I came across this on a website where I found some HTML code I needed for my personal website. This reminds me of the Movie about Minnesotans where it deplicts us as hillbilly trailor-trash. We in Minnesota DO NOT TALK LIKE THIS!!!!!
Most of these seem to be a play on words such as "Honest" being spelled without the "H" (which is obviously how it's pronounced anyways!) Another example is "BA-TREE" or "BA-TREES" that is techincally how "Battery" and "Batteries" is pronounced. Whats with the back-woods hillbilly spelling/lingo?! I don't know about Northern Minnesota (where this "Dictionary" is based on), but here in the Southeastern part of Minnesota WE DON'T TALK LIKE THIS!!!!-ABOWT or ABOOT : In the area or what something pertains to. Examples: "That deer was abowt 2 feet from me." or "The whole fight was aboot nothing."
-AGE : A suffix added to the end of a noun. Example: "Look at all dat muddage on your truck!"
AHHUNNERD: 10x10
Example: "The odds are ahhunnerd to one da Vikin's will win da Super Bowl."
AH-MIN-AH: I am going to. Example: "If I find out dat you been lying to me, ahmina ground you!"
-ALLA: A contraction for the words "All of the." Example:
"You can't expect me to take you shopping alla de time."
- AN' STUFF: The Minnesota version of "etc." Example: "We went deer hunting out at da lake and fishing an stuff."
AT-TALL: At all. Example:
"Dem new appliances just don't hold up at-tall like da old ones."
AVANAGE: To have the best position in a situation. Example: "Since I earn the money, I feel I have de avanage over my kids to tell them what ta do."
Bay-DAY-Duh or Pah-Day-duhs : A brown root vegetable with eyes. Example: "We're having meat and bay-day-duhs for supper." or "We got him a Mr. Pah-day-duh head ta play wit."
BAT-TREE or BAT-TREES: What the Energizer bunny runs on, as well as many other things. Example: "My car wouldn't start becuz da bat-tree is dead." Or "We need to get some more D-cell bat-trees for the flashlight."
BEG or BAHWGS (plural): A paper container.
Example: "Git da beg of groshrees out of my car."
BEDDER: The superlative of Good or an order. Examples: "This new TV is much bedder than dat old one." or "I think you'd bedder be nicer to him."
BIN: Been. Example: "It's sure bin a long cold winter, eh?"
B.O.: Bad working machinery. Example: "Had to take my truck to da garage cuz it's B.O."
BOAT-A-YUZ or DaBOAT-A-YUZ: Both of you.
Example: " I want daboat-a-yuz to say yur sorry." or "Boat-a-yuz need to get inside."
BORROW ME: To lend. Example: "Can ya borrow me twenty bucks till payday?"
BOSS: Transportation for a lot of people.
Example: "Due to yesterday's blizzard, the school boss was late." Plural is "bosses".
Example: "All da bosses are needin' new teers."
BOTT: A pair. Example: "I got bott of dem at de same time."
BOUGHTEN: To have purchased.
Example: "I didn't knit dis sweater, it was boughten."
BOYCE: Males Example: "I think you boyce need to go out and play in da yard."
BROKE-OFF: Broken off or broke. Example: "Da handle on da door broke-off."
BUBBLER : A waterfountain. Example: "I need a drink from da'bubbler."
BUDDER: Not Oleo. Example: "Take de budder out of de fridge so it's soft enough to spread on da bread when it's done."
BUNCH IT: An expression of giving up, disgusted or to quit.
Example: "Let's just bunch dis job."
BUY OFF OF: To purchase something from another person.
Example: "Can I buy off some cigarettes?"
CAISH: Money. (long "a") Example:
"We'd paid caish for it."
CALLUM: To contact via a telephone. Example: "Just callum up and tell him da information."
CENTREE : 100 years. Example: "That photograph was taken a centree ago."
CHANNAL IT: To change the television station. Example: "I'm sick of watching 'Sex in The City.' Go channal it to 'Man vs. Wild' or sumptin.
CHECKSIE: To go check up and see how something is. Example: "Go checksie the roast in the oven." Or, "I bet yer wife checksies where you really were."
CLOSE DA LIGHT: Turn off.
Example: "It's time to go to sleep so close da light right now!"
COME HERE ONCE: A request for someone to come to you. Example: "Inga, I need you to come here once and show me how to cook dis deer meat."
COME WITH: An invitation. (In Minnesota, it's seems to be OK to end a sentence with a preposition.) Example: "Ya wanna come with?"
COMING WHID: More of a question. Going along with us? Example: "I'm goin' to da mall. You comin' whid?
CRICK: A stream. Example: "I went fishing in da crick yesterday."
DAT, DHAT or DOT: A Form of "That." Example: "Dat looks pretty good to me."
DAT's HER: Job is over with.
