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I was reading a post over on 'that other website' written by an English chap who was explaining that the "T" word, you know, that one that refers here to a woman's private area. It seems that the "T" word in most of the UK is simply kind of like the past tense of "twit."
Could get a person in serious trouble here if we said something like...He's obsessed with being a t..t!
And get this: "Hell" and "Damn" in the UK are not considered curse words but words one uses around children much like one might use "sugar".
That set me to thinking about some regional slang here in the U.S. During my dating days, we often went on a coke date--the drink, not that other stuff!! Wonder if in other parts they go on a 'pop" or a 'soda' date. Just doesn't have the same ring, does it?
And "youse guys".! Heaven save me from ever inviting "youse guys" over to my house. That reminds me of someone inviting a goose over.
I'm probably a fixin' to git myself in trouble here if I'm not careful. But I still like y'all, although I can live with "you guys" too. But not "youse". That one needs to die.
Here's one I hadn't heard before: "Mugging down." Evidently people in Ohio know this means some serious hugging and kissing as in "They were really mugging down on the couch--and then the kids walked in!!"
Here in Oklahoma we just call it "makin' out." The younger generation calls it "hookin' up". Ugh!!
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"I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special."
-Steel Magnolias
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Now, ask me about my conversation with a German coworker and how I explained what 'out of left field' meant!
Here are a few slang terms from Canada:
Washroom instead of restroom or bathroom
Zed instead of Zee (the last letter of the alphabet ;))
Tuque is a popular expression for a winter hat
My personal fave - double double is a coffee with 2 creams and 2 sugars.
And of course, the ever popular, "Eh"
Apparently, Virginians say "y'all" for singular and "all y'all" for plural when referring to people in the direct person. For example, "Y'all take care now. I mean it, all y'all." Personally, I always thought y'all was PLURAL!!!
And you jest ain't from the South if you don't use these expressions:
Sometimes we say "sodey pop" when we're talking about it in general, but when ordering, most people will say "I'll have a Mountain Dew" or "I'll have a Diet Coke." And when we order "tea," that's not hot tea, it's iced tea.
If we're in the process of doing something or going somewhere, we say "fixin' to," as in "I'm fixin' ta go to the store, want anything?"
We also say "over to," as in "I'm heading over to the library." I hear other regions say it differently.
"Where you at?" is everywhere. It's literally the first thing everyone says when they answer the phone around here.
Occassionally we'll say "down yonder," "sugar britches".." and everybody is "honey." My mom, a realtor, calls all her clients "honey." And almost everyone say's "ma'am" and "sir." Southern Hospitality.....love it!
And my favorite..."Well Bless Your Heart!" It can mean everything from real sympathy, to mocking, to a polite F-you!
do-hicky: a "whatchamacallit" thing you can't put a name to (as in "Honey, where's that do-hicky you use to unclog the toilet?")
shindig: a party or event we're not too excited about (as in "Nope, can't go, wife says we have to go to some shindig Saturday night.")
a falling out: old argument (as in "Jim & I had a falling out")
sorry: worthless (as in "You're sorry, lying sack of crap!"), and
reckon: suppose (as in "I reckon you're gonna want that back.")
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"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them."
-James Baldwin
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There's a whole lot more but it's time to hit the sack!
