Omicron variant or the exchange pleasantries thread Nipper

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Pedro del monkeybike, Nov 28, 2021.

  1. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    oh yes Sir :D
     
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  2. Ooh.
     
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  3. This could go on for a while :eek:
     
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  4. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    Yes sir what? You can boogie? Is that what you’re trying to tell us?
     
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  5. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    A master of many things..
     
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  6. what does "Nipper" mean. You use it a lot and I'm not sure whether its a term of endearment or the opposite. Is it a bit like "nobber" which might be either?
     
  7. Coda

    Coda Supporter

    I believe 'Nipper' is analogous to 'Youngster' or 'Son' etc, i.e. an age related thing.
     
  8. It’s just a term some ordinary forester Hampshire people use sometimes in conversation,
    Nothing horrible nipper :)
     
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  9. Yes it can but also can be used for a bloke of any age,
    Well around here it can anyway ,
    What do other people say around different parts of the country ?:thinking:
     
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  10. Got yah - Notts folk use "youth" the same way!
     
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  11. Cumbria its "Marra"
     
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  12. Coda

    Coda Supporter

    In the midlands it used to be quite common to hear "How's the nipper" meaning "How is your child".
     
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  13. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    It's a put down. "I'm wiser than you". :thumbsup:
     
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  14. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    As do Derbyshire folk too :thumbsup:
     
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  15. Fruitcake

    Fruitcake Supporter

    Around here everyone calls each other "duck" or "ducky"
     
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  16. The female variant around here is "hen", as in, "Do you ken, hen?"

    Probably Dutch influence again, certainly "ken" comes from Dutch.
     
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  17. Chrisd

    Chrisd Supporter

    Friend of mine, welder, arms like Popeye, calls everybody Darling!
     
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  18. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    In Brizzle, everyone of either sex is "my lover". That took some getting used to!
     
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  19. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Supporter and teachers pet

    Happy St Andrew’s day btw :thumbsup:
     
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  20. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Same in Plymouth.

    I’ll agree with @monkeyvanwestybike though, there’s a lot of ‘nipper’ used around these parts.
     

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