strange words you use and have heard of

[Katzenjammer]

calafudging is patching up or repairing. Most likely a made up word from over the water Same with accuratizing. The 'z' gives it away as a US invention. Another non existent word. Made up or incorrectly recalled for a similar word - most likely that identified by Pat.

How did you work that out "calafudging" meaning new to old , repairing or patching up. it was first told to me buy the outlaw (our lasses step father) who said he first heard it in his youth
he is 88 years young now, not sure if it was an american thing or something devised in Bradford where he grew up.
daz

Steve (KJ) is a proper wordsmith

Thank you Gordon

I didn't work it out. Some people do know things you know, what they have heard or learnt along the way in their lives In fact before the advent of the internet they reckon people knew a lot more and when doing quizzes and suchlike had to know it there and then or research it in the old fashioned ways (often learning other things along the way) rather than just typing in some keywords into a search engine to get the answer.

calafudging is the same as spadgewangling or spadgegrottocking depending on County (spadge in this context having nothing to do with sparrow btw) but as a keen young jommer you would know that I'm sure?.

[ajs]

Here's one I've not heard since I left Leeds 30 years ago
Guinnel (or ginnel), a narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

[GrandadG]

There's still lots of Ginnel's and Snicket's in the Wakefield area.

[Katzenjammer]

Ginnel is Northern English in the main and very common all over Yorkshire. The same goes for snicket which means the same - an alley or channel. Some had gates or snicket gates as they were called. Lonnen is used in North Durham and South Northumberland and means a lane. Most likely Norse or old Norse derivation.

Fimbul winter - heard that expression? From Norse mythology and relating to the last three bad winters before the World ends.

Gaberlunzie or gaberlungy - what about that one?

[darran77]

Gaberlunzie or gaberlungy - what about that one?

Ok i had to look that one up , but as i thought its a form of tramp.
daz

[darran77]

Just trying tho think of the word Alan Herd said on that program with Tommy Walsh,
something like "never mind nobody", or something simular.
daz

[Katzenjammer]

Work!

[poguemahone]

i had an uncle who was a saggar makers bottom knocker

[Raj]

Now, now Pogue !!! A Bottom Knocker. Havent heard that one in a while and it would mean nowt unless you were from the Potteries

[james79]

That's a familiar name even though its not a profession that's ever been common to Lincolnshire, I suppose it must be down to my ancestry in Staffordshire/Shropshire on my mothers side.