They are the sayings which you’ll only understand if you’ve lived in the world’s greatest city. Your YEP has been asking readers if you weren't born-and-bred Leeds, what's one expression that really threw you the first time you heard it. And you have responded in your droves. Here’s a selection of the best answers posted on the Yorkshire Evening Post facebook page. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Leeds sayings
"‘Laikin out’ to go for a beer!" - Robert Wilkins. Photo: Bruce Rollinson
8. Leeds sayings
"Mash tea and chop chips to light the fire" - Joan Olbison Crossland. Photo: Justin Tallis
9. Leeds sayings
"'Got any broken cornets spare bubblies?' to the now departed legend Rossi" - Minky Moo. Photo: James Hardisty
10. Leeds sayings
"Like chucking a sausage down Briggate" - Jamie Dick. Photo: Steve Riding
11. Leeds sayings
"Born in Leeds and lived in Yorkshire for 25 years . Since ,lived in Buckinghamshire for nearly the same number of years. My friends daughter had a plaster cast on her arm. When I asked when was she getting her pot taken off she didn’t have a clue what I was on about!" - Helen Jane Owen. Photo: Tony Johnson
12. Leeds sayings
"Bun for fairy cakes. Pot for a cast. Fuddle for a buffet. Buffet for a pouffe" - Photo: Martin Bostock