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Local Lingo
« on: November 07, 2012, 11:45:17 PM »
Post some actual (or apocryphal) words and/or terms used in your "neck of the woods."

In New Orleans

We don't shop at the grocery store, We make groceries
We don't visit, We "went by..." or "passed by...." (even if you went in)
A sidewalk was called a banquette
The green part in the middle of the street (median) is still called the neutral ground
A mixed breed dog was a cayoodle (Ki-you-dul)
We had kitchen "zinks"

But, NO, WE DO NOT CALL ANYONE CHER OR DAH'LIN'.  Thats only if fiction written by foreigners.  But you will be called Baby by any number of ladies who are serving you.  Even if you're in your 60's and they're in their 20's. 
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2012, 02:12:05 AM »
Post some actual (or apocryphal) words and/or terms used in your "neck of the woods."

In New Orleans

We don't shop at the grocery store, We make groceries
We don't visit, We "went by..." or "passed by...." (even if you went in)
A sidewalk was called a banquette
The green part in the middle of the street (median) is still called the neutral ground
A mixed breed dog was a cayoodle (Ki-you-dul)
We had kitchen "zinks"

But, NO, WE DO NOT CALL ANYONE CHER OR DAH'LIN'.  Thats only if fiction written by foreigners.  But you will be called Baby by any number of ladies who are serving you.  Even if you're in your 60's and they're in their 20's.

That bolded bit, that is what we do too.
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2012, 02:53:00 AM »
Low-grade hash is referred to as 'solid' or 'sput'

The latter, for some reason, short for 'sputnik' Where that one came from, etymologically speakig, I haven't a clue.

'Whitey'-this is what happens when somebody smokes more weed than they can handle, so called, because along with their head spinning, feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, their face turns ghostly pale. Usage as follows 'he/she pulled a whitey' or 'he popped a whitey after his first bong, what a lightweight'.

Chav-there are many backronyms, acronyms and false etymologies for this term. What it describes, is a typically teenage (although they can be any age), snot-nosed little oik. Tends to hang around in large crowds of their fellow verminous hood-rat trash breed, to facillitate such activities as mugging people, swilling cheap lager (and subsequently getting into fights, and/or vomiting in the street)

They act hard and when with their pack, but get one on their own, and they are invariably fucking pussywhipped little bitches.

Also-charver, pikey, chavscum, scally.

There are tons of folk etymologies for these little shits. Such as 'council house and violent' for insance, as one of the more amusing ones. So far as I know though, its thought likely to come from the romanian 'chavi' meaning 'boy'

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Battyman/batty bwoy-I don't think this is strictly local, but it originates from jamaican patois, meaning 'puff/faggot'
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2012, 06:52:48 AM »
A package store or packie is a liquor store around here   
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2012, 07:07:49 AM »
A package store or packie is a liquor store around here   

  And a trip to the liquor store is referred to as a  "beer run"   :beer:   or  "packie run."
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2012, 03:59:42 PM »
"Low-grade hash is referred to as 'solid' or 'sput'

The latter, for some reason, short for 'sputnik' Where that one came from, etymologically speakig, I haven't a clue."

Probably because Sputnik was one of the early satellites and didn't fly too high, neither did the hasher (right word?).
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2012, 04:07:50 PM »
"sputnic" was a treat we sometimes got as kids. Bit of sugar and a bit of coffeecream in a glass, and, then on top of that gaseuse, or 7-up was poured. The sugar would make the soda foam, and, the cream would keep the foam from escaping.

Very weird glass of fluffyness, eaten with a spoon. The bit of overly sweet fluid was sipped.
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2012, 04:09:43 PM »
"sputnic" was a treat we sometimes got as kids. Bit of sugar and a bit of coffeecream in a glass, and, then on top of that gaseuse, or 7-up was poured. The sugar would make the soda foam, and, the cream would keep the foam from escaping.

Very weird glass of fluffyness, eaten with a spoon. The bit of overly sweet fluid was sipped.

Ah, that would definitely get a youngster high.  In the US if you put a scoop of ice cream in a tall glass and add root beer or coca cola, you have a Root Beer (or Coke) Float.  Similar foaming action.
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2012, 05:09:20 PM »
Eavestroughs (what goes around the end of your roof to catch the run-off) in the US they call them gutters

Winter hats like this are called toques (rhymes with mooks)


We have a one dollar coin called a loonie and a two dollar coin called a toonie

Napkins are referred to as serviettes

Gino - An Italian guy with slicked back hair, looks high maintenance, wears lots of jewellery etc

Liquour store and beer store are two totally different things. If you go to the liquour store you can buy anything (wine, liquour, and a limited selection of beer) but at the Beer Store you can buy...well, beer :P

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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2012, 05:29:05 PM »
Gino - An Italian guy with slicked back hair, looks high maintenance, wears lots of jewellery etc

Liquour store and beer store are two totally different things. If you go to the liquour store you can buy anything (wine, liquour, and a limited selection of beer) but at the Beer Store you can buy...well, beer :P

  In the New York/New Jersey area, your  "Ginos"  are called  "Guidos."   :elvis:



  I love it that you have such a thing as a Beer Store!  Odeon would probably love it too.   :beer:
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2012, 06:01:26 PM »
Everything seems to make sence to me because it is english. however a few miles down the road on the reservation there are a whole lot of weird things going on there.  :P
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2012, 07:11:27 PM »
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2012, 07:53:59 PM »
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Hunky Hand Grenade: Stuffed cabbage rolls.

Red Dog: A crushed stone used for a drive way before cement driveways.

Zapper: TV remote control.

Canipshun: To have a fit or get upset. 

Deer spottin': Driving through PA game lands at night shining a spot light on deer.
Zapper....that reminds me. Up here we say clicker. :laugh:
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2012, 06:23:45 AM »
"sputnic" was a treat we sometimes got as kids. Bit of sugar and a bit of coffeecream in a glass, and, then on top of that gaseuse, or 7-up was poured. The sugar would make the soda foam, and, the cream would keep the foam from escaping.

Very weird glass of fluffyness, eaten with a spoon. The bit of overly sweet fluid was sipped.

Ah, that would definitely get a youngster high.  In the US if you put a scoop of ice cream in a tall glass and add root beer or coca cola, you have a Root Beer (or Coke) Float.  Similar foaming action.
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Re: Local Lingo
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2012, 10:11:28 AM »
Everything seems to make sence to me because it is english.

Have you been taking a correspondence course?