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Do you have some words in your are that other people would not understand if you said it to them?

Around where I live there are a few terms that some of you would have no clue what I was talking about, for example:

Safe

'Safe' is a word that gets a lot of usage in my area. It can have many different meanings but is primarily used as a greeting.

"Safe Joe! Hows it going?"

It can also be used to replace the word 'good.'

"Hey man, I got LBP2 5 months early!'
'Safe!'

You could combine these to great effect!

"Safe man, I just won ?3000!'
"Safe! Buy me a car!'"

Bare

'Bare' is a word used to describe a lot of something, if a house has a lot of window's, you would say:

"That house has bare windows!"		2010-07-09 14:02:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

We have a few, but the one that stands out the most is the word "heyna" ... Dunno how it's spelled, but that's how it's said. I don't use it at all, it's mostly an "old people" thing in our area.

Used in a sentence: LBP2 is awesome, heyna?

It sort of means "am I right?" or "do you agree?"		2010-07-09 14:09:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Mardy = Sulking. As in 'leave him, he's being mardy'

Scratin = Crying. As in 'you alright? looks like you've been scratin'		2010-07-09 14:15:00

Author:
Mkwone
Posts: 104

dis this
dat that
deez these
n and
dos those

yeah i dont use much slang as far as im aware. wait as i was typing i remembered

This is sorta like a inside joke more than slang, but we made it in 2nd grade and we've gotten a few other people to start saying it

Reager- Your behind, or butt (whatever word floats your boat)		2010-07-09 14:23:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

Oh, I thought of another one. Tree. Used in a sentence:

I'd like a couple 'a two, tree hotdogs.

Yes, it's supposed to be three. I don't know why people say it. They also pronounce the town of Throop as TROOP.		2010-07-09 14:26:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Kappa i thought tree was a Canadian thing2010-07-09 14:28:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

We have a few, but the one that stands out the most is the word "heyna" ... Dunno how it's spelled, but that's how it's said. I don't use it at all, it's mostly an "old people" thing in our area.

Used in a sentence: LBP2 is awesome, heyna?

It sort of means "am I right?" or "do you agree?"

I live relatively close to you, and I never heard heyna O-o

I have my own, personal slang... for example, at the moment, I respond to everything with "yarr". No reason, I just really liked Bikks or whoever from 8 Bit theater. I loved that comic D:

But for other people, I have no clue whatsoever... I just speak my own way.		2010-07-09 14:31:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

Another one that I once used whilst playing with an American friend on LBP was 'Innit.' He had no idea what it ment, which was weird because I thought everybody did!

Innit - Shortened version of the words 'Isn't is?' but doesn't necessarily mean that all the time.

"Little Big Planet Central is full of great people!"
"Innit!"		2010-07-09 14:32:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

in america we say Ain't it for the same thing. well i dont but its just a thing i've heard before2010-07-09 14:51:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

I live in Scotland, so I could write a book about irritating slang. The one that first comes to mind is KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN. Like, people will say 'Got tickets to T in the Park! KEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!' In fact, that might not just be where I am, but I've never heard it anywhere else. Oh, and also 'Soondit.' That's like a Scottish version of 'sound.'2010-07-09 15:07:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

I live relatively close to you, and I never heard heyna O-o

I have my own, personal slang... for example, at the moment, I respond to everything with "yarr". No reason, I just really liked Bikks or whoever from 8 Bit theater. I loved that comic D:

But for other people, I have no clue whatsoever... I just speak my own way.

Yeah, I know! That's weird! I think heyna is sort of a wilkes-barre/scranton sort of thing. Also, I only hear older people using it.



Kappa i thought tree was a Canadian thing

and apparently "Tree" is not just a canadian thing, cause people by me say it constantly. 		2010-07-09 15:10:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Well, we do call submarine sandwiches (Subway stuff) "hoagies"... that's pretty much the only slang I know, what does everyone else call them, it's hard for me to think of them as anything else XD2010-07-09 15:13:00

Author:
RockSauron
Posts: 10882

I live in Scotland, so I could write a book about irritating slang. The one that first comes to mind is KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN. Like, people will say 'Got tickets to T in the Park! KEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!' In fact, that might not just be where I am, but I've never heard it anywhere else. Oh, and also 'Soondit.' That's like a Scottish version of 'sound.'

Yeah, we use keen too, but not in the same way. We use it more in it's actual meaning but the way we say it is kind of like slang.

For example, you see a guy running after the ice cream van. The thirst for lollypop in his eyes.
"Bloody hell, he's keen!"		2010-07-09 15:16:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

Bout ye? - What about you?/How are you
How's she cuttin' - Also How are you?
Whats the craic? - Whats up?
He'd say mass - He would fight with anyone.		2010-07-09 15:32:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

Oh, I thought of yet another one. We call Coca Cola and other soft drinks "Soda or Coke". A lot of people in the US call it 'pop'.2010-07-09 15:40:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Bidda Livin' Jaysus
n.
Used when angered/exasperated/impressed by a situation
"'Bidda livin jayus I will kick bollix around the spot'"

Diddiedoh?
n.
To answer a question about a male, with a question.
"Paddy just won da lotto! Diddiedoh?"

Quaar
n.
An alternative word for very
"Those rissoles are quaar tasty"

Quern
n.
Alternative to very
"The gig was quern good"

Onda
n.
"Onda" or "on the". a uniquely Wexfordian way of saying "Well done".
"Onda Pat! You got a deadly goal there!"		2010-07-09 15:47:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

That's buzzin'/hummin'/angin' = Something smells bad or is generally unpleasant.

Tidy! = Cool! etc

Are you chopsing? Are you arguing or being disrespectful?		2010-07-09 15:56:00

Author:
Rhys125
Posts: 841

stelphed - excelled or did great. as in "katie just stelphed on her regents test!"

holler - hello in an excited way. said fast. as in "holler bob! i didn't see you!"		2010-07-09 15:56:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

Whats the craic? - Whats up?


