Macs and slang....

[Backtothemac]

Ok. Here is another Macs and... thread. Thanks for the insperation Jef. So this thread comes from that plus the conversation of "nutter" in another thred. So what I want here is sayings or slang that you have in your State or country. Eye, you should have quite a few. I should be able to get the Mrs. in on this one, as I know that Cajuns have plent o'sayings.

So, let them fly.

[eyelikeart]

ok...this is completely a southern thing...

When u are at someone's house & they offer u a softdrink, u will not be asked if u would like a soda or softdrink...

we always ask if u want a coke...

then if u say yes...we'll ask..."well we have coke, sprite, diet coke..."

don't ask...I don't know how it got started... ;)

[Backtothemac]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
ok...this is completely a southern thing...

When u are at someone's house & they offer u a softdrink, u will not be asked if u would like a soda or softdrink...

we always ask if u want a coke...

then if u say yes...we'll ask..."well we have coke, sprite, diet coke..."

don't ask...I don't know how it got started... ;)

OMG that is so true. I have always liked that one. We also tend to relate fighting to nature events. Example. "Boy you say one more word, and I am gonna be on you like a Duck on a June Bug."

[britboy]

You're all tossers, the lot of you :p

[Backtothemac]

Originally posted by britboy
You're all tossers, the lot of you :p

Ok. I am going British. I am going to have a fag ;)

by the way, what the hell is a tosser?

[britboy]

A tosser is one who spanks the monkey. :D

Typical for england: it's raining cats and dogs.

You're pissed.

To go on a pub crawl.

..... fellow brits? Help me a little please, i've never been good with sayings :)

[mischief]

Redneck Californians call them "Beenies" because hispanic gang members tend to use the Football team ones as identifiers.

As a Canadian I find this annoying for 2 reasons:

1. It's derogatory.

2. IT"S A TOOK DAMMIT!!!!:D

[Hemingray]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
ok...this is completely a southern thing...

When u are at someone's house & they offer u a softdrink, u will not be asked if u would like a soda or softdrink...

we always ask if u want a coke...

then if u say yes...we'll ask..."well we have coke, sprite, diet coke..."

don't ask...I don't know how it got started... ;)

Yeah, and in Canada and nothern states you hear "Want a pop?" I...DO NOT...like that word! Soda's okay. Soda pop's okay. But not pop! Just my own personal pet peeve. :)

Smegheads!! :D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by britboy
A tosser is one who spanks the monkey. :D

now there's one by itself for masturbation... :D


here's another...

"that b*tch gave me the red @ss..."

basically means I'm pretty pissed off... ;)

[mischief]

Ever notice you can tell where you are by what nonsense punctuation folks add to their sentences?


Suffixes:
Canadians: eh (pronounced "Ay" ); Californians: Y'know?; Dumbasses: Dude.

Prefixes:

Californians have several interesting ones: Omigod (swallow first and last vowel); So like..( pron: s'lyk).

I'm sure I'm missing a few (thousand) eh?

;)

[jefhatfield]

here are a couple

saying "porsh" for porsche

or "beemer" for bmw

being a boat, airplane, and car enthusiast, it makes me cringe when i hear these terms...i think these terms are the invention of the dumbest californians who think they are being hip

omigod, dude, check out that porsh:D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by mischief
Ever notice you can tell where you are by what nonsense punctuation folks add to their sentences?

u forgot to mention "ya'll" for "you all"...a New Orleans thing...he he he ;)

[eyelikeart]

TiBook for PowerBook G4...he he he :D

[Mr. Anderson]

prawly - probably

bal-mor - Baltimore pronounced by the natives

go *acrost* the street - hate this one and I want to correct people when they say it. Another MD saying.

These are more regional - anyone know that site where you can convert sentences into different psuedo-languages, my favorite was English to Jive, reminds me of that scene on Airplane....

[AlphaTech]

*****-faced, get bent, blitzed, preschnickied (not 100% on the spelling but means "drunk out of your ****** mind"). FUBAR, SNAFU (both apply to windows based computers), whacked...

I know there are more, but I have to deal with some peecee's right now... ugh

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by dukestreet
These are more regional - anyone know that site where you can convert sentences into different psuedo-languages, my favorite was English to Jive, reminds me of that scene on Airplane....

if only I could actually remember the dialog...ha ha ha!!! :D

another New Orleans favorite...

"Where Y'at?" = "Where are u?" ;)

[iGav]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
here are a couple

saying "porsh" for porsche

or "beemer" for bmw

being a boat, airplane, and car enthusiast, it makes me cringe when i hear these terms...i think these terms are the invention of the dumbest californians who think they are being hip

omigod, dude, check out that porsh:D

It's like wide boys calling Mercedes 'Mercs' that gets right on my tits.....

Fanny still makes me chuckle........

