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Just a few off the top of my head from Maryland ("Merlin" in some parts :rolleyes: ) In Baltimore (Balmer) everyone is called Hon. Especially said by waitresses "Hey Hon, what can I get you?". And of course, as I'm often teased about by certain friends... it's not Virginians ~ it's "damned Virginians" because they steal our crabs from the lower Bay and don't even know how to make crabcakes :eek: :D
"Back East" -- anywhere in the US that isn't California
"Freeway" -- any road with on and off ramps and no traffic lights or cross streets. What might be called an Expressway elsewhere (but always backed up so they aren't express) or a tollroad or a highway.
"The" -- numbered freeways take an article...as in "The five" or "the 91."
"Have a good one" -- this is used in place of "thank you" in retail establishments (along with "no problem" which equals "you're welome.") I always wonder what I am to have good. Good day, good life, good afternoon?
WOW!!! Who woulda thunk it!!!
Kansas is the most "normal" state in the union!!!! ;) :D
I love this thread! :D I never even thought about all the different saying in different parts of the US/world.
I've already heard all the ones around here already mentioned. Ours is just the typical "ain't, yuns, yonder, reckon, ya'll," etc...
((PS, soda is called soda here. ;) The only time people say Coke is when they're referring to either Coke-cola or Cocaine^^!))
Interesting thread. Since my family is scattered all over the U.S., I enjoy making fun of whatever quirky slang they use when we get together.
Here are some words and phrases that are local to Hawaii...
Stink eye – also known as evil eye, a confrontational/angry glare
Talking stink – also known as talking smack, or gossiping about an individual
Bumbye – eventually, when we get around to it, someday
Choke – a lot, many
Grind – to eat voraciously, Grinds refers to food
Onolicious – really yummy & delicious
Junk – no good, rotten, lousy (used a lot)
No can – impossible, not feasible
Kay den – alright
Try – please
Lolo – crazy, insane or also stupid, idiotic
The mainland – used most commonly in reference to the contiguous U.S.
Slippers – we do not use this term to refer to fuzzy bedroom slippers, but rather what others call thongs, zoris, flip-flops, etc.
We call carbonated beverages soda.
Those are some off the top of my head.
how to talk like a real minnesotan:
"don-chya-no"
one hundred= "ahhunnerd"
i'm going to= "ahminah"
and= "n"
advantage= "avanage"
"eh?"
call them= "callum"
didn't= "dint"
don't= "dun"
that= "dat","dhat", or "dot"
there's= "dere's"
hello= "e-yellow"
for sure= "fer sure"
film= "fillum"
frozen= "froze-up"
hand it to me= "give it here"
going to= "gonna"
have to= "hafta"
how did= "hod"
in-laws= "inners"
did you eat?= "jeet"
remember?= "member?"
ok= "oh-gay"
mosquitos= "skeeters" or "skeeties"
@($#&@#!&!!= "uffdah!"
confident affermation= "you betcha"
winter= "winner"
(p.s., soda is "pop" here to nd coke is coca cola)
Ah'm down witcha with a coke meaning any carbonated brown libation... except, of course, root beer or cream soda *mmmm, cream soda!* :rolleyes: :D
No I haven't heard that but that is tooo friggin funny!Quote:
Originally Posted by kuhio98
I usually say
went over like a lead balloon
I also say a lot that someone or something is dumber than a box of rocks or dumber then a doorknob{ :p
Ok here goes...
Softdrink = pop soda
She'll be apples = everything will be ok
Amber fluid = Beer
To bag someone = pick on someone
Built like a brick S...house = tough/ strong
G'day = Hello - lol no one hardly says that these days ;).
Your a dag = refering to the thing on a sheeps rear end
Flaming Galah = idiot
Good on ya = can be good can be sarcastic... usually sarcastic when coming from me :p.
Mexican = someone south of the border/ country = me lol
Ring in = imposter.. we use this a bit Re: flyball hehe.
Ute = truck
Matey = friend
Those were great!!!
The only one used here is "Built like a brick s&^% house!!!!!!,, occasionally, I've heard the expression " Crazier than a s%$# house rat" from older people!!!!!
this thread is interesting!!!!!
Cloverfdx (or any other Aussie's) What does "Bob's your uncle" mean?
I was just watching a TV show where the host said something like, "Quicker than you can say Bob's your uncle"..... something something something (I didn't catch the rest of it because I was too busy trying to figure out who Bob was). :rolleyes:
Im from South East london so really any cockney slang you have heard of :D
Kuhio, Bob's yer uncle is an English expression, specifically cockney, I think, meaning "finished", "done and dusted" "no problem". It seems to have dozens of possible origins, most of them contradictory.
