Local/Regional Sayings

[Dorothy39]

Yes, this is indeed a good idea for a thread.

I've lived in Michigan all my life.

Pop--- was Coca Cola or Pepsi, Orange Crush or Vernor's Gingerale.

People who live in the Upper Peninsula are Yoopers, while , those of us who reside under the bridge are referred to as " trolls" , Geez, I am a troll folks!!!!!


The town , Charlotte, is pronounced Char-LOTT----since people living here in the early 1800's had a hard time pronouncing "french" names

"The Union" means UAW, since, Unions originated in this State.

Anyone who travels past St. John's is going "UP NORTH"---

and, if you move from lower Michigan to the Upper Penisula, you have become a "TROOPER".

[cyber-sibes]

All I can think of is:

Ya can't get there from here.

Yup, that's what ma brutha in Maine says, "ya can't get theya from heeya". and Mainers refer to us Ohioans as "flatlanders". At least here in NW Ohio, they're right!
Also, I don't know what you call it, but its POP in Ohio! Not soda, POP.

[Laura's Babies]

My brother in law always asked us where we were going... we'd answer "down Yonder"..... After years of this he said he finally figured out where "yonder" was... It was my mother-in-laws house... Because whenever we said "down Yonder" we always ended up at her house.

Anybody ever go down the road apiece?

In Virginia where I grew up we went outdoors... In the south you go outside.... In Virginia it was a pocketbook... in the south, it is a purse.

(funny how all this stuff is coming back to me)

[joanofark]

I live in Kentucky, but not in the part where veryone talks with a 'Southern Hillbilly' Accent, lol .

Hmmmm, I say the 'Pop' think for soda.

Also, *I* don't say it, but people with the southern accenet say 'Fixing too...' Meaning About to, or getting ready to.

Example: "She's fixing to have a baby..."

LOL

[Pembroke_Corgi]

In Virginia where I grew up we went outdoors... In the south you go outside.... In Virginia it was a pocketbook... in the south, it is a purse.

I spent several years of my childhood in northern Virginia, where "gravel" roads in Iowa were "dirt" roads there. I also frequently heard, "Ya'll come back now, ya hear?"

In Iowa, the only things I can think of are: "Don't like the weather? Wait 5 minutes," which refers to the unpredictable weather, and I sometimes see bumper stickers that say "Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa," referring to the movie Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner.

I don't know about Colorado yet!

[Karen]

Probably peculiar to my family; "Go play in the swamp" - stop bothering me, kid!

Similar sentiment; "Take a long walk off a short pier"

Book - to go quickly, make haste - "Mr. Moran could really book it!"

Grinder = what Subway serves, but better

Packie: Liquor store, often official called a Package Store, which doesn;t make any more sense.

Wicked=good, also used as an adjective, so Wicked good means very good!

[DrKym]

More nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Don't know them from Adams housecat=new family

y'all need to go up the line a bit and tote your sister= go to the store and take the kid sister along

some Tennessee upbringing wisdom

[.sarah]

Also, *I* don't say it, but people with the southern accenet say 'Fixing too...' Meaning About to, or getting ready to.

Example: "She's fixing to have a baby..."

LOL

Oh man, I can't not say fixin' to unless if I think real hard about it lol.

Y'all is huge here. I don't think anyone from here says "you guys" or "you all".

Barking up the wrong tree - you're wrong.

That'll go over like a fart in church - they ain't gonna like that!


I did a search on the internet and found these, so don't blame me if they are used more than just here We use them a lot here though.

AIM TO- plan to do
HOLD YOUR HORSES- be patient
RECKON- think or supose so.
SORRY- inferior quality, worthless, and lazy
SOUTHERN BELLE- Southern lady
SPRING CHICKEN- young thing
WORRY-WART- one who worries a lot

[BOBS DAD]

JEN,

YOU JUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE.

i don't recal ever using pittsburguese... but i sure knew relatives and friends who did!!!

OK.. I did use a few.

GUMBANDS - Rubberbands... I went off to college saying, do you have any Gumbands?

POP - Soda... I never heard Pop called Soda until much later in my teens.

JUMBO - Forget Chipped Ham... Jumbo was the ****. Of course, Jumbo is Baloney every where else.

IT'S HOCKIN OUTSIDE or the HOCK IS OUT - means that it is really cold out!!!

[Dorothy39]

More nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

Don't know them from Adams housecat=new family

y'all need to go up the line a bit and tote your sister= go to the store and take the kid sister along

some Tennessee upbringing wisdom

When stopping for a bite to eat in Georgia, I bought a little booklet titled" How to speak Southern"


It is hilarious!!!

i.e.

Madge=A state of wedlock that any preacher can put you into, but only a lawyer can get you out of.

Jawja=southern State just north of Florida.


Fem=A necessary ingredient in the creation of photographs.

Very entertaining booklet!!!!

[davidpizzica]

Does anyone else "read up" their room? Cheer for the "Stillers" football team? "Buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" No? It's a 'Burgh thang!


haha forgot one more: "Kennywood's open!" Don't ask me where it came from, but it means that your pants are unzipped (Kennywood is an amusement park 'round here)

Jen, "Kennywood's open" sure brings back memories! And don't forget that in the winter the roads are "slippy!" and remember to buy groceries at the local "Gint Egl"

[JenBKR]

haha Bob's Dad and David p good ones! I love Pittsburghese...but honestly I didn't know that gumbands was a regional thing, I actually thought that everyone called rubber bands gumbands! I think I've been living in PA too long!

[king2005]

I say "eh" a lot & it means more then 1 thing..
-Nice weather eh? meaning "right", or "correct"
-What ya doin eh? damned if I know, but I say it a lot
-eh? meaning, "pardon me" or "what" or "what the hell are you talking about?" or are you crazy?"

Honestly I have no idea what "eh" means 1/2 the time, but its forever trapped in my vocab Its how people know I'm Canadian

[joanofark]

Y'all


HOLD YOUR HORSES- be patient
RECKON- think or supose so.
SORRY- inferior quality, worthless, and lazy
SOUTHERN BELLE- Southern lady
SPRING CHICKEN- young thing
WORRY-WART- one who worries a lot

I've hear ALL of theese!! I don't say many of them though!!

[.sarah]

I've hear ALL of theese!! I don't say many of them though!!

LOL I do