[Sussex] Sussex words for mud

[lawros left foot]

When confronted my a blunt kitchen knife Granny Stat would say, whilst jabbing said knife in the general direction of a small child's face:-

'look, look at this, you could ride bare arsed to Canterbury on this knife'.


Never heard anyone else on the planet ever say that.

My Nan used to say” bare arsed to London “

My Dad only used to have a Sussex accent when he had , had a few sherbets.

Listening to young people now, I think most places are losing their traditional accents. I would think this is an effect of the television.

 

[Saunders]

He’s probably found a book with sayings used when Sussex was full of farmers, can’t say I’ve heard any other word for mud and I’ve lived in Sussex all my life. Ive got a few books on Sussex and one has many old sayings.

I have heard and used stodge or stodgey especially in the days of school meals. Didn't know it was a sussex word or its real meaning.