Slang – love it or hate it, there’s no escaping it.

Some words and phrases have been passed down from generation to generation, while others have evolved through the years.

They are the words that you probably won’t be finding in the dictionary.

We asked our readers, what’s your favourite Barrow slang word or phrase, and here is what they said.

Pete Birtles-Smith said: “'Yous' - as in 'what are yous doing tonight' when asking a group of people what they are doing.”

Mary Isobel Hartley said: “Y'awright!”

Neil Green said: “Gizza backy up Ron Ed”

Louie Richards said: “It is good for you they x”

Dave Wiggan said: “You're alright mate!”

Keima Howarth said: “Iyayaarite.”

David Palfreyman said: “Sweating cobs.”

Ben Magee said: “Necta.”

Christopher Mcpoland said: “Dump.”

Anne White said: “Ahhya, ya all right?”

Adrian Hornby said: “Going for a mooch.”

Donna Louise Nelson said: “Barra.”

Bąsros Rańtis said: “’THE HOAD’ - Everyone from Barrow.”

Peter Brady said: “Ziga saga.”

Hannah Hartley said: “Giz us a bit!”

Bee Bee said: “Necta!”

Paul Croft said: “Barra.”

Benjamin Jacques said: “Absolutely off dish.”

Allison Blakeway said: “Gorra.”

Ian Harrison said: “Yous drives me mad when Becca Harrison says it.”

Phil Bibby said: “Keep your neb out.”

Jeff Airey said: “Iya, yorite ? Seeya tarra.”

Paul Williams said: “Going for a bod.”

Grant Duncan said: “Hows it Hingin.”

Steven Mackenzie said: “Baz eye.”

Paul Banks said: “Ole lad.”

Greg Rose said: “Barra.”

Joanne Morgan said: “Dead, I'm dead happy me, I'm dead tired etc.”

Rob France said: “Bod.”

Guy Royle said: “Chuddy.”

Bobby Dodds said: “Snip us.”

Mark Stockbridge said: “Giz it ere!”

Chris Duffy said: “After you.”

Jeff Jackson said: “Belter.”

John Carswell said: “Calling it Wanley.”

Steve Palmer said: “Could of.”