Pukka (top or good) also winds me up....... as does people that insist on saying gorg...... (gorgeous)

Frankie Vaughn (Porn.......) is a class one..... Pete Tong (wrong) isn't........

back door bandit for a homosexual male......

minger is also a good one....... (facially challenged lady) add ginger if she's a red head......

Bashing the bishop...... (having a wank)

There's so many......... not that they ever enter my vernacular though ....... :p

[britboy]

Originally posted by iGAV


It's like wide boys calling Mercedes 'Mercs' that gets right on my tits.....



Ok, now you're got me too. What's a 'wide boy'?

I know what a 'rude boy' is, but wide boy?

Pukka.... pukka tukka? :D

Yobs?

[iGav]

Originally posted by britboy



Ok, now you're got me too. What's a 'wide boy'?

I know what a 'rude boy' is, but wide boy?

Pukka.... pukka tukka? :D

Yobs?

You know.... 'Wide Boy' ....... think more of an 80's 'Rude Boy'.......

Pukka tukka....... heh heh you got it....... :D

The ones that bug me..... Avin' it large........ and It's bombing........ it's just 2 Pete Tong..... heh heh..... :p

[Moxiemike]

Us guys up here in Picksburgh, PA n'nat have our own www site about this slang stuff.

Yinz guys all gotsa check it aht at:

www.pittsburghese.com

[Backtothemac]

Ha, here is one about peole in the South.

No matter if it is a mile, or 400 miles, we measure everything in time.

How far is it to NOLA? 4 hours.

Atlanta? 2.5 hours etc.

[eyelikeart]

we don't have counties...

we have "parishes"

[mischief]

420
4:20 PM
and 04/20 (April 20th)

Are all hallowed festival days for stoners worldwide. At Humboldt and UCSC the whole campus stops for stoner style tea-time at 4:20 PM.

An explaination exists here:http://www.hightimes.com/aboutus/FAQFile/index.html

Though this is not the most comprehensive.;)

[Backtothemac]

Not really slang but funny.

when I was a bouncer, I would tell people that if they fought me....

"three things are going to happen. #1 your going to loose the fight. #2 your going to go to jail, and #3 your going via Tulane medical center.

It was funny.

Oh, another thing here. If you want tea, it is always brought to you sweet unless you request unsweet.

[eyelikeart]

so did u ever beat anyone down??? :D

[Backtothemac]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
so did u ever beat anyone down??? :D

Thank God only twice. Man there were some scarry moments though. I did get cut in my back once by a Guy while I was throwing his buddy out. The Cop that worked the corner of Bourbon and Orleans did not take to kindly to that. The good thing is that size can be a great fear factor with people. That, and they did not pay us because we could not fight.

:cool:

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Backtothemac
The good thing is that size can be a great fear factor with people.

it seems we are on opposite sides of the spectrum...sort of...

I'm only 5'5...don't weigh much...so I'm not the ideal candidate to put fear the hearts of many by simple appearance...

on the other hand...I barely get ********* with because of that same reason...

I'd have to say, though, that I am pretty strong for my size...most people are surprised in some situations anyway... ;)

[wsteineker]

Hey Eye and B2TM, how about this southern classic. If you've ever known a truly "southern" woman (we're talking debutante cotillion here), especially one who grew up southern baptist in a small town, then you've heard "bless its heart". You guys know what I'm talking about. It's like they can say the most horrible thing about someone and that phrase makes it ok. It's like "Have you seen the Smith's new baby? It's the ugliest child I've ever seen. Bless its heart." You guys dig?



P.S.-Sorry if that didn't make any sense. I'm really drunk and pretty stoned right now. :)

[Beej]

You might actually have to be Australian to understand the humorus pronunciation of some of these, but here goes...

Most Aussies don't pronounce our country 'Australia' they call it 'straya'...

I have a whole book full of Australian slang, it's called 'Strine' as in, 'Australian'.

The Aussie salute is the act of brushing a fly away with your hand :)

Chuck a u-ey (do a u-turn)

Flat out like a lizzard drinkin' (very busy)

This is a good one - in Australia to 'root' is to have sex :) If something is 'rooted' it's broken

Take a squizz (to look)

Throw a wobbly (to get very uspset)

Larrikin (a joker)

Mexican (someone from south of the Queensland border)

Mug (idiot) any Aussies remember that "light... RIGHT!" series of ads? "You're a mug mate... RIGHT!" Pisser... :)

Buckley's chance (no hope)

Ahem... dry as a dead dingo's donger (very dry) :)

And the famous one - G'Day! (Hello)

[britboy]

How could we leave out 'to open a can of worms'? Perhaps that should be modified into MR speak, as 'open up a can of whoop-ass' :D

Pukka! :p

[The Bender]

http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/profanis.htm

:D

I miss Viz. Back in uni I had an extensive collection that dated back to 1982. Foolishly gave them all away when I flitted the country.