Lol, I love the Irish word 'craic.' My nana, who is Irish told me a story once about when some Americans came to visit they asked her what their is to do. She replied,
"Well, you can go and visit the pub, great craic (pronounced crack)"
The Americans thought she was talking about drugs! XD		2010-07-09 16:27:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

Tidy! = Cool! etc

We have tidy as an alternative word for attractive. For example 's/he's tidy!'
It's usually at that point that I make a bad joke about OCD		2010-07-09 17:47:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

If you watch 'Rocky' you'll pretty much get it.
'You' becomes 'youse' and 'you guys' becomes 'youse guys'.
'Jawn' is my favorite, it's pretty much a substitute for any word anywere in a sentence. Subject, object, predicate, noun, verb, article, whatever. It works.
I dunno how wide-spread this is but 'salty' is a very commonly used word to describe 'bitter', in terms of attitude. Often comes out sounding like 'sawty'. And often, inexplicably, combined with the word 'bull' i.e. 'sawty bull'. It's not a good thing to be a sawty bull.
Slang here is largely just word-mangling though. People can't pronounce anything.		2010-07-09 18:29:00

Author:
monstahr
Posts: 1361

Gargage:

Either extremely good, extremely bad, or extremely annoying... 		2010-07-09 18:31:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979

'Ommer' - For knocking nails in with
'Dunner werrit' - Stop Moaning
'Wom' - Home
'Dunner' - Don't
'Wunner' - Won't
'Rate' - Opposite to wrong
'Dust want a paynt?' - Would you like a drink?
'Ay up Duck' - Hello there
'PMT'- The bus service for The Potteries		2010-07-09 20:30:00

Author:
IceMaiden
Posts: 1057

I have ''owned'' for example. ''you owned that guy!'' or ''Liverpool own!'' (please dont start a flamewar)2010-07-09 20:41:00

Author:
Jonaolst
Posts: 935

'Ommer' - For knocking nails in with
'Dunner werrit' - Stop Moaning
'Wom' - Home
'Dunner' - Don't
'Wunner' - Won't
'Rate' - Opposite to wrong
'Dust want a paynt?' - Would you like a drink?
'Ay up Duck' - Hello there
'PMT'- The bus service for The Potteries

I wonder who lives in stoke?


I have ''owned'' for example. ''you owned that guy!'' or ''Liverpool own!'' (please dont start a flamewar)

That's not just where you live, unless you actually physically live on the entire internet. 		2010-07-09 20:54:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

Thought of another one. Some of the folks in my area say chimily instead of chimney. Drives me crazy. 2010-07-09 21:00:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Chav= "Chav is a term applied to certain young people in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical "chav"--known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England--is an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of white working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour"

I use this a lot!!

People I know say "CBA" a lot. (see-bee-ay) It stands for Can't be arsed. How very ironic. I HATE it when people talk out loud in acronyms like "lol" "wtf" and stuff!


Oh, and it's not local, but I refer to food as "noms" almost all the time, and say "Om nom nom" when eating (sometimes)

XD I'm weird!		2010-07-09 21:08:00

Author:
Weretigr
Posts: 2105

Aight boiz Ima take yall thru dem slang wordz dat yu been seein roun da town an da city. fir statas yall goin wanna be all like DATTTS DIRRRRRTY cuz dat meenz dat it is sick bra an dat meenz dat is like Koo wit a kapital K.2010-07-09 21:16:00

Author:
iGotFancyPants
Posts: 1355

^ What he said.

Also, I <3 chavs!		2010-07-09 21:27:00

Author:
resistance1
Posts: 812

at almost every sentence i and with ''ey''2010-07-09 21:52:00

Author:
Unknown User

I have a lot of slang expressions but they are in french :/2010-07-09 21:57:00

Author:
Chump
Posts: 1712

Oh, and it's not local, but I refer to food as "noms" almost all the time, and say "Om nom nom" when eating (sometimes)

That's a lolcat thing

I say it too.

Heres a lincolnshire term;

Mardy : Grumpy, moody, stroppy, being unagreeable and pointed.

Eg : Stop being so mardy.

I don't say it so much, but I know a lot of people who do.		2010-07-09 22:58:00

Author:
Asbestos101
Posts: 1114

Snakin' = flirting with a girl

craic. = fun (not drugs)

fit. = attractive		2010-07-09 23:22:00

Author:
Kern
Posts: 5078

I live in Tennessee (a'hyuk) and we use this and thats and them interchangibly. Example: Ain't them porkchops bout' done cookin'? Its not stereotypical country talk, but we all kind of do that around here. I'm an honors english student so I try not to If I speak that way I write that way. Oh I just remembered. You can say anything hateful to anybody and say 'Bless er' heart' and you can get away with it.2010-07-10 06:35:00

Author:
RottenAvocado
Posts: 319

chong - a sexy looking girl

peng - a sexy looking girl

bad - means good i.e ''LBP2 looks bad''

bess - hard to explain so i give you and example ''that fly is ******* me off like a bess''

on the level - no dought

cronic - i.e ''i got cronic dry mouth''

strap a doob - roll a joint

linda grinda - grinder

thats most of them (im from essex)		2010-07-10 11:40:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

When I say hi to people, i usually don't say hello, i say Howdi, with an I cuz it's different
I actually got a lot of people to start doing it in my area haha. Oh and you pronounce it like
How-Daaaaaaay lol.		2010-07-10 11:52:00

Author:
SupaSack34
Posts: 180

Well, we do call submarine sandwiches (Subway stuff) "hoagies"... that's pretty much the only slang I know, what does everyone else call them, it's hard for me to think of them as anything else XD

In Australia we just call 'em subs, or at least were I live.

And flipping the idea of the thread around here, some of you are probably familiar with term "bonza" a commonly known Australian slang. But in my lifetime I have not once heard a single person use it in normal conversation.		2010-07-10 12:06:00

Author:
SR20DETDOG
Posts: 2431

Do you have some words in your are that other people would not understand if you said it to them?

