As well as a great heritage - we’ve given the word such important things as stainless steel and football - we also have a selection of words and phrases that you’ll not hear in other towns or cities We have lots of unique words and phrases you are unlikely to hear if you venture away from the city – unless you bump into another Sheffield native . Some of them have been exported across the world by the Arctic Monkeys . For more stories like this and all of the latest news, current events and sport from across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, sign up today for your free newsletter from The Star.
But some of them will go right over the heads of people who don’t know our city. However, language is constantly evolving through the years and slang can end up falling out of fashion. We’ve picked 10 classic traditional Sheffield words and expressions here.
Have you ever heard them anywhere else? These are 10 words and phrases you'd only know if you're born or brought up in Sheffield. Photo: David Kessen, National World | National World Photo: David Kessen Elsewhere, people call this a bread roll. In Sheffield we talk about a bread cake, often used for a chip butty.
Photo: David Kessen, National World | National World Photo: David Kessen If you ask for a bun in other parts of the country, you'd probably get something made of bread, with currants in it. Here in Sheffield, you'll get what outsiders may call a fairy cake, or if they're American, a cup cake. Picture: Steve Ellis | .