The 10 phrases you'll only hear in Leeds

Every major city is awash with its own little ways, and in Leeds, that is no different, especially when it comes to language.

Take a stroll through some of the phrases that make Leeds the finest city in the world:

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Translation: Thats fantastic
Oh yes. Some of the more hardcore locals love Leeds so much they regularly use it as a positive adjective. Hows your day going? Pretty Leeds, ta. Only really used by the most Leeds of Leeds folkplaceholder image
Translation: Thats fantastic Oh yes. Some of the more hardcore locals love Leeds so much they regularly use it as a positive adjective. Hows your day going? Pretty Leeds, ta. Only really used by the most Leeds of Leeds folk
Translation: Hello, chum
A fairly recent Leeds-ism, keka has infiltrated the tried and tested holy trinity of mate, pal and lad, routinely used by one Leeds male to address another.placeholder image
Translation: Hello, chum A fairly recent Leeds-ism, keka has infiltrated the tried and tested holy trinity of mate, pal and lad, routinely used by one Leeds male to address another.
Translation: I am a supporter of the Leeds United football team
No Leeds night out is complete without a group of inebriated folk singing this popular football chant with absolutely no regard for either pitch or tune.placeholder image
Translation: I am a supporter of the Leeds United football team No Leeds night out is complete without a group of inebriated folk singing this popular football chant with absolutely no regard for either pitch or tune.
Translation: Congratulations on completing your voyage to Yorkshire
Maybe not specific to Leeds as much as its a broad Yorkshire-ism, but referring to our home county as Gods county is a right passed down to Yorkshiremen.placeholder image
Translation: Congratulations on completing your voyage to Yorkshire Maybe not specific to Leeds as much as its a broad Yorkshire-ism, but referring to our home county as Gods county is a right passed down to Yorkshiremen.
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