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| 46. scarcer than hen's teeth. leaning plumb toward Schronce's. |
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heh.
I think that last one is very local.
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| -List some regional and national expressions from the US, the UK... |
meow2u3 |
Sep-30-10 10:37 AM |
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"Bugger off." |
HopeHoops |
Sep-30-10 10:40 AM |
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Interchangeable with "Sod Off' (uk) |
jannyk |
Sep-30-10 06:13 PM |
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It's fixin' to come up a cloud ... |
dawg |
Sep-30-10 10:48 AM |
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"I suwannee!" is from the same locale... |
Phentex |
Sep-30-10 11:06 AM |
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I always liked the terms "daggy" from my NZ co-worker, and "to whinge," from my British and |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 10:58 AM |
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I am from southern WV. I have always called a |
CBR |
Sep-30-10 11:08 AM |
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You mean a toque? (Pronounced "tuke".) |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 11:10 AM |
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I had to google but yes that is what I am talking about. |
CBR |
Sep-30-10 11:14 AM |
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When I was growing up in Nebraska, we called them stocking caps. |
Brickbat |
Sep-30-10 11:16 AM |
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Yep, but I grew up in WV, north of Huntington. nt |
foxfeet |
Sep-30-10 11:27 AM |
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It's a toboggan here in NC mountains as well |
Inchworm |
Sep-30-10 12:39 PM |
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In Nebraska that is a stocking cap. This is a toboggan ... |
LiberalAndProud |
Sep-30-10 07:36 PM |
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Expressions from Maine/New England |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 11:13 AM |
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Also |
GreenPartyVoter |
Sep-30-10 11:22 AM |
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We was "chummay" with the summer complaints. |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 02:25 PM |
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Maine's loaded with them. |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 11:25 AM |
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Ain't that cunnin'? |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 11:55 AM |
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When combined with cuss, it means more like hapless |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 02:24 PM |
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Yessah, cappay-dog! (I heard that on the playground all the time as a kid) |
GreenPartyVoter |
Sep-30-10 02:42 PM |
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I beg to differ with one of your definitions: |
Kat45 |
Oct-02-10 09:12 PM |
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Knock me up |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 11:15 AM |
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"Knock me up" and "I've cocked up, do you have a rubber?" |
A HERETIC I AM |
Sep-30-10 04:19 PM |
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How funny! |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 04:33 PM |
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"Couple t'ree" |
MorningGlow |
Sep-30-10 11:27 AM |
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Ayuh. |
BurtWorm |
Sep-30-10 12:00 PM |
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What're you waiting for, Christmas? (US) |
KamaAina |
Sep-30-10 11:31 AM |
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That's what my mom always said! |
meow2u3 |
Sep-30-10 02:56 PM |
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Taking the piss |
MrCoffee |
Sep-30-10 11:36 AM |
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You are a complete and utter twat! |
Rambis |
Sep-30-10 03:08 PM |
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If you like that, you'll love this; |
A HERETIC I AM |
Sep-30-10 04:27 PM |
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You might enjoy this |
Rambis |
Oct-01-10 12:44 PM |
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Busier than a one legged man |
cwydro |
Sep-30-10 11:59 AM |
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Had an interesting variation a few minutes ago. "Now you're cooking with gas" is an old expression. |
jobycom |
Sep-30-10 03:01 PM |
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Fixin' to. |
Bucky |
Sep-30-10 03:41 PM |
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"Well, bless your (li'l ole) heart!" (southern US) |
KamaAina |
Sep-30-10 03:49 PM |
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"Wicked" from MA. Pronounced Wick Ed, as in "that was a wicked good movie." |
Old Troop |
Sep-30-10 05:52 PM |
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Wicked sharp! |
Gormy Cuss |
Sep-30-10 05:59 PM |
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Pissa! (Cool) |
YankeyMCC |
Sep-30-10 06:23 PM |
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homely |
frogmarch |
Sep-30-10 06:05 PM |
