Rachel Stevenson (who is of Doncaster stock) alerts me to a staff document posted on the website for Doncaster West NHS. It’s a much-requested glossary of South Yorkshire slang compiled from patient consultations, aimed at assisting doctors from other countries. Or indeed, other counties.
Terms used by patients for menstruation:
I’ve got a visitor
Got me friend
Had a show
On my Honda
Barnsley’s at home
Rotherham are at home
One phrase that genuinely made me fall off my chair today:
I’ve got fishdocks: I have an odiferous vaginal discharge
And something directly from Alan Bennett country:
My husband/partner is good to me: My husband/partner doesn’t expect sex
