Information - Miners language

[pirate]

A short article on the language used by miners.

Pit Talk: the secret coal mine language that’s now going extinct

Remembering the powder monkeys, sparkies and dinters and their remarkable linguistic legacy.

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[Calamity Jane]

A few words there I recognize, but the majority I didnt have a clue. Good info, thanks Pirate for sharing this

 

[cunningcorgi]

‘Sausage, beans and chips’ when ordering food in a NCB canteen, was a well known phrase in the South Wales and every other coalfield, post 1985...

 

[pirate]

This is a fairly comprehensive list is Scottish mining terms

Glossary of Scotch Mining Terms