>> My Leicestershire roots
I spent a lot of childhood near Melton Mowbray, and an expression I've never heard since is "I couldn't be fished", meaning I'm not bothered.
It might have been local, or family, or simply invented.
My mother often said "Slosh up!" meaning move along a bit please and give the rest of us more room, but whenever I've tried it no one understands what I'm talking about.
Or "zugs" for legs.
I think a lot of words and expressions are invented in childhood and sometimes pass into family use.
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