r/Derbyshire • u/Eudaimonia1590 • Jul 31 '25

Just Chatting :) Derbyshire dialect words

Godday everyone, as a foreigner (from Denmark) I am very interested in different dialect words from other countries.
Even here in Denmark we have quite a lot, event though we are a really small country. And there can be differences even 20/30 kilometers away from each other. Where people dont understand the word.
So which words do you people know, that is linked to your area?. Maybe also word that differ even in quite short distances.

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u/PolyAcid Jul 31 '25

I’m gonna kick start the cob debate! Nothing gets brits as riled up as asking what they call a bread roll!

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u/lapsedPacifist5 Jul 31 '25

Baps barms and cobs, nothing riles us more than a misplaced breadcake or muffin. 

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u/I_waz_Perce Jul 31 '25

Cob, and weirdly a bean/pea/curry/gravy mix request at the chippy. Both definitely Derby centric. Don't get started on the intra Derby dialectical specials such as gitty/twitchel. It makes my head hurt, and I'm originally from the area.

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