Yorkshiremen
Leeds or Sheffield natives
Yorkshiremen is the plural of Yorkshireman—a man from Yorkshire, the largest historic county in northern England.
The term carries cultural associations with blunt speech, thrift, and stubborn practicality: Yorkshiremen don't mince words.
In British humor, Yorkshiremen are stereotyped as proudly parochial and competitive about hardship.
Young child, often naughty
- theeSecond-person object, antiquated
- nowtNorthern English for nothing
- summatDialectal "something"
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
Low soft brimmed hat
- whippetNitrous canister or cookie
- cricketChirping legged insect
- rugby leagueThirteen-player tackle football code
- brass bandsMusical groups of metallic instruments
West Yorkshire's largest city
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- BradfordCity in northern England
- HarrogateEnglish spa town, Yorkshire
- BarnsleyTown in northern England
Wakefield · Doncaster · Hull · Wensleydale · Pennines · Whitby · Scarborough · Ripon
Prudent with resources
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- grittyCoarse or courageous
- practicalSuited for real use
down-to-earth · hardworking · no-nonsense · resilient · stoic · proud · self-deprecating · dry wit
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- wool tradeCommerce in sheep fiber
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
- steel industryMetal alloy manufacturing sector
textile mills · cutlery · Captain Cook · William Wilberforce · Guy Fawkes · David Hockney · abbeys · castles
tyke
Young child, often naughty
pronunciation · vernacular · colloquialisms · idioms · East Riding
flat cap
Low soft brimmed hat
- whippetNitrous canister or cookie
- cricketChirping legged insect
- rugby leagueThirteen-player tackle football code
Leeds
West Yorkshire's largest city
- SheffieldSouth Yorkshire manufacturing city
- BradfordCity in northern England
- HarrogateEnglish spa town, Yorkshire
Barnsley · Wakefield · Doncaster · Hull · Wensleydale · Pennines · Whitby · Scarborough · Ripon
thrifty
Prudent with resources
practical · down-to-earth · hardworking · no-nonsense · resilient · stoic · proud · self-deprecating · dry wit · plain-speaking
Vikings
Medieval Scandinavian seafarers
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- wool tradeCommerce in sheep fiber
- coal miningUnderground carbon extraction
steel industry · textile mills · cutlery · Captain Cook · William Wilberforce · Guy Fawkes · David Hockney · abbeys · castles · dry stone walls
- British peopleBritons, British, English, Scottish, Welsh
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians
YorkshiremenLancastrians
House of Lancaster adherents
southerners · Londoners · Cockneys · Cornishmen · Geordies