Example: "Well, dat's her guys. Now let's get outa here."
DEM: Them. Example: "I went to da store and got dem brand new."
DERE: There. Example: "Well, dere's dis situation goin' on."
DERN-TOOTIN' : Right on! Super YES, For sure or Exactly!
Example: "Yer dern-tootin' we're goin' deer hunting this weekend." or "Did you see that?" ...."Dern-tootin'!"
DESE: These. Example: "Look look at all dese fish I caught."
DEY, DEY SAY: They say. Example: "Dey say he comes from a long line of sauna makers."
DIE-RECTLY: To go straight.
Example: "Look Die-rectly into dis camera and smile." or "You must go die-rectly down dat road."
DIESEL: (Not fuel.) This willExample: "Diesel be a good day for fishin'."
DIF-FERNT: What you really mean is that you don't like something so you say that it's different. Example: "Your hotdish is really dif-fernt from all the others here."
DINT: The past tense of did not. Example: "I dint think it was important to mention."
DISAPLINT: Firm training. Example: "If they were more disaplint when dey were kids dey would not be in trouble today."
DIS IS TRU: It's a fact.
Example: "Yeah, his truck gets 16 mpg, dis is tru."
DOH-ent: Don't. Some people make it two syllables when they want to emphasize not to do something.
DON'T YA KNOW THAT THEN? : Really not a question, but more of an exclamation of a fact, rumor or situation.
Example:
Ollie: "Did ya hear dat Tommy was fired from his job for drinkin'?"
Sven: "Well, he's always drunk. Don't ya know that then?"
DOUBLE-OUT: To work two shifts (in the mines) in a row.
Example: "Dear, don't expect me for supper. I'm gonna double-out because Fred called in sick."
DREEN: Where the water runs down or to let a liquid run out of a container. Example: "The dreen is plugged up again!" or "I need to dreen the oil out of the car again."
DREENED: Past tense of dreen. Example: "I dreened the swimming pool."
DULUT: The city of Duluth, MN. Example: "We're going to Dulut' dis weekend to visit my inners."
DUN: Contraction for "Don't".
Example" I dun think so."
DUN-CHYA-NO: Don't you know?
Example: "Well, don-chya-no, she's pregnant?
EASTA : Located sorta East. An example: "The fairgrounds are norda the golf course and easta the old ore pit."
EH?- It's the Minnesota version of an official period to their statement. And, that it's now your signal that it's your time to talk. (Not promising you won't get interrupted, however.) Some think it's a form of "right?" and asking for affirmation. It's not!
ELNSE: Else. Example: "So what elnse ya got fer me today?"
ENNAWAY: Anyway. Example:
"There's no use shoveling as long as it keeps snowing ennaway."
ET: Past and Present Tenses of Eat . Example: "Did you et yet?" or "I et every ting on my plate."
E-YELLOW: A Greeting. Example: "Well, E-yellow, how are you doing? I haven't seen yooz guys in ages."
FAR AS DAT GOES: A saying, for what purpose I have no idea. It just makes a statement longer than it needs to be. Example: "Last year, we had a lot of snow as far as dat goes." In some cases, it also indicates a gentle fear of making a commitment or being too specific? For example: "See ya at six as far as dat goes." Or, "As far as dat goes, we've been seeing each other reg-lar."
FER CUTE: Very cute.
Example: "That children's Chrismas pageant was fer cute."
FER SURE: For sure. Example:
"Ya, I got a pink slip fer sure."
FILLUM: What Kodak makes.
Example" I need to get some fillum for dis camera."
FORTY-JOO-LIE: 7-4-?? (Fourth of July) Example: "Dis lightnin' is making da sky light up like da forty-joo-lie fireworks."
FROSTS My (or Yer) BUTT: To really annoy. Examples: "It just frosts my butt when they're late." or "I bet it just frosts yer butt to have yer mudder-in-law visit?"
FROZE-UP: Frozen. Example:
"My car is all froze-up and won't start."
GET ON: To be hired. Example:
"I'm trying to get on at MinnTac."
GIVE IT HERE: Hand it to me.
Example: "I told you no cookies. Now give it here!"
GIVE A JINGLE: To promise to call or request a phone call. Examples: "I'll give ya a jingle as soon as dem parts come in." or "Give me a jingle when you have some time to talk."
GOATS: The insides. Example: "I just wanted to faint when I saw all da goats just fall out."
GOING WID: Coming along.
Example: "Are you going wid us to da wedding?"
GUD LUCK: Good Luck. Example:
"Hope you have some gud luck at bingo."
GONNA: Going to. Example:
"How many galoons of gas is it gonna take to fill up dis truck?"
GROW-SHREES: Groceries
Example: "We'd better go to da store and get some grow-shrees before da storm."
