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At the request of Fishpatty in my WOTD thread I am launching this opportunity for you to share words unique to your area.....

Since we are pet lovers on this site....

Bitzer (bit-sah)
mongrel dog (bits of this and bits of that)

feel free to jump in with Newfoundland or Isle of Man vernacular....



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When I was a kid I remember all my Cajun relatives would say "slow down the TV", meaning "turn the volume down". They have some really weird sayings down there...

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Luv it Natalie... in my family we are avid readers. Growing up we all had bedside lights. We would refer to the overhead light as the "the big light"... so if mum was leaving after saying goodnight she would ask if we wanted her to switch out the big light. ....... that is a family saying not a region thing though.... ties in with yours being a non-standard term for a household item...

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For y'all who know bayou, the transplanted New Orleans-er, he uses the phrase, "where you at?" Which roughly translates into "how are you?" I thought it was nifty, though it confused the heck out of me when he used it first.

And since I used the term, "y'all" is all southern and such (contraction of "you all" as in a plural "you". Not that I've ever lived outside of spitting distance of Chicago. I still use the term, though.

Hmm... what else.

Chicago terms... "front room" is another name for "living room". I don't use the term, but I've heard it used.

I'm sure there's others, but it's too late to think of it now.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Most people I know use the term "big light" to refer to the room light (as opposed to smaller lamps). It's quite common here, but I guess it isn't in Australia.

Sometimes I say "y'all" as well, because I spent so much time in southern Louisiana. I get some pretty weird looks from people around here, especially when a "hella" pops out in the same sentence (an odd cross of Cajun/Northern Californian vernacular there).

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Wicked
hyphe
solcline
foshaz
meefy

etc.

Septate or coenocytic hyphae, COL?

Joe Potato

Bitzer........ I love that wish-ga. (bits of this & bits of that)

It reminds me of the "Heinz 57 variety" we have here. Also a mongrel.

I've heard several British words that I thought were odd, but can only remember one right now. They call the hood of a car a "lid".

I don't think this is odd, but I use the word "guys" all the time. It can mean males, as in guys, & then gals for females. But when I use it, it usualy means people in general. I like the way you guys participate in threads around here.

Ah....where do I start with Texas vernacular.

"I haven't see ya in a coon's age": It's been a while since I've seen you.

"We got drunker than Cooter's goat": We were quite intoxicated.

"We're fixin' to ____": We're preparing to ___

"I've been busier than a one legged man at an a** kickin' contest": I've been quite busy

"Whadjaeet?": What did you eat?

"She was madder than a wet hen": She was very angry

"It's out yonder": It's out there somewhere

"What in tarnation?": What in the world?

"We had to park out on the North 40": We had to park way out in the parking lot

"I'll be danged": Really?

"They live out in bum-f. Egypt": They live out in the country

Of course, we perfected the word "y'all" and in Texas, when you ask for a 'Coke' it can mean any variety of soft drink. We use the word 'Coke' for all of them.

I'll post more as I think of them....these are what immediately popped into my Texan head. /:'

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

"Septate or coenocytic hyphae, COL?"

Septate. Cytoplasmic masses without septa are reserved for the uncivilized and philestinic fungi.

We use a lot of the same vernacular up here in Northern NY Melissa.
At work we have a lot of slang we use that if the normal person heard would wonder what we are talking about. Unfortunately I cant really repeat them here since this is a child friendly site.

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I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
~ Mae West

I figured some of that was not exactly regional, but worth a shot.

I got phrases that are exclusive to where I am, but they're mostly Spanish, and this is an English only site. I live in Texas, yes, but 5 miles away from the Texas/Mexico border, so there is a lot of "Spanglish" being spoken down here...I'm learning.


EDIT: How about:

"It's hotter'n a two dollar pistol": Wow, it's hot outside.

I don't give a rat's ***": I don't care.

"Dang me, dang me, take by a rope and hang me!": Darn

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

Am I the only one that has no idea what Cup Of Lifenoodless is taking about??

Let see, what have I learned while I've been in my new homeland....

Everyone including newscasters shorten words.
Just a Mo' =Just a moment
How ya goin = How are you, not how are you getting to X
Reno = Renovations
Mozzie = Mosquito
Brekky = Breakfast
Mackies = Mickey D's (Mc Donalds )

Then there are Dunnies = bathrooms, Shila = ladies, marty sauce = Tomato sauce (which does NOT equal ketchup), thongs = flip flops, tinnies = small metal boats.

There are more that I've learned but I can't quite remember right now. Was watching Dirty Deeds with Master Adam the other day and he had to translate the slang for clothes .

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of course, crazyred forgets the most important Texan vernacular:

I tell you what!: more of an exclamation at the end of a sentence, as in: "I had a great weekend, I tell you what"

and in wisconsin, specifically in milwaukee, they call the water fountain that you drink out of a "bubbler"

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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman

There's one right there! Master Adam??

Over here we would think you were a slave if you called someone Master.

Being that I answer phones all day from people across the US, I get a lot of "local color" from all over the place.

I have to say that one of the single most used phrase is "Do what now?" It's used when the person didn't understand what you just said and generally seems to be from the southeastern states. The state I usually see it coming from is South Carolina and the surrounding area.

"Can I have our file number please?"
"Do what now?"
"The. File. Number... Please."

I swear, I don't talk that fast. I really don't. But seriously, I can get the phrase half a dozen times in a conversation. Maybe their phone connection is just that bad.

Edited to remove bitterness over sucky job.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Oh yeah, doggie...thanks for reminding me. "I'll tell you what!!"

One of my Mom's friends would say "Well, i suwanee" meaning the same thing. Another Texas 'thang'

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~~Melissa~~
"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

One time when I was visiting some family in Texas, I remember them calling some Chex Mix I was eating "Texas Trash". It confused me for a bit.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Guzzunder (guz undah)
Chamber pot. Because it guz unda the bed


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Please can people remember avoid anyting of a racial, cultural nature and keep it G rated. Ie nothing that borders on profanity.

Please post meanings for your words. This is a sharing thread not a guessing competition!

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