Yonner
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the use of the Lancashire dialect terms "yon" and "yonder".
Noun[edit]
Yonner (plural Yonners)
- (UK, slang, derogatory) 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.
See also[edit]
- woolly back, similar term from Liverpool