English Explanatory Dictionary

Yonner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unsophisticated resident of the towns of Oldham, Rochdale or surrounding areas. Now more widely applied to residents of any the satellite towns of Greater Manchester who speak with a broad Lancashire accent. A Lancashire hillbilly or bumpkin.

Word forms

Yonner Yonners

Etymology

From the use of the Lancashire dialect terms "yon" and "yonder".

Related words

woolly back similar term from Liverpool
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