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"finer than frog hair" |
Moondog |
Sep-30-10 06:08 PM |
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"Right proper" as a general-purpose intensifier |
Posteritatis |
Sep-30-10 06:22 PM |
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I've heard that one |
laundry_queen |
Sep-30-10 06:33 PM |
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I love Newfoundland English |
Posteritatis |
Sep-30-10 07:08 PM |
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Useless as a turtle on a fence post. |
sarge43 |
Sep-30-10 06:23 PM |
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DUUUUUUUUUUUUDE! (or DOOOOOOOOD!) |
Bennyboy |
Sep-30-10 06:25 PM |
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I must share some of my mother's expressions |
yankeepants |
Sep-30-10 07:02 PM |
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Wow. |
begin_within |
Oct-01-10 09:32 PM |
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From the Upper-Midwest: |
Odin2005 |
Sep-30-10 07:26 PM |
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Well, that's diff-urnt (different) |
myrna minx |
Oct-01-10 02:56 PM |
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LOL, I use that saying all the time. Didn't know it was a Minnesotanism. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:47 PM |
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Hey you forgot my favorite: Uff Da!!!! |
TZ |
Oct-01-10 03:04 PM |
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Well, that is an interjection, not an expression. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:46 PM |
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scarcer than hen's teeth. leaning plumb toward Schronce's. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Oct-01-10 02:13 AM |
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My favourite, from a Melbourne pal |
velvet |
Oct-01-10 05:24 AM |
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Cincinnati: Please? |
PVnRT |
Oct-01-10 09:43 AM |
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We call 'em ramps here in Fargo, too. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:52 PM |
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When we were in Canada, a guy at the campgrounds.. |
Tikki |
Oct-01-10 11:01 AM |
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Some old expressions from the southern Appalachians |
Glorfindel |
Oct-01-10 11:49 AM |
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"I bummed a fag from me mother". |
mwooldri |
Oct-01-10 12:19 PM |
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Oh stop grizzling! |
TZ |
Oct-01-10 12:23 PM |
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God willing and the cricks don't rise. |
spinbaby |
Oct-01-10 12:33 PM |
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Damn it, you beat me to it. I was going to ask about American English |
Redstone |
Oct-01-10 03:00 PM |
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That really shows the difference in attitude between the US and UK. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-01-10 03:50 PM |
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From my Southern relatives: |
nolabear |
Oct-01-10 03:11 PM |
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Lagniappe is (or used to be) common all over the South. I'll never forget |
Redstone |
Oct-01-10 09:03 PM |
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Tomorrow in OZ... |
Tikki |
Oct-01-10 03:20 PM |
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A personal best that a sergeant of mine used: "I'm as serious as |
Old Troop |
Oct-01-10 03:58 PM |
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Kiwi Slang |
wickerwoman |
Oct-01-10 06:55 PM |
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Just got back from Ireland |
kimi |
Oct-01-10 07:03 PM |
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Yeah. |
wickerwoman |
Oct-01-10 07:07 PM |
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In wisconsin, this is called a "bubbler" |
TheMightyFavog |
Oct-01-10 07:18 PM |
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We had a really good one when I was in college in the midwest: |
triguy46 |
Oct-01-10 07:46 PM |
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Here's some more from NY and the Northeast |
meow2u3 |
Oct-01-10 08:44 PM |
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Another New English |
sarge43 |
Oct-02-10 03:09 PM |
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Bitchen |
begin_within |
Oct-01-10 09:15 PM |
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Just between you, me, and the lamp post .... |
kwassa |
Oct-01-10 10:19 PM |
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If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a trolley car... |
meow2u3 |
Oct-02-10 09:01 AM |
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"Buddy". In Nova Scotia when ever someone is described in a newstory they are called buddy. "And |
applegrove |
Oct-01-10 11:08 PM |
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Indian English... love "same same" |
JCMach1 |
Oct-02-10 09:01 AM |
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When they made you, they threw away the mold... |
meow2u3 |
Oct-02-10 12:45 PM |
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"Do the Puyallup". |
Aristus |
Oct-02-10 01:24 PM |
#79 |
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