Geographic slang
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mollyringleI've been in an actual good mood today. Could be because I'm feeling better. Or because the weather cooled down again. Or there could be other reasons. You know of what I speak. Yes, you know.
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"...it would be safe for you to have a wink now, master. Safe, if you lay close to me. I'd be dearly glad to see you have a sleep. I'd keep watch over you; and anyway, if you lay near, with my arm round you, no one could come pawing you without your Sam knowing it."
- Sam, LOTR, Book 4, Chapter 8 ("The Stairs of Cirith Ungol") (Or, LOTR 4:8, to put it in Biblical-style terms.)
Edit: That's actually just my favorite captured pic in the "Squee" category. In the "Cool!" category might be this one:
Morgul Vale, baby. My fandom glows an evil noisome green.
Anyway. I have another linguistic survey for you all. Give me some geographic slang, if you will. For example, a "California stop" is when a driver slows down and rolls through a stopsign without actually stopping. A "Tennessee waterfall," as mentioned last week, is a mullet. A "Dutch treat" means paying your own way; and there are so many on the Irish that I can't even think of one. Yes, this is going to be offensive to someone or other. But it's also funny as hell, and, uh, anyway this is all for science. Yeah. So share! Thank you.
Small sideline here to insert my favorite captured pic of the preview:
"...it would be safe for you to have a wink now, master. Safe, if you lay close to me. I'd be dearly glad to see you have a sleep. I'd keep watch over you; and anyway, if you lay near, with my arm round you, no one could come pawing you without your Sam knowing it."
- Sam, LOTR, Book 4, Chapter 8 ("The Stairs of Cirith Ungol") (Or, LOTR 4:8, to put it in Biblical-style terms.)
Edit: That's actually just my favorite captured pic in the "Squee" category. In the "Cool!" category might be this one:
Morgul Vale, baby. My fandom glows an evil noisome green.
Anyway. I have another linguistic survey for you all. Give me some geographic slang, if you will. For example, a "California stop" is when a driver slows down and rolls through a stopsign without actually stopping. A "Tennessee waterfall," as mentioned last week, is a mullet. A "Dutch treat" means paying your own way; and there are so many on the Irish that I can't even think of one. Yes, this is going to be offensive to someone or other. But it's also funny as hell, and, uh, anyway this is all for science. Yeah. So share! Thank you.
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Date: 2003-09-29 10:24 pm (UTC)Hoosier side:
* "Kentucky chrome" -- silver duct tape or paint.
From a friend in Illinois:
* "Tennessee Tupperware" -- Cool Whip containers, plastic containers from the deli section, etc.
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Date: 2003-09-29 10:31 pm (UTC)And...that's all I can think of. Huh.
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Date: 2003-09-30 08:22 am (UTC)French Letter--postcard
Kansas Driver--speeding male driver; this is used predominantly in the Kansas City area, St. Louis calls them Illinois drivers, Billings MT assumes they're Nodaks (North Dakotans) and Toledo calles them Detroit Drivers
The Trailer
Date: 2003-09-30 09:35 am (UTC)As for slang, how about a dope. A dope is a soft drink in East Tennessee. As in, ya wan a dope? And it's usually a Pepsi cause there's a Pepsi bottling plant just down the road.
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Date: 2003-09-30 11:13 am (UTC)I can't really think of any others that haven't already been mentioned.
Duct Tape
Date: 2003-09-30 11:17 am (UTC)We dont have the silver tape, but you get a brownish tape to seal boxes (when packing) which in our household is called McGiver tape.
SA slang
Date: 2003-09-30 11:34 am (UTC)Sneakers are called Tekkies (pronounced Tackies).
Flip-flop shoes are called Moses plakkies/sandals.
Shoes made from leather are called "Vellies" (Pron: fellees. Vel = Skin/hide)
Valies are strictly people who live north of the Vaal river (but anyonel living inland gets labelled as Valies) and are called that by people living in the coastal regions (we are being swamped by the Valies this summer!)
A Braai is a South African BBQ and happens in any weather at any time of day. A Bring-and-Braai means you bring your own meat (and sometimes drinks) along - the hosts will provide salads, etc...
Throw-away food ...bits of leaves, grass, etc. usually lying in or next to road, dropped by elephants while browsing.
