15 quintessentially Nottingham words and phrases that you won’t hear said anywhere else in the country

Every region and city has its colloquialisms: those unique words and phrases that have grown organically over the years.

As a rule of thumb, the broader your accent, the more local words and phrases you’re likely to use.

Each part of the country has its own unique local dialect and Nottingham is, of course, no different.

But it’s fair to say that there’s something of a generational divide when it comes to this sort of thing.

With young people now exposed to all different accents and dialects thanks to the internet, some of Nottingham’s most famous words and phrases are being used far less than a few decades ago.

Nevertheless, there are still plenty of Nottingham colloquialisms that are used as much today as they were 100 years ago.

We’ve picked out 15 classic Nottingham words and phrases that you won’t hear anywhere else in the UK: