Yorkshire folk don't waste words, they're too expensive. The dialect is blunt, brilliant, and proud. If a Yorkshireman says owt nice to you, frame it. It doesn't happen often.
Summat
Up north, summat is just how folk say something, dropped into a sentence dead casual without a second thought. It pairs up nicely with owt and nowt, so you might hear do you fancy summat to eat after a long shift. It is warm, comfy and a bit cheeky, the kind of word that makes a kitchen feel like home. Use it and you sound proper Yorkshire in two seconds flat.
Twock
To steal a car, specifically for a joyride. Comes from the police acronym TWOC: Taking Without Owner's Consent. Yorkshire coppers coined it and the word leaked out into everyday speech across the North. Twocking was practically a sport for bored teenagers in the 90s. The word sounds oddly cute for what is technically grand theft auto, which somehow makes it more Yorkshire.
Siling
Yorkshire for pouring with rain, the heavy, relentless kind that soaks through everything in seconds. If it is siling it down, you are not going anywhere without looking like you fell in a canal. Related to the word sile which means to strain or pour. Yorkshire has about forty words for rain and this is one of the best because it sounds exactly like what it describes.
Ginnel
A narrow alleyway or passageway between buildings, the kind you cut through to save five minutes on the walk home. Yorkshire is full of them and fiercely protective of the word. Other regions say snicket, jitty, or alleyway, but in Yorkshire it is a ginnel and that is the end of the discussion. Often involves bins, puddles, and questionable lighting.
Ayup
A quick, no-fuss greeting meaning hello, alright, or what’s up. You fling it at anyone, mates, strangers, the postie, no big ceremony. Tone’s everything, it can be warm and friendly, a bit surprised, or even lightly nosy like you’ve clocked something’s gone off. Often written as ay up or ey up too.