Around where I live there are a few terms that some of you would have no clue what I was talking about, for example:

Safe

Bare

Innit

Sure these are slang terms...but they're only used by those who enjoy mugging old people and stealing cars 		2010-07-10 13:02:00

Author:
jackofcourse
Posts: 1494

I wonder who lives in stoke?



That's not just where you live, unless you actually physically live on the entire internet.
yeah i know, but we don't have any other slang words. 		2010-07-10 13:18:00

Author:
Jonaolst
Posts: 935

Sure these are slang terms...but they're only used by those who enjoy mugging old people and stealing cars

Otherwise known as mancunians TBH, those words are only "local" if you consider the entirety of the UK as local, especially if you have access to Channel U

I am enjoying the properly local ones though, particularly Wex and IceMaiden's ones.		2010-07-10 14:15:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I'm going to have to have a word with CC about his mods. That's twice in 2 days I have been offended by this regional racism! This is most unacceptable.2010-07-10 14:27:00

Author:
jackofcourse
Posts: 1494

Otherwise known as mancunians TBH, those words are only "local" if you consider the entirety of the UK as local, especially if you have access to Channel U

its Channel AKA now lol		2010-07-10 14:30:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

well, I talk in spanish, but here we have created some words that arrived from english, so that's what I'm gonna say

Pariguayo: usually used as an insult, it could be traduced as dork. The word came from ''Party watcher" so yeah, that's it.

Wachiman: the guy that stands in front of your house/supermarket/etc. with a gun and falls asleep until its the end of his shift. The word came from ''watch man''.

I can't really think of anything else right now, but I know there are lots more, I'll post them as soon as I remember.		2010-07-10 15:50:00

Author:
ExplosiveCheddar
Posts: 978

Sure these are slang terms...but they're only used by those who enjoy mugging old people and stealing cars

Shuddup! And gimmie your wallet!		2010-07-10 16:31:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

I supppose quinn and wex have pretty much covered Irish slang but there's plenty to dig up. These are ones round me.

Who are you facing - Who are you going out with

He's a quar handlin' - He's very hard to control

It'd cut the legs of ye - The weather's cold

Bog the head off er' - *censored*		2010-07-10 17:06:00

Author:
talbot-trembler
Posts: 1114

I srsly can not stop saying y'all.....i don't even know were the frikkin comma goes! Wth!! Also whenever I try to not use y'all/ya'll..... it sounds dumb >:C Hey You All! ! no -.-2010-07-10 17:09:00

Author:
Unknown User

Snakin' = flirting with a girl

craic. = fun (not drugs)

fit. = attractive

The only one of them I would say would be fit. LOL, but I always get skitted for speaking too formally 		2010-07-10 17:18:00

Author:
robotiod
Posts: 2662

I srsly can not stop saying y'all.....i don't even know were the frikkin comma goes! Wth!! Also whenever I try to not use y'all/ya'll..... it sounds dumb >:C Hey You All! ! no -.-
go spanish, use 'vosotros'. or 'ustedes'.
you will sound so very worldly.		2010-07-10 17:58:00

Author:
monstahr
Posts: 1361

Snakin' = flirting with a girl

Hahaha, me and my brother caught my bros friend using the term snaking, he learnt it from his chavvy boss so we expanded on it and made up our own slang and hand signals based around it.

If you are at a pub or bar, and you're mate is talking to a girl, and third friend is going to go and interupt ruining everything, you might silently draw attention to it by holding your forearm out flat, and moving it side to side like a snake whilst having your elbow touching your hip.

If you can see your friend doing well with said girl and you want to point it out to your friends, then you hold your hand up in the air like a raised snake and make spitting motions.

If it turns out that the girl at the bar has a boyfriend and he's coming back from the toilet now, then you shout to your mate "Mongoose! Mongoose!!".

Likewise, if you find out someone has been flirting with your girl then you state that you're going to make a "snake-skin rug" and get even.

We've made up so many of these hahaha, theres more but they get a bit abstract.		2010-07-10 20:57:00

Author:
Asbestos101
Posts: 1114

The spanish language is our slang. like half of the florididan population is cuban.2010-07-10 21:10:00

Author:
Deviantgeek
Posts: 386

I like the Aussie term 'heaps'... "thanks heaps!" or "Do you want another scoop of mashed potato?", "No, that's heaps, thanks!" (interchangeable with the word 'tons&apos. Or you can say "that's heaps good" meaning "that's really good".

We also have the habit of starting our conversational sentences with "yeah.. nah... " (which really means yes..no, so makes no sense whatsoever), and our footy players specialise in that during interviews.

When we see friends we'll say "how you going?" or, as some pronounce it ayagaaaahn? Which a lot of people on LBP don't understand when they hear it.. lol. It means 'how are you?' or 'what's going on?'.

Unfortuately a lot of our slang is derogatory or racist in origin :/ So I'll leave those out.		2010-07-11 23:59:00

Author:
BabyDoll1970
Posts: 1567

I like the Aussie term 'heaps'... "thanks heaps!" or "Do you want another scoop of mashed potato?", "No, that's heaps, thanks!" (interchangeable with the word 'tons&apos. Or you can say "that's heaps good" meaning "that's really good".

We also have the habit of starting our conversational sentences with "yeah.. nah... " (which really means yes..no, so makes no sense whatsoever), and our footy players specialise in that during interviews.

When we see friends we'll say "how you going?" or, as some pronounce it ayagaaaahn? Which a lot of people on LBP don't understand when they hear it.. lol. It means 'how are you?' or 'what's going on?'.

Unfortuately a lot of our slang is derogatory or racist in origin :/ So I'll leave those out.

I know a great Aussie joke:

How do you know when a plane full of Brits lands at the airport?