GUZINTA: A form of mathematics or entering. Example: "Well, according to dis calculator, two guzinta 4 two times." or "The robber guzinta the store not knowing da security camera was on."
HAFTA: Have to. Example:
"I hafta pay dem taxes."
HAWDAW: How to. Example:
"I huvda teech my wife hawdaw drive one of dees days."
HIBBEAN: Hibbing. Example:
"About 90 minutes north of Dulut' is Hibbean, Minnesota where Bob Dylan was born."
HIGHER: To raise something up.
Example: "Would you higher the seat on my bike?"
HOD: A contraction of How did?
Example: "Well, I'm so surprise. Hod ya know I was coming?"
Hawt Deesh : (Hot Dish) It's
a casserole where one isn't sure of the ingredients. But, they just know it's hot (temperature).
Example: "After da funeral, everyone brought a hawt deesh over to da house."
IDN'T IT: A contraction of isn't it. Example: "Idn't it mighty cold taday?"
IFA-GUYWAZTA: A hypothetical situation that
replaces "If you" or "If someone."
Example: "Ifa-guywazta fish without a
license, he could be in trouble.
INE (Pronounced "een"): A verb ending that indicates the action is still taking place. Example: "Ollie is busy park-ine da car."
INNA: In the or In a. Examples: "I just saw her go inna house." or "I'll be by inna hour to pick you up."
INNERS: The relatives you married into. Example: "We are inviting the inners over for da holidays."
INNERESTIN': Means you're skeptical or don't believe it but don't want to say that outright. Example: "Isn't it interestin' how he says he got his car stuck in the snow all night and that's why he dint come come?"
ISHKA or ISHDA: A form of disgust or filth. Something is icky. Examples: "Don't touch that. It fell on da floor and it is ishka!" or "The food was burnt and tasted like ishka!"
Ispoze : I suppose. Example: "Ispoze he'll be bringin' da dog along." or "Think we should tell him?"....."Ispoze."
J'EVER: A question. Example: "Well, I want to know if j'ever fell in love before me?"
JEET: Did you eat? Example: "Jeet before going to school?
YA JEW: This is the answer to Jeet. It is "Ya Did You?" Example: "Ya, jew too?"
JOBBIES: A small number of objects or items. Example: "Look at all dem jobbies it takes to put this darn thing together!"
KA-PUT: To come an end. Example: "The machine suddenly exploded and it just went ka-put and won't run now."
KA-RODGE: Where you park your car. Example: "I built a 3-stall ka-rodge so I would have room for my snowblower."
KIRL: Female. Example:"Dem kirls are the ones who voted against me."
KONTREE: The USA. Example: "We live in a great kontree where we are free an-stuff."
KOR-DEEN: A musical instrument. Example: "Da person who plays the kor-deen is the most important one in da polka band."
KREDICK: Responsibility or acknowledgement. Example: "I have to give him a lot of kredick for doing dat." or "He went and took all the kredick for it and I am the one who really thought of it."
LEAVE IT GO: Let it be or don't bother with it. Example: {Dishes are dirty} "I'm going to leave it go until after dis Viking's game."
LEKTRICK: A form of power said to have been discovered by Ben Franklin. Example: "Our lektrick bill is so high in the winter." or "Lektrick power lines are dangerous in high winds and storms."
MALK or MEELK: A calcium rich drink.
Example: "Ollie, go and warm some more malk for da baby."
MEMBER?: To try to stir up your memory. Example: "Do you member the time we had 10" of snowfall?"
MIN: The plural of man. Example: "The Marines are looking for a few good min."
MOTORSICKLE: A bicycle that is motorized. Example: "Tuff to drive yer motorsickle in da snow."
MUNCE: More than 30 days. Example: "It seems like winter is lasting for munce at a time."
NORT, NORTERN, Up Nort: North. Example: "We're going up Nort to see the family." or "Can you see the Nort Star?"
NORDA (Alternataive to Nort). It's "north of.." Example: "The camp is norda the church down the old loggin' trail."
NOTTER: Another. Example: "I want to get a notter set of tools."
NONEZ (Pronounced like "Known-az"): A negative group action. Example: "Nonez coming to the party." (i.e. No one is)
NUN: Noon. Example: "I'll meet you at nun."
OH: Zero! Example: "Take down this number. One-Six-Nine-Four-Oh!"
OH YA YA KNOW: I agree with your opinion. Example: "Well, oh ya ya know dat he's a rascal indeed."
OFER: An exclamation of surprise. Example: "Ofer da love of God!"
Or....
OH-FER-GEEZ: A mild expression of disgust or disappointment. Example: "Oh-fer-geez, would jew just put all dem jobbies back in dah beg?"
OH-GAY: To be in agreement.
Example: "It's no problem, oh-gay?"
ONNEST: Truthful. Example: "Well, onnest judge, I wasn't speeding."