As Killearn Kitties said It used as a expression to say something is done easilyQuote:
Originally Posted by kuhio98
Yep what KK & M4Ps said ;). Everyone says "Ta" instead of thankyou these days, has anyone else noticed?
In 1877, British Prime Minister, Robert Cecil,
appointed his nephew as Minister for Ireland.
The press had a field day when he referred to
the Prime Minister as “Uncle Bob”. That’s how
“Bob’s Your Uncle” became a popular phrase
applied to sum up any positive situation.
:D The Irish story is one of dozens of theories, Laurie. I don't think anyone has a reliable explanation. :D Those cockneys you know - no-one knows what they are on about!
It's probably something REALLY off color but the cockney accent makes it sound like "Bob's yer uncle" :o :eek: :D ;) Why the mind fairly boggles at the possibilities :p
I remembered another one today when I said it.
"Y'unt some?" = You want some?
Robin is from TN, and they have some really crazy things they say. I usually had to ask them more than once what the heck this or that meant. I grew up in Southeast Texas. :p
"Can I have some chaw", means "Can I have some gum?!"
"Geet yet?" means "Did you eat yet?"
Millers, are moths...
Gallasses (sp?) are Suspenders, ya know, those things that hold up yer britches. Lol.
Drawers (sp?) "Where's my drawers?",, underwear or pants..lol
"Aint nary a thing wrong with that", means "There isn't anything wrong with that."
"Go down the road a piece", that usually meant go to the store or something along those lines..lol
"Will you carry me down the road?", means "Will you take me some where?"
I'm sure there is a lot more, but I can't remember them at the moment.. They had some weird words for different words that I had never heard.. Lol.. But like I said, I can't remember them all.
I know many, but I can't think of any.
You know that feeling, eh?
It's difficult when there are so many to choose from,eh?
( Seriously, I don't type like that, but I do actually talk like that... :o :o )
I've noticed a few Toledo things, that maybe I nener noticed in Findlay (only 45 minutes south). Maybe I just missed them....
Adding "or no?" to a sentence. Do you want do go with me, or no?
"Happen to" Did you happen to mail the house payment?
There is also a distinction between Toledoans. Eastsiders are from east of the Maumme river, and a whole other breed! Over there, Nevada is pronounced Ne-vay-duh, and Oregon and "Or-a-gon".
Wisconsin has its own dictionary, a little book you can buy at souvenier shops. I gave a copy to one of my Japanese friends at school so she could understand us Wisconsin folk. In Japan they had learned proper English so when they got to the US weren't they surprised!We speak a lot of broken German dialect here too, even if we aren't German.
Here's the most common:
http://www.homestead.com/cameronwis/WisDictionary.html
Ones I say most are Ain-a-hey, Ain-so, uffdah, and yahhey. The only misconception is the cheddarhead thing. Not many Wisconsinites call themselves cheeseheads, just the hicks and football fans, and honestly I can't distinguish between the two.
I just thought of another one we use in Alaska. Termination Dust means snow. Like the termination of summer. Anyone else use that expression?
I thought of another few things, there are many different expressions for chewing gum in different parts of Lancashire. In my area, it's known as 'spuggi', but in other areas it's known as 'chuddi', 'wriggers' or 'knash'. I have no idea where all those expressions came from :p
Kuhio, I've heard the expression of a pregnant pole vaulter many a time!
'Wha'the 'ell yer playin' a'?' is another phrase, which means what on earth are you doing. I think it's originally a southern phrase but the northerners borrowed it and made it with a thicker accent ;)
Also, 'aye' is used a lot for yes, and 'nay' or 'naw' for no. Some words are squashed together too to make one word, such as 'dusta?' (do you), 'hasta?' (have you) and 'nobbut' (nothing but).
Also, although 'eighup' is the most commonly used greeting, some more traditional Lancastrains may greet you with a 'now then'. It sounds quite severe, almost like an acusation, but really it's a kind greeting! :p :D
I had never heard this one until I got to Texas but I don't know where it originated. Cop a squat. It means take a seat.
And dark-thirty. I think it means just before dark?
I've never heard the pregnant pole vaulter one, either. That would be a site to see.
"Dark-thirty" or "Oh:dark:thirty" usually means In the Middle of the Night.Quote:
Originally Posted by dukedogsmom
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