Meaning of Mancunianism | Babel Free

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A word or phrase characteristic of the city of Manchester or the Mancunian dialect.

Examples

“To go along with another famous epigram from the Manchester of the period: “Adulteration of food was only a form of competition.” The two were combined in yet a third vintage Mancunianism. [footnote]”

“Surely there were *male* borogoves too? Never heard of mimsy meaning that down yere in Kairdiff, perhaps it's a Mancunianism.”

“I told her the Tina story, at length, throwing in a few Mancunianisms to go with the accent, and she laughed through it. I was enjoying myself, too.”

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