Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
I wonder if "I'm just sayin'!" is American in general. You hear that a lot down here in Texas too.
Any other regions saying that a lot?
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Weird phrases from where you live (or have lived) - AKA "colloquialisms!"
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I wonder if "I'm just sayin'!" is American in general. You hear that a lot down here in Texas too.
Any other regions saying that a lot?
-- A rerun from an old thread --
These conversations took place in the NW regions of Canuckistan.....
Doctor: This is the worst case I've ever seen, you betcha. The tumor has been growing for decades, reaching humongo proportions...brutal, yah, just brutal. It's consumed all but a small piece of your brain. Yah, I bet you need an XXL tuque, eh.
Wirey: But wouldn't I have noticed symptoms from this garberator at the onset of malignant growth?
Doctor: It looks like there was so much spare space in there that the tumor caused no brain edema until recently, when it ran out of room to grow. That's why you look surprised all the time, with your peepers poking out too far.
Wirey: Give it to me straight, eh...what's my prognosis?
Doctor: Well....You've lost portions of your brain necessary for normal tasks....like your job as electrical engineering manager, carrying a tune, walking, emptying a 2-4, ordering a double double at Timmie's, sexual function & maintaining personal hygiene.
Wirey's wife: He never had those last two.
Wirey: Why, I oughta!
Doctor: Oh, well.....still, you need the appropriate gray matter to recover functions you once & should have.
Wirey: Great....just great, eh. What does the relevant medical literature say about fixing a brain? That's my 2nd favorite organ!
Doctor: We have a dekey new experimental procedure.....you won't like it.
Wirey: Is it my only hope?
Doctor: Yes. But you won't like it.
Wirey: I got no other options. Tell me about it, eh.
Doctor: We can transplant a portion of a compatible donor's brain & graft it onto what's left of yours. Then we hook up the circuits, zap the little feller with some hydro, and away you go, eh.
Wirey: It must be more complicated than it sounds, eh?
Doctor: Oh, yah. There are risks too.
Wirey: Such as.....
Doctor: Well, aside from rejection...the donor's personality could manifest itself in yours. Now that would be a real beauty of a kerfuffle, eh!
Wirey: Well...the donor should be a personality match, & not just a tissue issue, eh? I wanna neel...no Newfie, Sakabusher or Pepsi on da pogie, eh.
Doctor: Yah, we check our donor bank for a match....some hoser who thinks just like you.
Mrs Wirey: Could we get a sensitivity & hygiene option, eh?
Doctor: Well, maybe...
Wirey: Take off, eh!
Doctor: Now don't get rattled, eh. We put the floppy in the Amiga & searched our database of brain donors from around the continent, & already found a match for you.
Wirey: Some fool is willing to give up part of his brain, eh? Why?
Doctor: Well, he had some extra that he wasn't using, & he needed the standard Canada Health Act payment of $100.
Wirey: Where'd you find this hoser.
Doctor: Revoltistan.
Wirey: He's no gorby Yooper, is he?
Doctor: No, lard tunderin' Jesus, no. He's a Loper. And there's no mickie stuck in his snoot either.
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Many months later.....
Doctor: Well, whadda'yat by, Mrs Wirey? I have good news & I have bad news.
Mrs Wirey: Give me the good news first, eh Doc.
Doctor: The operation was a complete success!
Mrs Wirey: And the bad?
Doctor: The operation was a complete success! With side effects.
Mrs Wirey: (Gulp!) What side effects?
Doctor: Well....he now wants American bacon instead of peameal, donuts instead of beaver tails, & chili instead of poutine, &....
Mrs Wirey: That's not so bad, eh?
Doctor: He hates hockey now.
Mrs Wirey: Well, you really cooked it! Remove the transplant...immediately!
These conversations took place in the NW regions of Canuckistan.....
Doctor: This is the worst case I've ever seen, you betcha. The tumor has been growing for decades, reaching humongo proportions...brutal, yah, just brutal. It's consumed all but a small piece of your brain. Yah, I bet you need an XXL tuque, eh.
Wirey: But wouldn't I have noticed symptoms from this garberator at the onset of malignant growth?
Doctor: It looks like there was so much spare space in there that the tumor caused no brain edema until recently, when it ran out of room to grow. That's why you look surprised all the time, with your peepers poking out too far.
