Digest our guide to the words only us Leeds folk know the true meaning of. PIC: Simon HulmeDigest our guide to the words only us Leeds folk know the true meaning of. PIC: Simon Hulme
Digest our guide to the words only us Leeds folk know the true meaning of. PIC: Simon Hulme

Yorkshire Day 2020 - 11 Leeds phrases that don't mean what you think they do

By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 1st Aug 2020, 06:00 BST
It’ll come as no shock to any Leeds resident that from time to time, people from outside our fine city struggle to understand what we are saying.

Ours, the finest of accents, is sometimes something of a struggle for the non-initiated to struggle - but what of the actual words that are ambiguous in meaning? Digest our guide to the words only us Leeds folk know the true meaning of. READ MORE: 14 photos you'll only understand if you're from Leeds

What you might think it means: A hot drink. What it actually means: An evening meal.

1. Tea

What you might think it means: A hot drink. What it actually means: An evening meal. Photo: Getty

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What you might think it means: A warm season that last from May until September, sometimes October. What it actually means: Four days in August when its not that windy.

2. Summer

What you might think it means: A warm season that last from May until September, sometimes October. What it actually means: Four days in August when its not that windy.

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What you might think it means: A vast appropriation of water. What it actually means: To play. Are you lakin tomorrow?

3. Lake

What you might think it means: A vast appropriation of water. What it actually means: To play. Are you lakin tomorrow? Photo: Gary Longbottom

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What you might think it means: An evening meal. What it actually means: An afternoon meal.

4. Dinner

What you might think it means: An evening meal. What it actually means: An afternoon meal. Photo: Jim Moran

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What you might think it means: A river in Paris. What it actually means: You. Hows thissen?

5. Thissen

What you might think it means: A river in Paris. What it actually means: You. Hows thissen? Photo: Getty

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What you might think it means: A thick, worn down substance. What it actually means: A term of endearment. Ey up, mush!

6. Mush

What you might think it means: A thick, worn down substance. What it actually means: A term of endearment. Ey up, mush! Photo: Getty

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