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    21 Words That Have A Completely Different Meaning If You Grew Up In Lincolnshire

    Get your plum bread and Poacher cheese ready.

    Lindsay Cowie
    by Lindsay Cowie

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    1. "Yellow Belly"

    2. "Lincolnshire Sausage"

    3. "Flat"

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    What it usually means: A pretty small living space, often called "apartments" by estate agents.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The land. The Fens are known for being super flat, making it great for running and cycling.

    4. "Plum Bread"

    5. "Steep"

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    What it usually means: A pretty sharp incline, or something that's ridiculously overpriced.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Lincoln's mountain of a street you have to climb to reach the Cathedral Quarter – but don't worry, there's pubs and a proper, old-fashioned sweet shop on the way up.

    6. "Barons"

    7. "Hide and Seek"

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    What it usually means: A game you play as kids.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: A game you play with the tiny mythical imp of Lincoln Cathedral. Look at his cheeky face!

    8. "Christmas Market"

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    What it usually means: A festive place to visit for crafty gifts and mulled wine.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Four days of pure Christmas excitement and thousands of tourists in Lincoln's historic city centre.

    9. "Poacher"

    10. "Fresh Air"

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    What it usually means: Going outside to have a minute.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The unique scent of the countryside or the salty sea air from the coast. Either way, it smells like home.

    11. "Sky"

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    What it usually means: The blue thing you can see over buildings.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The giant blue thing overlooking beautiful scenery. People LOVE Lincolnshire's big skies.

    12. "Red"

    13. "Tractor"

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    What it usually means: A necessary vehicle for farmers.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The thing you get stuck behind every time you make a journey on a B road.

    14. "Success"

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    What it usually means: Achieving something, and feeling proud about it.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Getting to your destination across the county without getting stuck behind a tractor.

    15. "O"

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    What it usually means: A letter in the alphabet.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The letter Grimbarians add to abbreviated words. For example, Cleethorpes Boating Lake. "Are we off down Boato?" "Yeah, deffo!"

    16. "Lob"

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    What it usually means: A cute hair style.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Throwing something, as in "I'm gonna lob this computer out the window in a minute!"

    17. "Beale"

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    What it usually means: The ultimate Eastenders icon: Ian Beale.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Crying your eyes out, as in "Look at him, he's bealing!"

    18. "Tate"

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    What it usually means: The name of famous art galleries.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: Potatoes. Sometimes pronounced "taytee".

    19. "Meggies"

    20. "Vegas"

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    What it usually means: Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world.

    What it means in Lincolnshire: The one and only SkegVegas! AKA Skegness.

    21. "Staycation"