Strange, Humorous, & Arcane Terms You've Heard

[Revoltingest]

In western PA, a "Yoder toter" is someone who
uses a car to drive Amish people around.
A horse & buggy won't get ya everywhere.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I've lived in western PA for 20+ years and never heard that term.

 

[Revoltingest]

I've lived in western PA for 20+ years and never heard that term.

As I said in the title..."arcane".
When I work the gate (collecting money) at engine shows,
Yoder toters bring cars & vans full of Amish visitors.
Would you like to volunteer at our museum?

 

[SalixIncendium]

Would you like to volunteer at our museum?

If you would be willing to host a car show/cruise there or two, I'd be willing to volunteer.

 

[Wu Wei]

Lollygag
Flibbertigibbet.

 

[JustGeorge]

Whippersnapper

 

[Wu Wei]

Malarkey
Collywobbles

 

[Viker]

Forthwith

Potation



As in, "I will require the potation forthwith!"

 

[Revoltingest]

If you would be willing to host a car show/cruise there or two, I'd be willing to volunteer.

We have a truck & tractor show in July.
No judging or awards. Very low key.
It would be a good one to cruise to.
Some groups do.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Trumposity
Trumposphere
Trumpillock
Trumpantsonfire
Trumpuke
Trumporkies
Trumpuppy
Trumpain
Trumpass
Trumpanning
Trumple
Trumprage
Trumpalled
Trumpexed
Trumpism
Trumpist
Trumpany
Trumpanize
Trumpalot
Trumpsome

 

[ChristineM]

Nistledriff.
Higgledy-piggledy
Bloviate
Namby-pamby

Two heads are better than one even if one is a cabbage

 

[Revoltingest]

Yoyo <-- A tape measure
The dumb end <-- The hook end of a yoyo
Nancy Kerrigan <-- A plumbing wye

 

[RestlessSoul]

US born comic Rich Hall once described the U.K. as a nation of “pusillanimous pisswits”, which made me chuckle then and now.

 

[ChristineM]

Ballcock

 

[Revoltingest]

A "sawmill <n word>" is a toothed bar that turns a log.

 

[ChristineM]

Flibbertigibbet. From middle English "flepergebet, meaning "gossip" or "chatterer"

 

[Kathryn]

My grandmotnher used to say "Come give me a Yankee Dime!:" which meant come give her a little kiss, which was probably insincere..

Why is a kiss called a Yankee Dime? - Answers

The phrase is thought to have originated in Texas after the War for Southern Independence, but some believe that it has older origins. A "Yankee dime" refers to a kiss that is of a trifling nature such as a brief peck on the cheek. It is often used to describe an insincere show of affection in...

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[Quagmire]

Rambunctious

 

[Twilight Hue]

I akways liked Jabberwocky.

Also the classic Okie from Muskogee.

 

[Wirey]

In northern NS, slippery is sometimes "slippy".