Wirey: Give it to me straight, eh...what's my prognosis?
Doctor: Well....You've lost portions of your brain necessary for normal tasks....like your job as electrical engineering manager, carrying a tune, walking, emptying a 2-4, ordering a double double at Timmie's, sexual function & maintaining personal hygiene.
Wirey's wife: He never had those last two.
Wirey: Why, I oughta!
Doctor: Oh, well.....still, you need the appropriate gray matter to recover functions you once & should have.
Wirey: Great....just great, eh. What does the relevant medical literature say about fixing a brain? That's my 2nd favorite organ!
Doctor: We have a dekey new experimental procedure.....you won't like it.
Wirey: Is it my only hope?
Doctor: Yes. But you won't like it.
Wirey: I got no other options. Tell me about it, eh.
Doctor: We can transplant a portion of a compatible donor's brain & graft it onto what's left of yours. Then we hook up the circuits, zap the little feller with some hydro, and away you go, eh.
Wirey: It must be more complicated than it sounds, eh?
Doctor: Oh, yah. There are risks too.
Wirey: Such as.....
Doctor: Well, aside from rejection...the donor's personality could manifest itself in yours. Now that would be a real beauty of a kerfuffle, eh!
Wirey: Well...the donor should be a personality match, & not just a tissue issue, eh? I wanna neel...no Newfie, Sakabusher or Pepsi on da pogie, eh.
Doctor: Yah, we check our donor bank for a match....some hoser who thinks just like you.
Mrs Wirey: Could we get a sensitivity & hygiene option, eh?
Doctor: Well, maybe...
Wirey: Take off, eh!
Doctor: Now don't get rattled, eh. We put the floppy in the Amiga & searched our database of brain donors from around the continent, & already found a match for you.
Wirey: Some fool is willing to give up part of his brain, eh? Why?
Doctor: Well, he had some extra that he wasn't using, & he needed the standard Canada Health Act payment of $100.
Wirey: Where'd you find this hoser.
Doctor: Revoltistan.
Wirey: He's no gorby Yooper, is he?
Doctor: No, lard tunderin' Jesus, no. He's a Loper. And there's no mickie stuck in his snoot either.
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Many months later.....
Doctor: Well, whadda'yat by, Mrs Wirey? I have good news & I have bad news.
Mrs Wirey: Give me the good news first, eh Doc.
Doctor: The operation was a complete success!
Mrs Wirey: And the bad?
Doctor: The operation was a complete success! With side effects.
Mrs Wirey: (Gulp!) What side effects?
Doctor: Well....he now wants American bacon instead of peameal, donuts instead of beaver tails, & chili instead of poutine, &....
Mrs Wirey: That's not so bad, eh?
Doctor: He hates hockey now.
Mrs Wirey: Well, you really cooked it! Remove the transplant...immediately!
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Ruadri Canmore
Knight Errant
Hmm I live in Toronto and I don't know a lot of slang that's particular to the city though I do know a bit more slang from Canada as a whole. And my mum is a British immigrant so I grew up with a number of Scottish colloquialisms which due to Canadian views on culture I consider my own as well.
Toronto
Someone mentioned this before but if you are a native of Toronto you pronouce it Tuh-ron-nah unless you're being formal.
A Jane Street Rabbit is a prostitute, though only the poor street-walking variety are called this. If you call a high class courtesan this she will probably smack you.
Toronto itself has been known by various nick-names in the past. The two that spring to mind are Hog-Town and Muddy York.
Canada
A Mickey: A 13oz bottle of alcohol. "Hey man I'm going to the liquor store, do you want anything?" "Yeah, could you get me a mickey of rum?
A Saskatchewan Mickey: A 106oz bottle of alcohol. (also known as a New Brunswick Mickey and a Texas Mickey)
A Double-Double: A coffee with two creams and two sugars in it.
A Case: A case of 24 beers. (also called a flat in western Canada)
A Poverty Pack: A case of 6 beers. (cause when you're poor that's all you can afford)
The States: The United States. "I'm planning a trip to the States, you wanna come?
Freezies: Tubes of flavored sugar water that have been frozen. (pictured below) Do you have these ouside Canada?
Eh?: Yes we do use Eh though not as often as depicted. I find its most often used when you didn't hear something someone said and you need them to repeat it. As I recall it evolved from the Scottish word Aye.