Meal-on-wheels - tourists on an open vehicle in lion country. (Yeah, I know it is sick!!)
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Date: 2003-09-30 01:08 pm (UTC)Then, of course, anyone from the Upper Peninsula is automatically known as a "Yooper", at least to us from the Lower Peninsula ;-)
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Date: 2003-09-30 11:47 pm (UTC)Texas tea = oil.
Chinese fire drill = everybody jumps out of a car when it stops, runs around the car, and jumps back into a different seat. A genuine CFD includes swapping drivers. WHY it is called this, I have no idea.
Rocky Mountain oysters = pig's testicles (or sometimes lamb's testicles).
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Date: 2003-10-01 12:23 am (UTC)We have some slang terms that Alaskans know, but I don't think the rest of the world uses them. Whenever we say "the party is 'Fairbanks formal'" we mean flannel and jeans are acceptable. We have more slang obviously, but I can't think of any that are of a geographic nature.
Re: SA slang
Date: 2003-10-01 09:45 am (UTC)African time - if someone is late, or taking very long to do something, you say they function on African time.
Geo Slang
Date: 2003-10-01 01:37 pm (UTC)- "Prairie Oysters": cow testicles
- If something/someone is "like the Canadian Military" it usually means it/they are either nonexistant or really slow.
There are those, and if I think of any more I'll post them, but have any of you ever heard the saying, "If you don't like the weather in Halifax, wait 10 minutes"? Cause it's true!
-Ké.
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Date: 2003-10-02 05:44 pm (UTC)Climb UP toward CRACKS OF DOOM
*snort*
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Date: 2003-10-02 06:16 pm (UTC)While Chicago gangs were more notorious, KC had the Camisano family (I went to school with a couple of them), and the Pendergast Machine, which controlled the city with both sorts of typewriters. In Chi, the gangs operated extralagally. In KC, the gangs were the political machine and ran the city. They still do to a degree, including taking a cut of the casinos.
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Date: 2003-10-11 09:07 pm (UTC)"Mexicans": taking a page out of "South of the border" ideas with America and Mexico, Queenslanders may call the ppl of New South Wales or Victoria 'Mexicans', emphasising their position 'South of the border". Pretty much anyone from the North of Australia can use this to describe anyone who lives in the South of Australia.
"Reckon" - As in, to think, to reason, to have an idea. I mention this cause I met some fellow exchange students in Japan, they were American, and when I said something like, 'I reckon we should do this..." I got four confused faces.
That's all I can think of at the moment. But could the "California Hello" come possibly come from the Beverly Hillbillies? I remember seeing the movie, a driver on a freeway flips them the finger. Jed: "Jethro, What do you think that there man's pointing his finger at?" Jed: "Maybe that's the way they say Howdy in California". (Or something like that) Anyway, hope this helped, in some small way!
Re: Geo Slang
Date: 2003-10-11 09:09 pm (UTC)Re: Duct Tape
Date: 2003-10-30 05:49 am (UTC)Could you please tell me what "planck blood" could mean for a south african?
I can't get the meaning of a phrase... sounds to me you've got some "plank" blood.
Thx
Yann
Re: Duct Tape
Date: 2003-10-30 06:22 am (UTC)Re: Duct Tape
Date: 2003-10-30 08:54 am (UTC)No ways, China! what's with the SA speak?! Are you really argentinian...It sounds to me like you've got some "plank" blood ;p
But my english is not too good and the only meaning I know in slang for plank is "stupid", so
Please tell me there is another meaning! You may even lie to me if you have to! :)
Thx for answering,
Yann
Re: Duct Tape
Date: 2003-10-30 09:36 am (UTC)Re: Duct Tape
Date: 2003-10-31 12:49 am (UTC)Thx for answering,
Yann
Toorak Tractor
Date: 2003-12-11 08:03 pm (UTC)French Letter
Date: 2003-12-11 08:05 pm (UTC)condom.
US slang
Date: 2003-12-11 08:10 pm (UTC)phrase that I would use to describe the difference between US
English and International English:
"Hang with me, kiddo, and I'll get you into a high-zoot boogie that'll
blow your socks into next week".
OTOH, I grew up in the Valley (LA). Fer sure, fer sure.
Re: French Letter
Date: 2003-12-12 08:26 am (UTC)French letter--condom
French postcard--naked ladies.
i lost a few words. Sory