Grumpy David wrote:Moggy wrote:Grumpy David wrote:Butty. It's such a stupid word to use as an alternative to a sandwich. It makes me visualise someone eating a sandwich with a slice of arse as a filling. Controversial filling to say the least!
Northern slang in general.
Calling your evening meal "tea" instead of dinner. Makes it sound like your dinner is purely a cup of tea.
According to this, I am northern.
I only use butty for chips between bread or a roll/bap though.
What would you call a chip butty? I always assumed it was a nationwide thing, do some areas call them something else?
I wouldn't have ever heard the phrase chip Butty if not for the Internet. I don't know anyone in real life who has ever tried one. I imagine chip sandwich would be the only alternative name, although chip Butty is probably a nationwide name that spread from the north, I just intensely dislike the word. I agree with Rightey, chips inside sliced bread is carbohydrate overkill. Carbicide. Also sounds like a helluva dry lunch.
I find that unbelievable. Chip butty is such a well known term, I have even seen them advertised in bars in America.
If you have never tried one, then you absolutely should. A good chip butty is amazing.