Even when the plane turns it's engines off you can still hear whining!		2010-07-12 00:41:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

@A_Morton - Indeed... lol. But no offense to all my lovely British friends I think Aussies are as well known for their bloody-minded apathy as the "Poms" are for their whingeing

i thought of a few more slang phrases -

"Have a go!", or more commonly among the mullet-adorned local pub crowd " 'Ave a go, ya mug!" It's an invitation to take a swing at you, or a declaration that you're willing to take them on if they want to try you on for size (fight).
"Ya mongrel!' derogatory term that likens someone to a mongrel dog. Not complimentary.
"Ya drongo!" = you idiot or simple minded fellow
"I'll 'ave a crack" = I'll have a go/take a shot at it
"Fair go!" = Oh, come on, that's not fair!
"A kick up the clacker" = a kick up the bum
"As dry as a dead dingo's donger" = very dry, or very thirsty
"A face like a dropped pie" = someone who's not pretty
"Mate!" = used as a term for friend or a familiar greeting, to make a greeting less formal AND is also used as an expletive in good and bad situations. Versatile little word.		2010-07-12 02:18:00

Author:
BabyDoll1970
Posts: 1567

We also have the habit of starting our conversational sentences with "yeah.. nah... " (which really means yes..no, so makes no sense whatsoever),...

I don't think that's specific to Australia. That happens a lot in the UK too. I always interpreted it as one of:-


I feel as if I need to respond promptly, but I haven't worked out what I'm gonna say yet. I need the time it takes to say "yeah... nah..." to decide.
You asked a question which I wasn't listening to and/or didn't understand, so I'll say both "yes" and "no" in the hope that one must be the correct answer, followed by some random drivel to cover up the fact I wasn't listening and/or didn't understand.




...and our footy players specialise in that during interviews.

I rest my case. 		2010-07-12 02:42:00

Author:
Aya042
Posts: 2870

i can only think of 1

"alright there luv (love)"

means are you ok but only to girls kinda flirty

(yea im from dublin)		2010-07-12 02:53:00

Author:
buddy_hamster123
Posts: 376

If we don't hear something correctly or don't understand what we just heard we say, "Please?" or sometimes, "Sorry?"2010-07-12 02:53:00

Author:
TheCountessZ
Posts: 537

chaurin' - overpowering or throwing (as in a party) as in "i'm chaurin' down the class!" or "kasey's chaurin' a par-tay!!"

i hate it when people talk with texts like lol and ttyl and btw....blah blah blah! all of my friends do it and its soooooooooooooooo annoying!		2010-07-12 13:40:00

Author:
lightningbug1
Posts: 515

bure=sexy girl

gatin=drinking

feek/flaa=intercourse lol

feek=also means good lucking boy

stoory keed=how are you

chuptaa=wat you up to

theres so much more

im from cork, ireland		2010-09-26 21:51:00

Author:
Unknown User

Here, noone speaks proper english, everything is slang.

This is just a small fraction of our local slang:


Algerine or Algereen - a person from Algiers, New Orleans (Still common in Algiers, but now less common in other sections of the city except with older speakers)
alligator pear - Mirliton or Chayote Squash
All right - A greeting. The appropriate response is "All right!" or another greeting.
Backatown - from "back of town", the section of the city of New Orleans located away from the River (formerly known as the "front of town" now rare), roughly from Claiborne Avenue to the Lake. (In the early 20th century, this often included anything back from Rampart Street.)
banquette - the sidewalk
bay - A term of endearment, such as "Where yat bay." Shortened form of baby. Also used as babe or baby, but with a longer vowel sound Such as "baabe or baaaby". Sometimes "my baby" is heard, but it is said as "mah baaaby".
Beebla A lazy way of saying "be able to".
beignet - (IPA: [ˈbɛnjej]) a type of French doughnut, it is fried and has a lot in common with the sopapilla. Typically served with coffee or caf?-au-lait, they can be found at Caf? du Monde and other caf?s throughout the city.
brake tag - an inspection sticker on your car
bobo - a wound or bruise
boo - A term of endearment, said to be derived from "beaux". Familiar to New Orleanians for generations, in recent years it has spread to some other parts of the States, and particularly from White communities to African-American communities
brah - a yat-ized version of 'bro,' short for 'brother.' A term of familiarity used in greetings and exclamations principally among men. e.g.: "Brah, I done tol ya dat already," or "Doo, brah!" (a term of exclamation used to precede emphasis regarding a particular point of discussion and/or agreement?the 'Doo..' represents 'dude,' the 'd' being dropped at the end). It is also used to precede inquiries both familiar and foreign. e.g.: "Say brah, you coul lend me a dollah?"
by [location] - to be at or in someplace; a replacement for "at" or "to" when referring to a destination or location.
cap - "sir"; a form of address between men who are usually unacquainted; from "captain"
Chalmatian - someone from Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish; usually used humorously.
charmer - a female Yat
chief - a term of address used among men, indicating some respect
cold drink - any soft drink
Come see - "Come here"
Crab fat yellow - Something of a dark yellow color.
Crack the glass - To lower the window of an automobile.
Creole - this has come to be less of a specifically ethnic or linguistic term, but now is more of a general term applied to an item of New Orleans culture or cooking, such as creole tomatoes or creole seasoning
dawlin - a term used by women as a form of address, or by men towards women. Differs from the Deep South 'dahlin' in that the vowel is very rounded.
doubloon - a coin thrown out by Mardi Gras krewes
down da road - typically used in St. Bernard Parish, the term is used as travel direction for someone traveling to lower St. Bernard Parish on St. Bernard Highway (Louisiana Highway 46); this is also a popular slang for residents of Plaquemines Parish when traveling south on Louisiana Highway 23 or as a location "down da road" (the "down" and related "up" are in relation to the natural flow of the nearby Mississippi River; up meaning against the flow while down meaning with the flow)
dressed - to have condiments on a Po-boy, burger, or any other sandwich; typically lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise, and sometimes pickles
esplanade - (IPA: [ˈɛsplənejd]) a walkway; also, the name of a major avenue (Esplanade Avenue); also a type of men's undershirt (now little used by younger generations)
faubourg - (IPA: [ˈfabɔʷɡ]) a suburb or neighborhood, used in context of a particular area such as Faubourg Bouligny (This is no longer used as a common noun, but refers to neighborhoods, such as the Faubourg Marigny)
flying horses - a merry-go-round, Carousel horses, or specifically the merry-go-round in City Park New Orleans
fa shaw or f'sure- for sure, a statement of agreement
fa true or f'true- for true, a statement of truth
fa - used instead of the prepositions at or by when referring to time, an r-less form of the word "for," such as, "Bra, I gotta be dea fa six."
Frontatown - the section of New Orleans from Claiborne Avenue to the river (rare with recent generations)
ginny woman -what you call any neighborhood man who gossips and gets involved in women's business
go cup or ice berg - a paper or plastic cup for consuming alcohol, soft drinks, or other beverages on the go, usually in public
gout - French for "taste", usually in the context of coffee
grip - a small overnight bag, schoolbag, or suitcase
gris-gris - a Voodoo spell, either malicious or for protection (now rare other than in tourism pamphlets and some people who actually practice certain types of voodoo)
heart - identical in meaning and usage to dawlin', and also pronounced with a severely rounded vowel
hickey - a knot or bump on one's head
house coat 'n' curlas - many middle to lower class yat women wear a robe and have their hair in curlers while out shopping, especially for groceries
huck-a-bucks or huckle-bucks or cold cups - Frozen Kool-Aid in a Dixie cup
indicator - a turning signal on a car, also called a 'blinker'
inkpen - a ball-point or any type of pen
I heard dat - agreement or affirmation, see yeah, you right
K&B Purple - the distinctive shade of purple used by the defunct New Orleans-based drug store, K&B (Katz & Besthoff)
lagniappe - (IPA: [ˈl?nj?p]) a little something extra
make dodo - sleep, or go to sleep; from the Cajun French "fais do do", also heard as, "Go make dodo" or "Go dodo." Usually a phrase used only with children.
make the block - to go around the block
make groceries or makin' groceries - to go grocery shopping; this phrase probably originated from the French expression for grocery shopping, "faire le march?"
Mardi Gras - a city wide pre-Lenten celebration, literally "Fat Tuesday"
marraine - (IPA: [məˈr?n]) one's godmother (see also "nannain")
maw-maw - one's grandmother
mirliton - a chayote (see also "alligator pear")
mosquito hawk - a dragonfly
muffuletta - (IPA: [mʊfəˈlaɾə]) a famous Italian New Orleans sandwich, invented at Central Grocery consisting of Italian meats, cheese and dressed with and a marinade of olive salad. It is traditionally served cold.
nannain - (IPA: [nəˈn?̃]) one's godmother, same a marraine (see also "marraine")
neutral ground - a street median
naturally nawlins - a phrase coined by WWL-TV personality Frank Davis (a king of the Yats). It means a word, an experience, or something that represents a concept that is uniquely from the New Orleans culture, which embodies the concept of joie de vivre (the joy of life). For instance, having friends and family over on Easter Sunday to suck heads and squeeze tails while drinking Dixie Beer is "naturally Nawlins".[citation needed]
over by [location] - to be at or in someplace; a replacement for "at" or "to" when referring to a destination or location, as in "run me over by the store" or "I'm going over by my momma and thems house"
parain - (IPA: [paˈr?ː]) one's Godfather
parish - a state administrative district equivalent to a County (United States) in the rest of the United States; da parish usually refers specifically to St. Bernard Parish. Formerly in Uptown, "da parish" referred to Jefferson Parish.
parlor - the living room
parraine or parran - (IPA: [pəˈr?n]) one's godfather (see also "parain")
pass a mop or pass a broom - another term for mopping or sweeping the floor
passion mark - a hickey
paw-paw - one's grandfather
po-boy - (IPA: [ˈpɔʷbɔj], [ˈpoʷbɔj]) a New Orleans submarine sandwich, made on French bread in many varieties; some of the most popular are hot roast beef with gravy, fried shrimp, and fried oyster
praline - (IPA: [ˈprɔʷlin], [ˈpralin], never [ˈprejlin]) a New Orleans confection made with pecans, sugar syrup, and cream
regular coffee - coffee with sugar and milk; not black coffee
Schwegmann's bag or Schwegmann bag - a unit of measurement; refers to the large brown paper bags in which defunct local New Orleans grocery chain Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets packed groceries
shoot d'shoot- A slide at a playground
silver dime - A dime
snowball or sno-ball - a frozen treat similar to a sno-cone, but made of very finely shaved ice, not crushed ice. A snowball stand will have 30 or more flavors, not counting 'cream' flavors (contains evaporated or condensed milk mixed in). A stuffed snow ball contains ice cream in the center.
to pass a good time - to have a good time or to have fun.
to pass by - to stop and visit someplace, such as a person's house
shotgun house - a common style of long and narrow residential architecture with all rooms in a row.
to stay - to live, to reside. "Where ya stay?" is a common expression meaning "Where do you live/reside?".
suck the head, squeeze the tail - a phrase that describes the local technique for eating crawfish
throw cup - reusable plastic cup such as those as thrown from Carnival floats. See "go cup" above.
throw me somethin', mista! or tro me somethin', mista! - the traditional phrase yelled out to passing floats during Mardi Gras
went run - having gone for a run or jog; ex: "I went run this morning."
Where y'at? - the traditional New Orleans greeting; equivalent to "what's up?" or "how are you?" The only appropriate response unless something is wrong is "All right." or "aright"
Up da road - typically used in St. Bernard Parish, the term is used as travel direction for someone traveling to upper St. Bernard Parish on St. Bernard Highway (US Highway 46); also used in Plaquemines Parish when traveling north on Louisiana Highway 23 or referring to the northern end of Plaquemines Parish
Violation - humorous or sarcastic term for someone from Violet, Louisiana just past Chalmette in St.Bernard Parish.
Who dat?- Who is that? Also more recently general chant or exclamation of enthusiasm for the New Orleans Saints football team.
Wutsapnin or 's'happenin' - another New Orleans greeting derived from "What is happening?"
y'all - second person plural, one of the few common linguistic traits shared with the rest of the US Deep South
ya'mom'n'em - "your mom and them" meaning your family
yeah, you right - New Orleans equivalent to "yes, I see your point;" often used as a more emphatic way of showing agreement

The taking away of letters/changing of certain parts of words mentioned in the posts above this one:
Throw= Tro
Three= Tree
Car=Kar
That=Dat
These=Dees
etc,etc,etc,

Are of Cajun origin. So yes, Canada, more specifically the Acadia area,and Louisiana. People in states near the northeast U.S.A or around Louisiana hear it from Cajuns.		2010-09-26 23:23:00

Author:
Bremnen
Posts: 1800

Biznatch - A snowboard term for someone who cuts you off.
"Watch where you're going, biznatch!"		2010-09-27 01:22:00

Author:
Voodeedoo
Posts: 724

Biznatch - A snowboard term for someone who cuts you off.
"Watch where you're going, biznatch!"

