Anybody know the word 'mowt' and it's origins?
Used to describe in my family anyway
'the child is mowting, thinks she is sick and wants sympathyAlso ' newky'???? a person who is in a brief but grumpy mood for the day.
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| Author: | hannah [ Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:34 am ] |
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Anybody know the word 'mowt' and it's origins? Used to describe in my family anyway 'the child is mowting, thinks she is sick and wants sympathyAlso ' newky'???? a person who is in a brief but grumpy mood for the day. |
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| Author: | Gloria [ Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:54 am ] |
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I have heard of newky but not mowt. I still use it. |
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| Author: | hannah [ Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:40 am ] |
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 I knew it Gloria, my family are aliens speaking a language from another planet!!!I will go into newky mode and mowt all day  Maybe the the word mowt started off life as moaning? It was the same Grandma who told me my new hat looked like a ' piano drum' translated later as a pea on a drum!!!!
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| Author: | Mel [ Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:47 am ] |
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I've not heard of either word (you're all aliens!). Will have to ask mum if nan used them |
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| Author: | Ruth [ Fri Oct 25, 2013 4:04 pm ] |
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I didn't know newky nor mowt, but a friend of mine came up with an interesting alternative to pea on a drum - pea in a bucket (I think she was mis-spelling the p word!). Ruth |
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| Author: | mosiefish [ Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:24 pm ] |
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Nowty was the word used for a bit grumpy when I was a child and I hate to admit it, but I still use when describing our 1yr old grandchild occasionally. Mo |
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| Author: | hannah [ Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:37 am ] |
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 Hello fellow aliens 
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| Author: | hannah [ Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:02 pm ] |
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OK, marred or mared, as in 'she is so marred, makes a drama out of nothing, needs a huge plaster for a tiny cut ( who me, noooo)
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| Author: | mosiefish [ Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:16 pm ] |
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Greetings Aliens, Ah! now I know marred  Mo |
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| Author: | Mel [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:07 am ] |
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Me too though we would spell it as mard. 
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| Author: | Gloria [ Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:46 am ] |
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I do too-----"you mardy thing". |
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| Author: | portia [ Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:08 pm ] |
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Yep - 'mard' where I come from too |
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| Author: | Leigh Hunter [ Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:45 pm ] |
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"Moped" pronounced mowpd, meaning one who mopes about, not quite sulking but annoyingly wet? |
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| Author: | Gill [ Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:30 pm ] |
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I havn't heard of newky. My grandmother born in Briercliffe used the word narky. Same meaning. |
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| Author: | Gloria [ Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:35 pm ] |
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I knew narky as well. |
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