Colloquialisms

[DCdome]

Since there are sly guys from many locations I thought it might be fun to list some interesting colloquialisms.

One of my favorites from the Boston area is the term "wicked pissah" as a description for a dude.

[schro]

Since there are sly guys from many locations I thought it might be fun to list some interesting colloquialisms.

One of my favorites from the Boston area is the term "wicked pissah" as a description for a dude.

Out here in NorCal, we are more efficient...we just say "Dude". 

[Timmay]

here in SW Indiana we call soda....POP.  I love it when I go to Florida, because thats where we run into it the most.    Go in somewhere and say I wanna pop.  They all just look at us and say Y'all must be Northerners! LOL

[aleutiancowboy]

Well I can think of a few

When we say "the dogs are running" we're not talking about the Iditarod. We're not even talking about dogs. Running means spawning, and these dogs are dog salmon.

When we ask "are you headed outside?" were not talking about the outdoors. We're talking about anywhere outside the state of Alaska. The question is usually answered with "Yeah, I'm headed to the lower 48." Meaning the U.S.

When we as "do you want to go sleding this weekend?" were not talking about going down a hill on a sled were talking about heading out to the mountians to go snow mobiling.

Sucker hole: A tiny spot of blue in an otherwise completely overcast sky. It's a sucker hole because the sight often inspires a hopeless optimist to say: "Look - it's clearing up."

[The Scottish Ambassador]

here in SW Indiana we call soda....POP.  I love it when I go to Florida, because thats where we run into it the most.    Go in somewhere and say I wanna pop.  They all just look at us and say Y'all must be Northerners! LOL

In Scotland "cooncil pop" (council pop) is the term for tap water ie a soft drink provided by the local authority

[The Scottish Ambassador]

There are lots of these in Scotland and they tend to change from area to area. Accents and different terminology tend to change every 60 miles or so. Scottish slang would be difficult to put on here as spelling some of our words would make them difficult for you to understand, for example "wee bochle" would be a small somewhat scruffy unkempt person.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

This thread is made for Louisiana, a few are:
Making My Groceries--shopping, this is a direct translation from French, Fait le marche.
Neutral ground--a median strip, from the term for the division between the French and English communities in the 19th century on Canal Street.
Dressed, what you ask for in a sandwich--a/k/a a poor boy--if you want lettuce and tomatoes.
etc, etc.

[hammerdrill376]

Since there are sly guys from many locations I thought it might be fun to list some interesting colloquialisms.

One of my favorites from the Boston area is the term "wicked pissah" as a description for a dude.

First time I ever heard that from a Northerner I thought..."Damn..just how much beer do you people drink up there!!"

[hammerdrill376]

Down here in the south we have two in particular.

When giving directions we might say.."The place your looking for is down the road a piece"...Now I'm from the south and even I have never figured out how far "a piece" is.

Then when giving an approximate time of arrival.."I'll be there directly"

[Rob]

Around my area of the UK (actually Dudley, not Birmingham, where I come from) they say 'bostin' meaning really good, 'taraa a bit' (ta-ta, meaning goodbye for a while) and 'nippy ay it?' meaning 'It's cold isnt it?'

[tow]

kicking rocks=leaving

[wpruitt]

I'll see you then, Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise

Well, I'll just swaney

[Mike]

It seems that in some of the smaller towns around here they call it soda which is what I call it but everyone in the city calls it pop.

 We have "townies" which is people that aint from the sticks.
 Boonies/sticks is the woods or country that isnt farm land
 Chonies are boxers like under wear
 
 Alot of people around here use 'yonder' and some other words like that. There are some others I am sure that I cant think of right now.

[Dome of Steele]

People in Oklahoma refer to any full alcohol beer as "Six point."  This is said even though most normal beer is between 4 and 5% alc by volume.  OK residents just assume that real beer is double the alcohol.     

Any beer sold cold at a store, and most beer sold at bars cannot exceed 3.2% alcohol by volume. 
Stupidest law I heard of, I know.  I can go into the history of it if anybody really wants to know. 

Ex.  "Hey, Steele, did ya bring back any of that ol' six poin' from Texas?"

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Here's another couple for you guys! Love to know what you think of our Scottish words.

"Lets go ben the hoose"

This is usually said in the kitchen and means "lets go through to the lounge/living area of the house"

"Syne it oot" - rinse it out