Im pretty sure it means something else if you take off the z, n and a		2010-09-27 01:25:00

Author:
Unknown User

in York we say " lets nash" as slang to say lets get a move on if we are going somewhere2010-09-28 15:12:00

Author:
geddez12
Posts: 338

Where I come from, Roof is pronounced r-oo-f. Not "r-u-f".

I am unsure if this is particularily relivent to this thread, but I don't speak any local slang... soo....

That is all.		2010-09-28 15:20:00

Author:
Fishrock123
Posts: 1578

Penis! it means hello/goodmorning...I am being serious...

I'll edit this if people take offense.		2010-09-28 21:28:00

Author:
Unknown User

Penis!

... o_0

Penis to you too.		2010-09-28 21:57:00

Author:
Keanster96
Posts: 1436

brayed: beaten up2010-09-28 22:03:00

Author:
flamingemu
Posts: 1872

... o_0

Penis to you too.

I know it's weird, but it stems from a local radio station. You can probably guess what goodbye is...		2010-09-28 22:15:00

Author:
Unknown User

Oh jes... don't get me started on my slang. I'm from the north of ireland you literally can't understand anyone. Ok here's a sentence if you can guess what it means i will ... love you...?

"How's she keeping sham? Ye gan in tay toon the day, that owl fogy was a pure bercy the other day sir wern't she?

That's how everyone talks around my area LOL		2010-09-28 22:48:00

Author:
onaga666
Posts: 293

Oh jes... don't get me started on my slang. I'm from the north of ireland you literally can't understand anyone. Ok here's a sentence if you can guess what it means i will ... love you...?

"How's she keeping sham? Ye gan in tay toon the day, that owl fogy was a pure bercy the other day sir wern't she?

That's how everyone talks around my area LOL
How is she mate? You going into town today? That lady was great the other day weren't she?		2010-09-28 22:52:00

Author:
lifeiscrapislife
Posts: 396

You can probably guess what goodbye is...

Va- *banhammered*		2010-09-28 23:17:00

Author:
Doopz
Posts: 5592

Va- *banhammered*

I highly doubt its Va- *banhammered*. Silly doopz 		2010-09-29 00:02:00

Author:
Testudini
Posts: 3262

The slang where I live is more of an accent type thing, but there is some stuff that isn't-
Legit- Cool (As in, "Whoa, man, that's legit!)
Like- Describes that the following word applies to the previous object. (It's like used, like, as ever other, like, word. Lately, this has become less prevalent.)
P.J.s- Bedclothes
Take a dump- the act of defecation (not used much anymore)
Chicken- a coward
Fart- flatulence
Dag nabbit- means darn
Jock- an athletic person
Prep- a "prepy" person; they where the school colors a lot.
Duh- Follows a statement; means it was obvious. (LBP is awsome! - Duh!)
Burned- insulted (cleverly)
told- proven incorrect
shut down- difficult to explain; it means you were "negatively told to stop talking or complaining or something.
what not- a random stand it noun. (I need to go make a level and what not.)
What Now!?- means "Haha, I proved you were wrong and I wasn't".)
Your Mom!- A counter-argument for those without wit.
Sleepy Head- Totally awesome song! A tired person. (But it is an awesome song!)
In hot water- in trouble

LBP- LittleBig Planet (As in LBP is the greates game EVER MADE!)

I may think of some others later, because these aren't that funny.		2010-09-29 01:25:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

The slang where I live is more of an accent type thing, but there is some stuff that isn't-
Legit- Cool (As in, "Whoa, man, that's legit!)
Like- Describes that the following word applies to the previous object. (It's like used, like, as ever other, like, word. Lately, this has become less prevalent.)
P.J.s- Bedclothes
Take a dump- the act of defecation (not used much anymore)
Chicken- a coward
Fart- flatulence
Dag nabbit- means darn
Jock- an athletic person
Prep- a "prepy" person; they where the school colors a lot.
Duh- Follows a statement; means it was obvious. (LBP is awsome! - Duh!)

There are way more, but they all relate to inappropriate things.
I may think of some others later.

Thats not local slang, thats general slang >_>		2010-09-29 01:32:00

Author:
Bremnen
Posts: 1800

I'm in Oklahoma, are you sure ya'll wanna hear ma slang? It aint too bad!

Actually no one I know of talks like that, lol. It's funny because people stereotype Oklahoma as a giant grassy state with trailer parks, rednecks, and tornadoes everywhere! That's only half true... 		2010-09-29 01:39:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

I guess where I live doesn't have any slang.2010-09-29 02:13:00

Author:
Stoicrow
Posts: 276

Hype the crowd! 2010-09-29 02:20:00

Author:
piggabling
Posts: 2979

boss-awesome
beast-^
i dunno if this is slang but Schist was popular for a while
schist- it replaces the 's' word
"schist" is actually a state of rocks but it sounds like the s word
not much other slang here
man, az is boring...		2010-09-29 03:53:00

Author:
dronti_ti
Posts: 85

i dunno if this is slang but Schist was popular for a while
schist- it replaces the 's' word
"schist" is actually a state of rocks but it sounds like the s word



LOL, where I come from, that means...well.. this isn't the place to say 		2010-09-29 03:57:00

Author:
Bremnen
Posts: 1800

How is she mate? You going into town today? That lady was great the other day weren't she?

