Do you say it Rock?
I still say them though they make no sense...not sure why. Hardwired maybe....
I had to book chilli to get to the store before it closed - (hurry)
makes no sense - I say it - almost like I cannot help it...once it's out of my mouth I feel...maybe a mix of shame and wonder at how it keeps falling out...
Excuse me while I talk to a man about a horse/mule.---Translation I gotta go to the bathroom.
Shank's mare--walking
No thanks I'm studying---meaning "I'm looking for a job" when offered a hit of marijuana.
Rap
Yes, Missy. And ~ That dog won't hunt actually means "that makes no sense..."
Rock
WOW....
Living in a few different areas, I've heard variations on a lot of these! Made me smile.
sozobe - Rather than "that's interesting" I'd hear "That's different", or even more disapproving, "Well that's different. That's here in Tx, and a version in Wisconsin..."She's different"
mismi - never heard "I swuny" exactly, but I have heard, and said in jest "Well I swan" Like saying "I swear", as in "well I can't believe it, lord have mercy"
I don't know whether to **** or go bowling - I'm confused.
Slicker than greased owl snot.
As a kid growing up in NJ, all the people coming down on the weekends were "bennies"
That was one way for you mother to get you to behave. "You're acting just like a bennie!"
"He looked like Death eatin' a ham sandwich"....that always makes me think of that Monty Python skit.....uh dear, there's a mr. reaper at the door....
THAT'S GRIM REAPER!
uh, yes, a mr. Grim reaper
Mr. Grim Reaper has a great line....
"You Americans with your 'I just wanna say', and 'let me tell you'...well, you're DEAD now, so shut up!"
Rockhead wrote:Yes, Missy. And ~ That dog won't hunt actually means "that makes no sense..."
Rock
oh....well - I thought it meant it wouldn't work...see? learn something new every day. Well...I am still sleep deprived from sick child..
that is my excuse for being such a flake...today anyway.
Chai wrote:
mismi - never heard "I swuny" exactly, but I have heard, and said in jest "Well I swan" Like saying "I swear", as in "well I can't believe it, lord have mercy"
Never heard the shorter...though I rarely hear I swuny (sp) from anyone but my aunts and uncle (older generation). I will say it when I am around them for some reason.
One more, then I'll quit, cuz we are more backward here than the rest of yas.
Didn't know whether to sh*t or go blind. (no explanation necessary)
Oh!
Here's a New Jersey one....
"What are you? Some kind of Idiot?"
"finer than frog hair split 4 ways"
West Texas: "Flat as a flitter." Exhausted.
George wrote:Boston area
"So don't I" means "so do I".
I like jimmies on my ice cream.
So don't I.
Hi George,
I'm glad you noticed this too. When I first moved to New England I couldn't figure out why people were saying the opposite of what they meant.
When I asked them why they said "doesn't" instead of "does", most people claimed they never said it that way. But when they repeated the phrase, they said it again (and surprised themselves).
Weird huh?
Another West Texasism: "Have a nawss naught." Have a nice night. A long "i" is prounced "ahhhh."
"Booked" - meaning, "to go very fast", or to "react very fast".
The usage is mostly by teenagers: "We booked it outa there so fast..."
In the 1970s in NSW person who did something dumb was called a 'dubbo'. Dubbo is a sizable country town in western NSW.
Crediton, Devon - when offered too much food, " I ain't goin' ploughing!"
My granny used to say....."us'll be gwain dreckly" - we'll be leaving soon!
She was "maise as a brush" - daft
"'ansome maid" - beautiful girl
"innem" - aren't they (all the kids say this here)
"kack handed"
mad as a cut snake
silly as a two bob watch
cunning as shithouse rat
'burning a hole in daylight' = turning on or having on a light in the middle of daytime.
"Meow... meow ... meow" is used to call husband/wife for sex.
When something goes terribly wrong my cousin (female) always says -
'Well, wouldn't that rip the crotch outta your pantyhose!'
One of my own favourites is -
'She's got a face like corrugated iron!'
