From Slindgy to Sodge and Tewtle to Twinder... the lost Yorkshire dialect that you need to know

Do you know someone who is a flapadosha? Are you a victim to your partner's fluff? Perhaps you're a bit slindgy?

Or maybe you have no idea what we're talking about.

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Do you recognise these long-forgotten words of Yorkshire dialect?

Well luckily for you, Adam Jacot de Boinod, author of The Meaning of Tingo and creator of the iPhone App Tingo, has come up with a handy list of meanings for unusual (but real) Yorkshire dialect.

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Do you recognise these long-forgotten words of Yorkshire dialect?
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