Wow, nearly although an owl fogy is an old man... and a bercy is a farmer LOL		2010-09-29 16:36:00

Author:
onaga666
Posts: 293

What ho! Great thread idea. I, being British, have an odd plenitude of slang that I partake in!

I'll put the ones that are generally used by people I know first...

That's the ticket!/That's the biscuit! - That's the one!
Seen - Nice.
Dank - Good-looking and well-proportioned.
Blud - Friend whom I consider close enough to call part of my family.
Allow - Good heavens, I sure do wish the following object were not to exist! (Eg., Allow homework, blud)
Bare - An excessive amount of something. (Eg., Allow bare homework, blud)
Bumting - A dank person of the female gender (Eg., I seen you wiv dat dank bumting blud, dat is seen.)
Omnomnomnomnom - Used to express delight in the food one is eating OR to suggest that you are going to eat something (Eg., "I just bought bare crisps from dat dank bumting at da shop?" "Allow dat, blud, were it da older bumting or da younger one, cuz if it was, seeeeeen." "Yes, that's the ticket! Omnomnomnomnom.")

The ones that are awful are people I am forced to go to school with. The first and last ones are people I hang out with

NOW, for my slang. If I come across a nice slang phrase I tend to use it:

Verily - That is the case.
Cream crackered - Tired (from Cockney Rhyming Slang for Knackered)
Jammy - Lucky
Jammy Dodger - A lucky person
Foodgasm - A portmanteau that means extreme enjoyment in what one is eating (Eg. "I bought some Jammy Dodgers!" "You jammy dodger." "Verily! Let's eat some...[eats]...Omnomnomnomnom foodgasm!"

There are more but they escape me. Though I do like to play "Cockney Rhyming Slang Improv.", essentially, for every noun or verb that seems appropriate, randomly making up a cockney rhyming slang for it.

For example:

I should post this reply soon, I'm about to go to dinner and fill myself up before bed, because I am really tired.

I should better than this reply soon, I'm about to light to Michael and fill myself up before tool, cuz I is cream crackered, allow dat! Omnomnomnomnom. Verily.

(If you can work out what I was rhyming with, you're a God(ess) amount (wo)men.)		2010-09-29 20:42:00

Author:
dawesbr
Posts: 3280

Naw, we don't have any slang 'round here. Hey, look at that perty lady! Ain't she so perrrttyy?2010-09-30 03:20:00

Author:
Testudini
Posts: 3262

We have quite a few slang words, but they aren't known by everyone in Australia.

How ya doin'?: How are you?
totes: totally
saa indie: individual

2010-10-02 11:12:00

Author:
Ainsl3y_xo
Posts: 478

Do you have some words in your are that other people would not understand if you said it to them?

Around where I live there are a few terms that some of you would have no clue what I was talking about, for example:

Safe

'Safe' is a word that gets a lot of usage in my area. It can have many different meanings but is primarily used as a greeting.

"Safe Joe! Hows it going?"

It can also be used to replace the word 'good.'

"Hey man, I got LBP2 5 months early!'
'Safe!'

You could combine these to great effect!

"Safe man, I just won ?3000!'
"Safe! Buy me a car!'"
We use safe down in Essex too, though I haven't heard anyone say it for a while. 		2010-10-02 14:15:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454

I'm from Brooklyn. The whole world tries to copy our slang and fails miserably.2010-10-02 15:01:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

In San Diego, we talk REALLY fast, and use a lot of cuss words. xD

Up/Down the Hill- heading east/west
Cajones- the people of El Cajon
Crackin'- smoking weed
Headin' Downtown- going to Downtown; clubbing
Over the Border- heading to Tijuana
Chulajuana- nickname for Chula Vista
Soak Ghetto- aka Soak City waterpark
The Strand- the long stretch of sand connecting Coronado to Imperial Beach
Duuude- a formal greeting; an excited reaction
Southeast- "gang central" in SD
Pot Spot- where people go crackin'
Manila Mesa- nickname for Mira Mesa

Other than that, we speak perfect English.		2010-10-02 15:48:00

Author:
Outlaw-Jack
Posts: 5757

in north london we have:

Slump to slump someone is to punch them "hes annoying me, im gonna slump him"
one-bang when you knock someone out with one punch "i gave him the one bang"
skeen as in oh i see "oh skeen!" (oh right i see/ i geddit)
swear down? (question) are you being serious?
i swear down! for example i swear on my life
murk to destroy/ defeat/ kill "arsenal murked chelsea 5-0" / "on C.O.D i murk everyone"
cool (greeting) as in hello
what you saying? (greeting) as in how are you "cool man, what you saying?"
on lock/on smash under complete control / to perfect something "jim isnt coming out tonight cos his mum said do homework""ah man shes got him on lock" / "jim is sick at football, hes got his free kicks on lock"

also i thought maybe id explain how to do cockney rhyming slang:

first off you think of a word you want to replace with ryhming slang e.g phone. then you think of a word that rhymes with it, in this case bone. then to complete your phrase you think of a word that goes along with your second word, in this case dog and bone. therefore our phrase is now dog and bone = phone. more examples are
apples and pears= stairs (go up the apples)
rosy lea = tea (cup of rosy)
if you want to speak it properly then you must remember to leave out the second word e.g "the dog and bone is ringing" is incorrect but "the dog is ringing" is.		2010-10-04 00:32:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

We have quite a few slang words, but they aren't known by everyone in Australia.

How ya doin'?: How are you?


Hmmm... Lol that isn't really slang.. kinda common english used in most English speaking countries

But, saa indie??
Wow... never heard that before. Its really interesting how much the english language can vary from country to district for example In my country, a few miles up the road could have a Completely different slang and dialect than me.

