nova Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Just for a chuckle. Every area of every country has it's own little sayings that, most times, only means something to those folks in that area. I thought it would be fun and maybe informative to all of us if we put those sayings out there; just for fun. Please do not ridicule anyone for the sayings they put up.(play nice) lol Here's mine:- Tickidy-boo. It means everything is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) Should be a fun idea Nova. We've got a bunch of 'em here in Texas. There have been several books written about this subject. One of my favorites is "grab a root and grunt". It means quit making excuses and get to work. Ben Edited December 25, 2013 by RayburnGuy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Ha! My son just used one today that we say all the time. "Shiznit".............which basically means "no big deal.". I'll have to think of a few others.........ones that can be posted on a forum, that is. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Here in New England, especially in RI and the surrounding areas, "wicked awesome" is a pretty popular phrase. Not much explaining needed, but it's not really a saying that you hear in other regions, that I am aware of. Oh, and here in RI, we also use the word "Quahog", which is a RI word for "clam". Rhode Islanders dig Quahogs, while everyone else digs clams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Well in these parts it's a "cheese steak wit or wit out" and that would be onions of course, then you would run up the Art museum steps and jump up and down like a fool shouting "yo adrien" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I'm still learning this stuff, but some items are called something completely different in other parts of the country. Examples (and please correct me if I'm wrong): California term: "tri-tip" Southern term: "brisket" California term: "soda" Canadian term: "pop" California term: "Calzoni" Canadian term: "Panzerotti" As a Central California kid, I played baseball on the New York/Canada border, and believe me when I say my "terms" drew more than a few laughs. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Another phrase we have here in the South is "quicker'n a minner can swim a dipper" meaning quick or fast. Another one is "he lit a shuck". I've heard several meanings to this phrase including "time to move......or leave" and "left in a hurry". I've also read that the phrase originated back to when a neighbor was visiting and stayed until after dark. He would tie corn shucks together to make a torch so they could see to get back home. And here in Texas "soda" or "pop" or even "soda pop" are all substituted by "Coke". Al, you mentioned getting laughs for your terms when you were up Canada way. You should have seen the looks and heard the comments I got when I was living in California. I might as well been from Mars. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 "slicker than greased lightening" There's another "slicker than" but can't post it. It does include an owl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Here's another one. Pitter patter; let's get at er. Means let's get going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 "slicker than greased lightening" There's another "slicker than" but can't post it. It does include an owl. There's a bunch of "slicker than" phrases. One we use here in Texas is "slicker'n deer guts on a door knob". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Here in New England we also say "slicker than snot". I know.. pretty gross. But what can you expect from a bunch of Swamp Yankees?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Every now and then we get a "toad strangler" which is a hard rain. Curt - I captured a little old gal from New Hampshire several years ago. Something about a southern drawl that the women in that area can't resist. Been stuck with her for years, she can talk southern now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Every now and then we get a "toad strangler" which is a hard rain. Curt - I captured a little old gal from New Hampshire several years ago. Something about a southern drawl that the women in that area can't resist. Been stuck with her for years, she can talk southern now. Are you sure you captured her? Sounds like maybe she captured you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Very interesting thread to me , as English is not my first language . May not quite fit in here , but here's a little one from across the Great Pond , yet still related to a famous and great American actor , ......read about it in a local paper . Some years ago Mr. Morgan Freeman came over to a visit to Hamburg/northern Germany . He said , that immediately that he stepped on German ground , he became quite irritated , because many people around him seemed to call him by his surname , he was quite confused and always turned and looked around whether someone was talking to him . It took him a little while to find out , that people around were not calling him , but just greeting one another saying the German term "Morgen" , which is short for "Guten Morgen" , .......just like in America you'd use the short "morn" for "good morning" , .......the spoken German word sounds exactly the same like Mr. Freeman's surname . Greetz , diemai 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Here in New England we also say "slicker than snot". I know.. pretty gross. But what can you expect from a bunch of Swamp Yankees?? Swamp Yankee? Now that's a first for me. Just goes to show ya that rednecks are not confined to the southern states. And that's in no way a shot at rednecks. I'm a redneck and proud of it. Edited December 27, 2013 by RayburnGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Here's a question for some of you southerners: If a guy is heading southeast from California, at what point does "you guys" become "y'all?" Not that I'm knocking it. Y'all is a much classier saying, especially if you're talking to a group of women. And I hear women call other women "you guys" all the time. Doesn't really makes sense, does it?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt - NC Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I don't consider myself to be a Swamp Yankee by any stretch, but we do have plenty of them around here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I can't speak for New Mexico and Arizona. And not really sure about West Texas, but if you make it as far as East Texas it's pretty much a given that ya'll will hear "ya'll". At least out in the country. We get a lot of folks moving down here from up north, but we try to learn 'em how to tawk purdy quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Curt, Actually the "slicker than snot" goes a bit farther here.. "Slicker than snot on a hardwood floor"..Lol..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 And of course we carry it even farther down here in Texas Nate. "Slicker than two snails running a foot race in a wad of snot". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RayburnGuy Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I'm beginning to think that we could all use a small dose of therapy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 A "small" dose of therapy?....lol...Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskat Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Don't take much to entertain us old folks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Another one we use here quite a bit is "roundabout." "I had to tell you that story in a roundabout sorta way so I could tell you this story"...................... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
