A friendly greeting, often used in the West Midlands and North of England.
Used in typical conversation:
Emma: "Ey up duck, ows yer ma?" (Hello, how is your mother?)
Lee: "Shes alreet" (She is doing well)
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Keeping an eye open. Watching out. Being aware.
And "trust" is a word you seldom hear from us
Hustlers we don't sleep we rest one eye up
-Jay Z, "December 4th"
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A friendly greeting, often used in Nottinghamshire, which can leave people not from the Midlands a bit puzzled the first time they hear it.
โEy up me duck, yโalreet?โ (Hello, are you well?)
โAye, grand. Yโrselโ?โ (Yes, Iโm fine. How are you?)
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A person with eyes that look in different directions from each other.
Sometimes it happens after a person gets very intoxicated.
When Mandy sits down to watch TV she has one eye on the
TV and the other eye is up the chimney.
Simon got so pissed he's got one eye up the chimney.
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Extended, modified version of the traditional expression "go pound sand", use this version when you really want that special someone to fuck off.
Dave: Dude, you owe my 5$!
Kyle: Dave, I don't have your money, go pound sand up the eye of your cock.
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A greeting used only in the British county of Nottinghamshire,mostly used in the city of Nottingham
Ey up mi duck,can I buy a cob fora quid?
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A classic Yorkshire phrase that can be used universally in the county to greet someone whatever time of day.
Bob: "Ey 'Up, Jim"
Jim: "Ey 'Up, Bob"