PLONKA: A long board. Example: "I need to get a new plonka for da fence."
POP: A carbonated drink. "I put some pop in the freezer chest to keep cool."
PRETNEAR: To be pretty close in distance or situation.
Examples: "She pretnear drowned in da lake." or "This is pretnear da place I got my first kiss."
Q-PON: A savings. Example: "The Sunday paper has all da good Q-pons in it for clipping."
RAWLS: What trains run on. Example:" The train jumped it's rawls and there was a big accident."
RAYROAD : Transportation via trains.
Example: "I yousta work for da Great Nortern rayroad when I was young."
REEF: A Christmas Decoration.
Example: "Go and hang dis reef on the door for Christmas."
REG-LAR: Something that is frequent.
Example: "I'm seeing da doctor for my reg-lar checkup."
RUFF: Roof. Example: "A tree feel on my ruff."
SALLONDER: Piston driven device. Example: "I have a 6-sallonder engine in my car."
SELLAD: A Salad. Example:
I'd like your sellad and not da soup."
SEMATREE: Where people are buried.
Example: For Memorial Day we go to the sematree and put flowers on the soldiers' graves."
SEEN DAT: I saw that. Example: "I seen dat same snow blower on sale at Walmart."
SKEETERS or SKEETIES: Those bugs that bite ya at da lake. Example: "Be sure to put on da lowshun, or dem skeeters are sure to bite ya to bits."
SLURDGE : A whole lot of something.
Example: "There was a whole slurdge of people at KMart today." Or, "My brother bought a whole slurdge of minnows for fishing dis weekend."
SPACIAL : A sale or good deal. Example: "John Deere is having a spacial on snow blowers." or "At Lena's restaurant, her spacial of the day is venison stew."
SPENDY: Expensive
Example: "She has really
spendy taste." or "Dat new snow blower, Ollie, looks pretty spendy."
SQUEET: Let's Go Eat. Example: "Squeet. It's
lunch time."
STOOD-OVER: When you don't spend the night at your own home. Example: "We stood over there last night and watched their dogs while dey was gone."
SUMPTIN: Something. Example: "Smells like yer makin' sumptin good for supper."
TDREE: Three. Example: "You only get t(d)ree strikes in dis game buddy."
TEERS: Noun. Prononced like "tiers." The round thingies that make a car go. Example: "I need to buy some new snow teers for my car."
TH: This "Th" sound seems to replace the letter "D"in a lot of words. It's not this and that it's dis and dat. Or Dinking and not Thinking and stuff.
THAT THERE and THIS HERE : A prounoun with a specific direction or location to it. Example: "You need to pick up that there log." Or "Take this here bag of groceries into the house."
TIRDY: 10 x 3 Example: "I think it'll take tirdy years before we catch another fish dis big."
UD BE: Would Be
Example: Dis ud be a good day
fer fishin'. Or, It ud be fun to
skip work and go snowmobeelin'.
UFFDAH!: @($#&@#!&!!
It's the PG-rated version of what you'd really like to say but can't in front of the kids or whomever.
Example: You go out to you car and see a tire is flat and you exclaim, "Uffdah!"
Some say it doesn't mean anything x-rated. It's like swearing as in "Oh, Damn." Others say it's just a PG rated expression to indicated that you are overwhelmed by something and are well speechless.
USED-TUV-IT: Used to it.
Example: (A Friend has a new snowblower.) "I'm having a hard time figrin' out dis thing." Reply: "You'll geet used tuv it after a few times."
WHOLE-BIG-TINGADEM: A large filled-up container. Example: "We went berry pickin' and got a whole-big-tingadem."
WID: With. Example: "She's going wid friends."
YAH: Affirmative agreement.
Example: "Ah, Yah for sure."or simply a "Yah, Yah, Yah, Yah."
YAH SURE YOU BETCHA: A very positive response. Example, "Well, of course. Yah sure you betch I'll meet ya der."
YERGUYZIS: A plural possessive of two or more people, one including yourself. Example: "How was yerguyzis hunting trip?"
YET: To continue in the same activity or location.
Example: "Joe's out fishin' yet." or "My wife keeps
nagging me yet about last weekend."
YOU BETCHA: A confident affirmation. Example: "Are you going to the hockey game dis weekend?" Answser: "You betcha I sure am."
YOUSE: The plural of you. Prounouced like "yooz." In Minnesota we like to think it's the Northern version of the Southern word "you'all or y'all."
YOUSTA : Used to. Example: "You get yousta da cold."
WENT: Broke down. Example: "That second hand snowmobile just up and went on me this weekend."
WINNER: Cold months with snow. Usually October through May. Example: "This winner is gonna be expense cuz fuel oil is so high."
ZINK: The sink. Example: "I'm tired of seeing dirty dishes in da zink all da time."