Pretty cool when you think about it 		2010-10-04 22:26:00

Author:
onaga666
Posts: 293

also i thought maybe id explain how to do cockney rhyming slang:

first off you think of a word you want to replace with ryhming slang e.g phone. then you think of a word that rhymes with it, in this case bone. then to complete your phrase you think of a word that goes along with your second word, in this case dog and bone. therefore our phrase is now dog and bone = phone. more examples are
apples and pears= stairs (go up the apples)
rosy lea = tea (cup of rosy)
if you want to speak it properly then you must remember to leave out the second word e.g "the dog and bone is ringing" is incorrect but "the dog is ringing" is.

*Twitch..* Lol cockney speak sounds very complicated		2010-10-04 22:27:00

Author:
onaga666
Posts: 293

well i live in oklahoma and ain't and yall is used quite often but im pretty sure "yall" know what that means2010-11-15 16:36:00

Author:
aceofthorns
Posts: 288

Well, where i live, we use the word Thick alot.

Meaning intense or stressfull

"Dude, this movie is getting pretty thick!"
Me and some friends actually started using the word WOODLE alot, and people just started using it.
it means Awesome.		2010-11-15 20:10:00

Author:
Joshofsouls
Posts: 1569

At the local Boys' high school, (I don't go there) they have an odd dialect.

'Winning' is pronounced 'WEEEENNING!' and means losing.
However, the meaning of 'losing' hasn't changed.

If you say that you're winning, they'll say something like: 'BLEEURRRDEEEY DUURRM SUCKA YOU'RE WEEEEENNING!!!'

So, if you win, you lose.
And if you lose, you lose.

You cannot win.		2010-11-16 04:12:00

Author:
tomodon246
Posts: 624

--->You's.

Yes, you's. Made popular by those ever so charming Long island rifraf. As for a definition? We'll what do you's think?

It's used to address a single person or group (opposed to the south's yall) or to describe someone (you is) still confused? here's an example.(and yes I sometimes find myself speaking like this)

"Ay, you's seen Sherwin today?" "No , I that you's knew where he was?" *Jose and Matthew walk over* "Hey you's guys" "Ay! Bradley you's seen Sherwin""Nah, I was just tellin' this kid over here I havn't seen 'em" ....*and it continues like this for a good minute*		2010-11-16 15:32:00

Author:
Bradlee
Posts: 96

you's
grr how i hate that one, "oi yous lot!!" i dont get where it comes from??		2010-11-17 12:07:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

I live in a city, 'Aalst' or 'Alost'. Pretty much everything is slang, but its Flemish (Dutch Belgium).2010-11-17 12:38:00

Author:
Kirpy
Posts: 117

were i live we say 'bad' as in good

i.e. that game is bad

can confuse alot of people lol		2010-11-17 13:14:00

Author:
howMUCHforBOUNTY
Posts: 623

ok, Where i live, there is quite a bit of slang. Someone probably already posted some of these... i didn't want to look at all of them, and end up forgetting what i had in mind.

Beast-awesome, cool
Hard- yet again, awesome, or cool
Hype- ready to fight, or getting angry, stuff like that.
there is more, but most of it is dumb. this stuff here is pretty dumb too. and it is WAY overused where i live...		2010-11-17 22:36:00

Author:
flamesterart
Posts: 585

yes... people also used "beast" to where the piont it got anoying at my school...
the worst part is that they don't even use the proper gramar for slang (lol-wut?)
i.e. it's not beasty it's Beastly!
oh, also people say "frak" as in replacing naughty words... but sometimes it sounds like the word their trying to replace...
oh and awesome-sauce... just means awsome, lol		2010-11-17 23:30:00

Author:
iinov8
Posts: 131

I have dozens... but they're so embedded in my vocabulary that I forget they're slang. Here are a few examples I can think of:

Sick, wicked, sweet, ballin', beast, cool, and intense all mean awesome.

Rich or gold when describing a joke means funny.

Getting pantsed is when a girl gets a detention for wearing too short of a skirt and must wear pants for the rest of the year.

Nodding your head is more common than waving, fist pumps are more common than hi-fives, and the most common phrases are hey, sup, hi, or yo.		2010-11-17 23:44:00

Author:
Incinerator22
Posts: 3251

I realize that wear I live, I hear, basically no slang...this place is boring.2010-11-18 00:02:00

Author:
warlord_evil
Posts: 4193

Theres London Grime slang and Northern slang (My Catagory)
Northern slang can be quite offensive so I'll watch what I put

aggro - short for aggravation or violence
**** - an unworthy person.
bimbo - a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence.
bird - woman/girl/girlfriend
bloke - man
brill - short for 'brilliant'.
bunk-off - to be absent without permission
Class - basically means good
done over - beaten up
fit - sexually attractive.

....Can't be arsed to write anymore		2010-11-18 01:15:00

Author:
MrFunctionality
Posts: 637

One that confuses people not from my area is "sick". It basically means good, awesome, etc. I live in Santa Cruz, California, so skateboarding almost started here, so we get a lot of "dude" around here.2010-11-18 01:27:00

Author:
booXely
Posts: 654

My local slang is,

Oh SH**! - Oh SH**!
Shawty - I have no idea

I don't actually say the first one.
In my house I do say Brit

Brit - British person.		2010-11-18 03:37:00

Author:
The-Questor
Posts: 1328

Ber - Ironically used word meaning very adopted from local chavs
Chavs - Lower class young scumbags who wear sports clothes and abuse everyone else. Noted for tendency to spit, swear and a lack of future job prospects.

That's all for today children.		2010-11-19 17:25:00

Author:
chimpskylark
Posts: 335

Bubbler= Drinking fountain./ Wicked= extremely./ Stuffy or Stuffed Quahog = Large clamshell stuffed with clam stuffing.
Coffee Milk= Milk mixed with a coffee flavored syrup. (not really slang but exclusive to New England)

I was wicked thirsty after I ate that Stuffy so I had to go to the bubbler for a drink but it was broken so I made some Coffee milk instead.		2010-11-20 03:47:00

Author:
KILLA_TODDZILLA
Posts: 653


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