I remember as a kid we would regularly go to the town square, have a friendly chat with the baker, have a friendly chat with the greengrocer, friendly chat at the corner shop, get some advice from the ironmonger
I’m sorry did you live in the fucking Hanseatic League or some shit? Fucking iron monger?
It’s pretty common for shop signs, but is limited to ‘small local hardware shop’ rather than any hardware shop. I’ve seen it across south England up to north Scotland, so it’s definitely not a ‘local local’ thing.
I know some parts of the world use “ironmonger” for “hardware store” but the number of people using that phrase unironically must be quite low nowadays
I’m sorry did you live in the fucking Hanseatic League or some shit? Fucking iron monger?
It’s Brit for local hardware shop
“Oi gubvenor I’m goin’ to the iron monger to buy meself a smackerwhappy (hammer)”
You don’t need to make words up, “spanner” already exists along with others that I’m forgetting.
Look it’s not my fault the British have a lot of weird twee nicknames for things
must be regional because people where I am wouldn’t make that connection
It’s pretty common for shop signs, but is limited to ‘small local hardware shop’ rather than any hardware shop. I’ve seen it across south England up to north Scotland, so it’s definitely not a ‘local local’ thing.
I know some parts of the world use “ironmonger” for “hardware store” but the number of people using that phrase unironically must be quite low nowadays
Well, it’s at least in the tens of millions. Source: I live on an island wiv’em
Sometimes you just need some spare iron mongered.
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