Favourite Manchester sayings - according to people on the streets

Manchester has lots of rich slang, words and phrases - we asked people on the streets for their favourite Mancunian sayings.

If you’re born and bred in Manchester, you won’t need anyone to explain the difference between mint and minging!

The city has a rich raft of local dialect which brings conversations to life - but can be a little confusing to outsiders.

We asked people on the streets of the city to tell us their favourite Manc word or saying, whether they have lived here all their lives or are relative newcomers to the area - see if yours appears in our video report.

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