Yorkshireism

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English

Noun

Yorkshireism (plural Yorkshireisms)

  1. A word or phrase characteristic of the speech of Yorkshire, England.
    • 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], Shirley. A Tale. , volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., , →OCLC:
      I shall be sorry also to deprive you of Mr. Hall’s sincere friendly homily, with all its racy Yorkshireisms; but here I must stay.
    • 1868, Sabine Baring-Gould, chapter 14, in Through Flood and Flame, volume 2, London: Richard Bentley, page 29:
      “Is there margin enough, think you? You see, it won’t do to be too tight, it’s a pity for an inch or two to be thrussen for room.” Mrs. Doldrums gave way to Yorkshireisms occasionally, not being a highly educated personage.