Bike related regional dialect difference.

[Artie Fufkin]

Carrying on from where Chew left off the "Growler" reply:-
I'm from the Midlands originally and when you give someone a ride/ lift on your bike it is known as a " croggie", coming from a person sitting on the cross-bar. Many years ago I went out with a lass from Hampshire way and she referred to such thing as a "backey"
I had to inform her quickly that this meant something totally different round my way, and in no way should she request one off a passing cyclist!!
There must be loads more out there?
Cheers,
Adam.

[ton]

from wakefield....we call it a crog.

[Richard G]

Backsey down my way.

[Bearbonesnorm]

It was always a backy in the Peak District.

I'm assuming the differences may stem when where the passenger is actualy sitting?

[Zippy]

'Seatie' round here (or when I was a kid anyway)

[Moder-dye]

Backie in Teesside

[AlasdairMc]

Backie in Edinburgh.

As in "gaun gies us a backie" (Gies pronounced geeze)

[Justchris]

Backie in belfast.

[Single Speed George]

backie in cumbria

[whitestone]

It were a Backie when I were a lad in 't Lakes

[Bearbonesnorm]

While we're kind of on the subject ... what does the word 'clout' mean to you?

As a kid it meant 'hit' ... to clout something / someone. In our house these days, it describes an old form of archery .... but I once went out with a girl to whom it meant something very different - let's just say, she had one and I don't.

[whitestone]

While we're kind of on the subject ... what does the word 'clout' mean to you?

Same here: you'd get a "clout round t' head" from your dad if you'd been up to no good.

And going completely off-topic: does anyone else here know what "scrow" (rhymes with cow) and "side up" mean or used them in conversation?

[ton]

clout, thick ear.

[Scattamah]

In Oz, when I was a touch younger than I am now, if you were riding your bmx with someone sitting on the handebars, it was referred to as a 'dink'.

Gotta love lingo, eh?

Greetz

S.

[Zippy]

"If in doubt, give it a clout".

Yeah, means tw4t it with a hammer

[Richard G]

.... but I once went out with a girl to whom it meant something very different - let's just say, she had one and I don't.

Whole new meaning to "cloud round the head".

[TheBrownDog]

Clout ... it's what someone with power and influence has lots of. And something recalcitrant kids get round the ear.

I grew up in Bris-vegas and carrying a passenger on your bike was known as "dinking". When I moved over here I was told that dinking means thinking with your penis. I thought this was terribly clever.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Whole new meaning to "cloud round the head"

It'd keep your ears warm.

[MussEd]

Giving a lift on the bars was an E.T or a wee man, on the back it was a backie or a seater...

[johnnystorm]

Seater here.

[Ray Young]

Croggie - getting a lift by sitting on the crossbar in the same manner as riding a horse side saddle.
Backie - getting a lift by sitting behind or the back of the person cycling who stood up whilst you had the seat.

Makes perfect sense to Geordie's .

[Artie Fufkin]

When I was putting a bit of felting on a garden shed a while back, and asked Mrs Fufkin if she would pass me a handful of clout nails to fix it on with. She thought I was taking the p1ss!
Also on the not too far away subject, what about that great 70's classic hit, "substitute" by Clout!!!!

[welshwhit]

Clout where I grew up was a clout round the ear or clout it up the field... Similar to clouting arrows I'm guessing

[Farawayvisions]

Where I'm from (Donegal, Ireland), clout was something you'd do with a hammer. It was used as the fix for everything. 'Give it a good clout. That'll sort it out.'

You got threatened with a clip around the ear.

I don't remember what getting a lift on the back of the bike was called, but Dan once offered me a backie on when we were on the way to the pub and I gave him a look of horror!

As for riding, it means shagging in my part of the world. 'Fancy a ride?' Hmm.

[Trail-rat]

From what i remember 2 up on a bike was a Hudgie where i grew up - east coast scotland.