Postal Code: Americans call this a Zip Code and in Britain its known as a Post Code.
Con College: A phase they use in the Maritime provinces which means jail.
"You're going back to con college this time Ricky!" "**** off Lahey I'm busy right now!"
Tory: A politcal conservative. Most often used when referring to actual members of the Conservative Party.
Anglo: Someone who speaks English (primarily used in Quebec)
Eavestrough: I think in America these are known a rain gutters. You attach them to the edges of the roof on your house.
Newfie: Someone from Newfoundland.
Bluenoser: Someone from Nova Scotia.
Nutbar: A crazy person.
Rye: Whiskey.
Puck Bunny: A groupie that pursues hockey players.
In Canada we have different words to describe how drunk someone is.
Buzzed: You feel a bit strange but your thinking, speach and motor skilled haven't been affected.
Tipsy: You're feeling a bit giggly and laughing easier. Now people other than yourself can tell that you've been drinking.
Drunk: You're starting to slur your words here and there, and you have to be careful about where you place your feet. This is also usually the point where you start singing.
Smashed: You're talking really loudly and you don't realize it. Your vision is starting to blur, its difficult standing, but this is the point where you have the courage to steal a motorcycle and ride it to Mexico!
Bombed: You're conscious (sort of), but you're incapable of cohierant speech and your friends are going to have to carry you home tonight.
An interesting thing about Canadian slang is that we borrow words from both America and Britain.
We call an elevator an elevator and a truck a truck instead of a lift and a lorry like the British do. But at the same time we use the British terms chocolate bar and railway, where the Americans would say candy bar and railroad. We also sometimes use both the British and American terms for something, like if you ask for a plate of fries or chips in Canada either way the waiter will know what you mean.
Toronto
Someone mentioned this before but if you are a native of Toronto you pronouce it Tuh-ron-nah unless you're being formal.
A Jane Street Rabbit is a prostitute, though only the poor street-walking variety are called this. If you call a high class courtesan this she will probably smack you.
Toronto itself has been known by various nick-names in the past. The two that spring to mind are Hog-Town and Muddy York.
Canada
A Mickey: A 13oz bottle of alcohol. "Hey man I'm going to the liquor store, do you want anything?" "Yeah, could you get me a mickey of rum?
A Saskatchewan Mickey: A 106oz bottle of alcohol. (also known as a New Brunswick Mickey and a Texas Mickey)
A Double-Double: A coffee with two creams and two sugars in it.
A Case: A case of 24 beers. (also called a flat in western Canada)
A Poverty Pack: A case of 6 beers. (cause when you're poor that's all you can afford)
The States: The United States. "I'm planning a trip to the States, you wanna come?
Freezies: Tubes of flavored sugar water that have been frozen. (pictured below) Do you have these ouside Canada?
Eh?: Yes we do use Eh though not as often as depicted. I find its most often used when you didn't hear something someone said and you need them to repeat it. As I recall it evolved from the Scottish word Aye.
Postal Code: Americans call this a Zip Code and in Britain its known as a Post Code.
Con College: A phase they use in the Maritime provinces which means jail.
"You're going back to con college this time Ricky!" "**** off Lahey I'm busy right now!"
Tory: A politcal conservative. Most often used when referring to actual members of the Conservative Party.
Anglo: Someone who speaks English (primarily used in Quebec)
Eavestrough: I think in America these are known a rain gutters. You attach them to the edges of the roof on your house.
Newfie: Someone from Newfoundland.
Bluenoser: Someone from Nova Scotia.
Nutbar: A crazy person.
Rye: Whiskey.
Puck Bunny: A groupie that pursues hockey players.
In Canada we have different words to describe how drunk someone is.
Buzzed: You feel a bit strange but your thinking, speach and motor skilled haven't been affected.
Tipsy: You're feeling a bit giggly and laughing easier. Now people other than yourself can tell that you've been drinking.
Drunk: You're starting to slur your words here and there, and you have to be careful about where you place your feet. This is also usually the point where you start singing.
Smashed: You're talking really loudly and you don't realize it. Your vision is starting to blur, its difficult standing, but this is the point where you have the courage to steal a motorcycle and ride it to Mexico!
Bombed: You're conscious (sort of), but you're incapable of cohierant speech and your friends are going to have to carry you home tonight.
