
These usages are arranged alphabetically, all having to do with the theme of "old age, death, etc." For fuller information about each usage, see the main list. There are twenty-six files there. Just click on to the appropriate letter.
biddy: scruffy elderly woman
boxed: buried, or in a coffin
boxer: coffin maker
chook: elderly woman
coffin dodger: an elderly person
cork it, to(sometimes cark it): to die
De Anfield Bone Orchard: Anfield cemetery
erny: undertaker
Moses: a garrulous old man
moaning minnie: a garrulous old lady
older than dirt
passin'-out parade: assembly of relatives for the dying or dead
Rose of Tralee: old, slovenly woman
tabbie: very vulnerable elderly person
twirlies: elderly pensioners with bus passes
SAYINGS (OLD AGE)
'e's 'ad 'is last fart: he is now diseased.
They buried 'im with 'am: a fine wake and funeral
knees up, Mother Brown: a high-spirited jibe at elderly women who have had a couple.
I'm doin' a message fer an owd doll: running an errand for an old lady
ee's on an ergent note: on the critical list
(h)ere's 'is 'ed 'is arse is cummin: stooped over, or hunch-backed
goes up wit' ther bloody blind: barely any weight to him at all
'e's playin'wit' 'is 'ummer(child's toy): gone senile
the first time I ever felt a goose walk over my grave: eerie premonition
He died in his sleep, and doesn't know he's dead yet. Jeez, if he wakes up in the morning, the shock'll kill him.