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My old man used to say “was you born in a barn?” whenever any of us left the door open, and also,
when greeting blokes he’d say “alright wack”.
Don’t know if these are Brummie or what?

I still use " born in a barn" .

For greeting friends I use " mukka" or " kidda" both used when I was a kid in Brum.

Still use the word " bab ".

ForeverFrancis

Charcy

Charcy

I’ve heard people say something’s desperate in that sense and the Irish is fairly far back in my family. I thought it was fairly common.

Just looked it’s common usage that goes back hundreds of years. Not an Irish thing.

It's a word in the English dictionary so of course anybody can use it . Never heard anybody but Irish people use the word for a variety of ailments or mishaps .

Definitely an Irish thing , but I guess if Google says it isn't then it can't be .

I’ve heard plenty of people who aren’t Irish use it. It’s a word in the language.

They've got a big "drum" - house

Charcy

ForeverFrancis

Charcy

Charcy

I’ve heard people say something’s desperate in that sense and the Irish is fairly far back in my family. I thought it was fairly common.

Just looked it’s common usage that goes back hundreds of years. Not an Irish thing.

It's a word in the English dictionary so of course anybody can use it . Never heard anybody but Irish people use the word for a variety of ailments or mishaps .

Definitely an Irish thing , but I guess if Google says it isn't then it can't be .

I’ve heard plenty of people who aren’t Irish use it. It’s a word in the language.

We must live in different places because I haven't 👍 Of course anybody can use the word desperate it's in the dictionary .

I've never heard anybody but the Irish use it so freely in their everyday language .

" How was last night ? " .." It was desperate "

"How's you ma ? " .." Aah she's desperate"

" What's that beer like ? " .." To be fair it's desperate " .

I've never heard any Brummies use the word in that way , or anybody anywhere in the places I have travelled apart from the Irish .

If you have though then that's grand .👍

Warro- an informal greeting

Yer know Warri mean.?- a useful but meaningless interjection

bobharford

Warro- an informal greeting

Yer know Warri mean.?- a useful but meaningless interjection

That doesn't sound right .I've Googled it and that is used everywhere going 100's of years back .

Charcy

ForeverFrancis

Charcy

Charcy

I’ve heard people say something’s desperate in that sense and the Irish is fairly far back in my family. I thought it was fairly common.

Just looked it’s common usage that goes back hundreds of years. Not an Irish thing.

It's a word in the English dictionary so of course anybody can use it . Never heard anybody but Irish people use the word for a variety of ailments or mishaps .

Definitely an Irish thing , but I guess if Google says it isn't then it can't be .

I’ve heard plenty of people who aren’t Irish use it. It’s a word in the language.

Have you ever heard of the concept of people settling in an area .Perhaps 10's of thousands say from Ireland settling in Birmingham to build roads,infrastructure/canals and their words and phrases being adopted and used by the local existing population of that area ? Over a period of time they become accepted as part of the local vocab .

Are you still talking.

Charcy

Are you still talking.

I am seems like you are as well .

No big deal I've Googled it and talking could go back as far as 200,000 years .

My Uncle used to say:

A face as long as Livery Street.

And

A face as long as a gasman's mac.

Desperate is definitely an Irish thing. I live in Ireland, so hear it every day

ForeverFrancis

bobharford

Warro- an informal greeting

Yer know Warri mean.?- a useful but meaningless interjection

That doesn't sound right .I've Googled it and that is used everywhere going 100's of years back .

My old man and his mates used to say that. A lower class equivalent of “what ho!” Maybe?

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Wyndcliff

Desperate is definitely an Irish thing. I live in Ireland, so hear it every day

Of course it is .👍

Wyndcliff

ForeverFrancis

bobharford

Warro- an informal greeting

Yer know Warri mean.?- a useful but meaningless interjection

That doesn't sound right .I've Googled it and that is used everywhere going 100's of years back .

My old man and his mates used to say that. A lower class equivalent of “what ho!” Maybe?

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No I believe you fella and enjoyed your post👍

I was just on the wind up , but not at you .

I know warro you mean .👍

Rab C Nesbitt

Lots of these not exclusive to Brum and used in the Black Country.
Is cog haver used in Brum? As in your Mon saying “if you keep playing up, you’ll have the biggest cog haver when yer Dad gets back”

Also “goo an play on the motorway” when you were getting on yer Mom’s nerves.

We got "go and play hopscotch on the roof"