An interesting thing about Canadian slang is that we borrow words from both America and Britain.
We call an elevator an elevator and a truck a truck instead of a lift and a lorry like the British do. But at the same time we use the British terms chocolate bar and railway, where the Americans would say candy bar and railroad. We also sometimes use both the British and American terms for something, like if you ask for a plate of fries or chips in Canada either way the waiter will know what you mean.
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Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
What a great thread! It's so much fun reading everyone's little sayings and oddball words!
I thought of some more Texas twang:
Stages of drunkenness:
1. Buzzed - that nice, warm feeling you get after a couple of beers or two glasses of wine
2. Lit - definitely headed for drunk, but still able to carry on a conversation - usually getting pretty loud though
3. Drunker than Cooter Brown - Cooter Brown eventually shows up - and you're drunker than him. This is when you start falling off your bar stool, and someone takes your car keys away from you.
4. Drunk off your *** - OK, things are getting messy. Not only are your car keys missing, you will not remember getting in the car, who drove, or even possibly who's house you're in when you wake up at noon the next day.
5. **** faced - All of the above, plus vomit - and your shoes are missing
6. Out like a light - someone may roll you out of the car in front of the emergency room. At any rate, all that poontang you thought you were going to get when you got dressed for the evening - out of the question.
Which reminds me - poontang is a great word for, well, you know. Any other regions use that word?
Words for financial situations:
1. Broke - no money whatsoever - but payday will bail you out, and it's coming around in a couple of days.
2. Flat broke - no money, and no payday on the horizon
3. **** poor - you've got a little money, but you've got to save it for gas and ramen noodles in order to make it till payday.
4. The eagle has landed - PAYDAY!
5. Champagne taste on a beer budget - you'll be lucky if your money lasts past the weekend, because you're about to spend more than you can afford to - as usual. You are living beyond your means.
6. I hit pay dirt! You got a raise, or a big bonus, or a new and better job.
7. More month than money - your money runs out before the month runs out
I thought of some more Texas twang:
Stages of drunkenness:
1. Buzzed - that nice, warm feeling you get after a couple of beers or two glasses of wine
2. Lit - definitely headed for drunk, but still able to carry on a conversation - usually getting pretty loud though
3. Drunker than Cooter Brown - Cooter Brown eventually shows up - and you're drunker than him. This is when you start falling off your bar stool, and someone takes your car keys away from you.
4. Drunk off your *** - OK, things are getting messy. Not only are your car keys missing, you will not remember getting in the car, who drove, or even possibly who's house you're in when you wake up at noon the next day.
5. **** faced - All of the above, plus vomit - and your shoes are missing
6. Out like a light - someone may roll you out of the car in front of the emergency room. At any rate, all that poontang you thought you were going to get when you got dressed for the evening - out of the question.
Which reminds me - poontang is a great word for, well, you know. Any other regions use that word?
Words for financial situations:
1. Broke - no money whatsoever - but payday will bail you out, and it's coming around in a couple of days.
2. Flat broke - no money, and no payday on the horizon
3. **** poor - you've got a little money, but you've got to save it for gas and ramen noodles in order to make it till payday.
4. The eagle has landed - PAYDAY!
5. Champagne taste on a beer budget - you'll be lucky if your money lasts past the weekend, because you're about to spend more than you can afford to - as usual. You are living beyond your means.
6. I hit pay dirt! You got a raise, or a big bonus, or a new and better job.
7. More month than money - your money runs out before the month runs out
Revoltingistanian terms which have become popular among business owners:
Moneyful - Economic fedundity
Hundredtarian - A fan of Benjamins
Benjamin - The $100 bill, of course!
Frankle - Used as a present passing tense verb form in the phrase "I be frankl'n!" - The enjoyment of possessing Benjamins
Freedom dollars - Money which is off the books & untaxed
Yes, we actually use these terms regularly.
Moneyful - Economic fedundity
Hundredtarian - A fan of Benjamins
Benjamin - The $100 bill, of course!
Frankle - Used as a present passing tense verb form in the phrase "I be frankl'n!" - The enjoyment of possessing Benjamins
Freedom dollars - Money which is off the books & untaxed
Yes, we actually use these terms regularly.
Some things I recall in small MI towns:
Purt'neer - Almost
Alls ya gotta do is - All you have to do is
Fron troom - Front room (used by Polish types)
Itch me! - Scratch my back!
