Our island home also has plenty of ‘Pompey’ words and phrases you are unlikely to hear if you venture away from the city – unless of course you happen across another one of the old Pompey faithful.
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However language is constantly evolving through the years and slang can end up falling out of fashion. We’ve picked eleven classic Old Portsmouth sayings, how many do you use?
5. Dockyard Oyster
No this phrase has nothing to do with fishing. Instead dockyard oyster means: 'A pool of phlegm spat on the pavement.' Photo: Malcolm Wells
6. Squinny
This word means to complain, or to be a complainer. It can be used in a number of ways - as a verb: stop sqinnyin!, a noun: ‘stop bein’ a squinny, baby!’ or even as an adjective: ‘she’s well squinny’, meaning ‘she’s a real complainer’. Photo: Habibur Rahman
7. Going deyn tayn on the Saith Dain for half a crane
This phrase means ‘going down to town on the South Down for half a crown’. The sentence gives a good flavour of the sound of the Portsmouth brogue. South Down was a bus company. Photo: Habibur Rahman
8. Likes
Adding an 'S' to the word 'like' is a very popular occurrence not only in the city but also in other surrounding areas. So many a person can be heard saying they 'likes' something, rather than saying they 'like' it. Photo: Sarah Standing