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Discussions About Being Bald => General Discussion => Topic started by: DCdome on February 24, 2009, 11:34:43 AM
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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.
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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". O:O
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!!"
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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"
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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?' :D
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kicking rocks=leaving
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I'll see you then, Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Well, I'll just swaney
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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.
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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?"
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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
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I grew up in London. Although Dick Van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins and Cockney Rhyming Slang aren't quite the norm, there's a lot of odd phrases that do get used regularly. Some are now so old that a lot of people aren't aware of the original derivation.
One phrase that doesn't cross the Atlantic well is "bum a fag" which actually means to scrounge a cigarette.
A local greeting where I live in Lincolnshire is "Now then".
That always confuses me. Do you mean "now" or "then"? It surely can't be both at the same time?
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I grew up in London. Although Dick Van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins and Cockney Rhyming Slang aren't quite the norm, there's a lot of odd phrases that do get used regularly. Some are now so old that a lot of people aren't aware of the original derivation.
One phrase that doesn't cross the Atlantic well is "bum a fag" which actually means to scrounge a cigarette.
A local greeting where I live in Lincolnshire is "Now then".
That always confuses me. Do you mean "now" or "then"? It surely can't be both at the same time?
Funny you mention the "bum a fag", Dave. I heard that phrase first hand when I went to Scotland. I heard it said (in all places) IN A HOSPITAL in Troon. My brother was having circulatory problems after the trans-atlantic flight. After our first round of golf, we admitted him to the hospital. One of the guys in the wing asked the nurse if he could bum a fag.
Hopefully smoking has since been banned in Scottish hospitals.
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I grew up in London. Although Dick Van Dyke's accent in Mary Poppins and Cockney Rhyming Slang aren't quite the norm, there's a lot of odd phrases that do get used regularly. Some are now so old that a lot of people aren't aware of the original derivation.
One phrase that doesn't cross the Atlantic well is "bum a fag" which actually means to scrounge a cigarette.
A local greeting where I live in Lincolnshire is "Now then".
That always confuses me. Do you mean "now" or "then"? It surely can't be both at the same time?
Funny you mention the "bum a fag", Dave. I heard that phrase first hand when I went to Scotland. I heard it said (in all places) IN A HOSPITAL in Troon. My brother was having circulatory problems after the trans-atlantic flight. After our first round of golf, we admitted him to the hospital. One of the guys in the wing asked the nurse if he could bum a fag.
Hopefully smoking has since been banned in Scottish hospitals.
Smoking has now been banned in all public buildings in Scotland. They now do it outside so you have to walk through a cloud of reek from the smokers standing outside the building rather than breathe it in when you get inside :/O
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I grew up in Kentucky. In the hill country there and probably in other parts of Appalachia the word "hateful" is used to describe something that is difficult or tough to use. Once, when I was in the area and wanted to use the men's room at a gas station, I was given the key with the warning that "the lock is hateful."
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One of my favorites is "I gotta see a man about a dog" which means I need to urinate. Don't ask me why.
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going to 'water the horses' has a similar meaning 8)
We also say 'he couldnt stop a pig in an entry' meaning he (or she) has bandy legs. :D and the phrase 'going around the Wrekin' (a hill in Shropshire) meaning going out of your way or on a roundabout route to get somewhere. :)
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Since I speak in Texan, the only thing that comes to mind " Ima fixxin to do (whatever)" and of course Howdo for hello.
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I was watching a hunting show this morning and there was a southern guy that said something that included "usetacould" and I dont know what it means. Is it like "I used to be able to"?
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I grew up in Hants County, some of ours: [had to get my brother to remember all these]
“What you don’t think"
“Get er’ Done"
“You better F*uckin’ Relax"
“Right Rough"
“Giv’er"
“Up the road, down the shore" [you guys wouldn't know this one up the road, is anywhere not near your place your traveling to, but down the shore means togo literally down the shore, along the Bay of Fundy]
"F*uckin' Spinner"
"Whaaaa"
"Ol' trout"
"Shore 215"
"Back Er Up & Hook Er!"
"Rev Er Up & Dump It!"
"Get Yer Petrodactyl Outta My Friggin Yard!"
“Poplar Grove”
“Hold my beer, I'm puttin' 'er in fourth”
"Romp er and stomp er Just dont swamp er"
"Get the f**k outta that!"
"Drop er down and hold er like you love er"
“What nothing”
"I Wouldn't Mind Puttin The Blocks To Her"
"Meet me down bottom!"
"Not even a possibility"
"Right good"
"Got in a gow"
"Avant tu taker off, please close the lights!"
"Holy Jesus Jumped up f**k"
"I never heard tell of that"
"We're off like a herd of turtles"
"You got er pontiac"
"Heck yes"
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Down here in the south, we have many, many.....
geetyet? - Did you eat yet?
yonder - anywhere other than where you are. usually used when giving directions, also pronounced "yonda"
fixin' - getting ready to do something
to up! - literally this is "tore up" meaning drunk
Every soft drink is a Coke. If you ask for a Coke in GA, they will ask you what kind you want
up the road - going to see someone
headin' to the house - going home
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I was watching a hunting show this morning and there was a southern guy that said something that included "usetacould" and I dont know what it means. Is it like "I used to be able to"?
You said I could ?