Odd words we used as kids?
Its all changed now...... or so our eldest tells us.
If someone is 'Buff' .... they are fit
'Wicked' is a thing of the past
I cant keep up with the kidspeak now... cant run with a zimmer frame!sigpicMrs Oggy~~~*~~~*~~~Count your friends amongst the stars....And your enemies on the fingers of one foot!Comment
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LOL remember the chin one, but we also use to say "itchy beard" .HeatherComment
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One word i remeber me and others using a lot when i was a kid was "jocker" (not sure of the spelling). That was our name for bricks.Growing old is inevitable but growing up is optional
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Re: Kidspeak. Odd words we used as kids?
Yes, we used the term "jocker" in Yorkshire too. This was a stone larger than a cricket ball (or corkie as we called it) and if thrown towards you it was best avoided.
Strange, but I dont think I've used this or heard it in conversation for years. Donkey's years that is.
Another word I can remember using a lot was "beefing" to mean crying.Comment
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Well i'm in Birmingham and mnost people i know use the Donkeys years term......for years.....
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heh yeah, donkey's years
Growing old is inevitable but growing up is optionalComment
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Does anyone know where that phrase comes from, is it cockney or what?Comment
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We use the Phrase "Whats the crack" meaning whats the gossip, out to tell us etc. I'm in cumbria and it is populated by a lot of irish who came over in the potato famine, so think it is derived from their saying "craic"."Raggy dolls, Raggy Dolls, dolls like you and me" "Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls, made imperfectly"
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