Purt'neer - Almost
Alls ya gotta do is - All you have to do is
Fron troom - Front room (used by Polish types)
Itch me! - Scratch my back!
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
"Hot $-hit"... positive term for a person with an exuberant/fun personality. ie: she's a hot $.. isn't she.
"Nuttier than Squirrel poo"... not so flattering term for someone.
"Bub/Buddy" and "Dub/Dubber"... affectionate terms for a friend. Dub/Dubber is more restricted to the coast of NH/Maine.
wa:do
"Nuttier than Squirrel poo"... not so flattering term for someone.
"Bub/Buddy" and "Dub/Dubber"... affectionate terms for a friend. Dub/Dubber is more restricted to the coast of NH/Maine.
wa:do
In Newfoundland, "buddy" is just a generic term for someone, especially when you don't know their name:
"So buddy was about to drive away with his coffee on the roof of his car, so I shouted 'hey, buddy! Mind your coffee!'"
Another example would be in the name of the band Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Oh here's one, for a chest of drawers - chester drawers. And I mean, people are serious - it never occurs to them that it is actually a CHEST OF DRAWERS.
Chester draws is actually more how they say it.
Speaking of draws, that's also underwear. "Hold up a minute, let me get my draws on! Quit rangin' that dang doorbell like a damn fool!"
Chester draws is actually more how they say it.
Speaking of draws, that's also underwear. "Hold up a minute, let me get my draws on! Quit rangin' that dang doorbell like a damn fool!"
Ruadri Canmore
Knight Errant
We have something similar in Canada. Only it goes, "You can't squeeze blood from a stone."
GabrielWithoutWings
Well-Known Member
Badger - A police groupie. A woman who likes badges.
$hitcan - To toss in the trash.
Heathen - Usually used when moving something requiring more than one person. "Grab that end, I'll grab this end. Lets get this heathen moved."
$hitcan - To toss in the trash.
Heathen - Usually used when moving something requiring more than one person. "Grab that end, I'll grab this end. Lets get this heathen moved."
Oh - I was just reminded of one while in Chat: in Canada, the foot/pound/degree Fahrenheit system of measurement is called "Imperial". I've heard Americans call it things like "English" or "standard", and inch-sized tools are sold as "SAE" here.
Carpentry & other terms in MI:
Weasel pi*s - oil
Yoyo - tape measure
Smart end - Where you read off the dimension from a yoyo.
Dumb end - The hook end of a yoyo
God***mmit - The name for anything you won't bother to name, but is obvious by context
Tin knocker - Heating & cooling guy
Turd burgler - Drain cleaning guy
Sparky - The name of all electricians
Wahr - Wire
Walking rice - maggots
Area code 212 syndrome - Behaving like a New Yorker
Up tah - In (referring to a location)
Nazi - Code official
The owner - A difficult woman <---- How many know why?
Weasel pi*s - oil
Yoyo - tape measure
Smart end - Where you read off the dimension from a yoyo.
Dumb end - The hook end of a yoyo
God***mmit - The name for anything you won't bother to name, but is obvious by context
Tin knocker - Heating & cooling guy
Turd burgler - Drain cleaning guy
Sparky - The name of all electricians
Wahr - Wire
Walking rice - maggots
Area code 212 syndrome - Behaving like a New Yorker
Up tah - In (referring to a location)
Nazi - Code official
The owner - A difficult woman <---- How many know why?
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Rakhel
Well-Known Member
Wow. In Ohio Weasel pi*s was Mountain Dew.
I'm not surprised.....I've had Mountain Dew.
Cheap beer, of course, is "horse pis*".
Rakhel
Well-Known Member
Don't know if it's already been said, but
"It's hotter than s*it"
"It's hot enough to fry an egg"
Where I grew up, in Ohio, the local radio station would call Hell, Michigan and ask the town clerk what the temperature was, so the can say whether it was "Hotter than Hell" OR if "Hell has frozen over"(They were trying to be official-like)
"It's hotter than s*it"
"It's hot enough to fry an egg"
Where I grew up, in Ohio, the local radio station would call Hell, Michigan and ask the town clerk what the temperature was, so the can say whether it was "Hotter than Hell" OR if "Hell has frozen over"(They were trying to be official-like)