What is Your regional Slang?

**Machias Banshee** · 06-27-2014, 11:13 PM

Okay, so there's a show on the History channel about slang and the origins. I love learning about slang and the origin of words... and it was fun to learn what things New Englanders say differently from other parts of the country. Some of the stuff I say I never really thought was all that exotic... *shrug*

The guy on the video is Joel. Joel is one of the locals with a strong New England accent. The store he talking about is not far from here..

I was chatting with a friend from Ohio and we started comparing some of the colloquial terms that we use. I was surprised how some were similar, and others were so completely different..

Here's some examples from down here...

Jeezum crow" is often used instead of "holy cow" or "oh my goodness.
Instead of using the miles traveled to a destination, New Englanders tend to use time to measure the distance. If someone asks how far Boston is from here, we'd say "About 45 minutes."
We use 'Wicked' for 'Very' or 'extremely'.
We'll transfer R's from words and plant them onto other ones, like, "Do you have an ideaR what is for suppah?"
If we have to make a U-turns, we'll "Bang a uey".
We drink frappes and tonic instead of milkshakes and soda.
Fluffernutters are pretty popular sandwiches - peanut butter and marshmallow fluff.
if you say what is 3:45, we'll say 'quarter of four', instead of 'quarter til four'.
We put our dungarees (not jeans) into a bureau instead of a dresser.
I will huck stuff at you when you're not expecting it. Like snowballs or crabapples....
Oh, and if you asked us how far something is, and we say it's "Down the road", it could be MILES away...
"I'm All Set" means "No thank you". I use this constantly...
And look out for Frost heaves when you drive in winter. The ground freezes up so bad it causes the road to buckle, creating huge bumps and potholes in the road.
We change tv channels with the 'clickah'.

So what is your unusual slang in your region? And Anyone is invited to join in. I've loved learning overseas slang... it's amazing what I've learned just from watching Top Gear on BBC..

06-27-2014, 11:13 PM	#1
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	What is Your regional Slang? Okay, so there's a show on the History channel about slang and the origins. I love learning about slang and the origin of words... and it was fun to learn what things New Englanders say differently from other parts of the country. Some of the stuff I say I never really thought was all that exotic... shrug The guy on the video is Joel. Joel is one of the locals with a strong New England accent. The store he talking about is not far from here.. I was chatting with a friend from Ohio and we started comparing some of the colloquial terms that we use. I was surprised how some were similar, and others were so completely different.. Here's some examples from down here... Jeezum crow" is often used instead of "holy cow" or "oh my goodness. Instead of using the miles traveled to a destination, New Englanders tend to use time to measure the distance. If someone asks how far Boston is from here, we'd say "About 45 minutes." We use 'Wicked' for 'Very' or 'extremely'. We'll transfer R's from words and plant them onto other ones, like, "Do you have an ideaR what is for suppah?" If we have to make a U-turns, we'll "Bang a uey". We drink frappes and tonic instead of milkshakes and soda. Fluffernutters are pretty popular sandwiches - peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. if you say what is 3:45, we'll say 'quarter of four', instead of 'quarter til four'. We put our dungarees (not jeans) into a bureau instead of a dresser. I will huck stuff at you when you're not expecting it. Like snowballs or crabapples.... Oh, and if you asked us how far something is, and we say it's "Down the road", it could be MILES away... "I'm All Set" means "No thank you". I use this constantly... And look out for Frost heaves when you drive in winter. The ground freezes up so bad it causes the road to buckle, creating huge bumps and potholes in the road. We change tv channels with the 'clickah'. So what is your unusual slang in your region? And Anyone is invited to join in. I've loved learning overseas slang... it's amazing what I've learned just from watching Top Gear on BBC..