This is mostly used to refer to your siblings but can also refer to a close friend or other family member (Mancs pronounce ‘our’ as ‘arr’).

Noun. Get some sleep. Pronounced catch some zeds. Original U.S. version is pronounced catch some zees. How is that new?!” came a reply. “You lived in London for far too long young lady! Crebbin’ was a favourite at high school.”Noun. An impression of the female genitals/vulva as seen through tightly worn clothing. Also camel's toe and camel toes. Cf. 'camel's hoof'. [Orig U.S./poss. 1970s] A difficult or objectionable task or thing. E.g."It was a cow of a job, and took twice as long as I expected." Finally, another adjective to describe something fab (and a noun for basically any kind of shirt or blouse). Verb. To chew, gnaw, nibble. E.g. "He kept chumbling on the cake until it had all gone, then he felt ill." [Dialect] Verb. To orgasm. The common slang convention of mispelling words also gives us the variation 'cum'.

Also seen in places like Leeds (according to this map), you’ll hear this a lot if you watch Coronation Street, which is set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Manchester. Verb. To withdraw from participation. E.g."Rumour has it that Johnny's copped-out and handed in his resignation."

Shirley Baker's pictures are now famous for capturing Manchester of the sixties - where working class housing was poor but community tight, where mothers in headscarves polished the front step.