Strange, Humorous, & Arcane Terms You've Heard

[Wirey]

Oh, my favourite! Scruples! It sounds like it should mean something dirty, but it kinda means the opposite.

"Hey Frankie! Check out the scruples on that broad over there!"

See?

 

[ChristineM]

In northern NS, slippery is sometimes "slippy".

In east Lancashire it sometimes is too.

 

[Quagmire]

Cantankerous

 

[Revoltingest]

In northern NS, slippery is sometimes "slippy".

Is it as slippy as "greased owl shirt"?

 

[Twilight Hue]

A favourite saying across the pond.....

"Going to go out and smoke a f**".

No it's not killing a homosexual.

It's just going out to smoke a cigarette.

 

[Wirey]

French Canadian:

Ta grand-mere est un petit pamplemousse

I forget what it means, but it stops all arguments with French people. They just stare at you like you're too stupid to speak French.