In NJ, a certain roll of seasoned pork is called Taylor Ham...
You just can't resist, can you.
CD
Regional slang... inspired by Scott-180...
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You just can't resist, can you.
CD
Affie = very...
Cuddy = horse, donkey, pony depending on area.
Bairn = children
hem = home ( this also home in Swedish)
Aye, Eh = yes
wee = small
peely wally = very pale / sickly looking
milk bottle = also very pale
the night / t'night = tonight.
Mouse, House is pronounced as in Medieval times, which makes sound Swedish.
However this isnt slang, this is Scottish / Scottish English.
I dont get called duck, it is hen and pet and I have learned to clap the dog/ cat / horse and not pet ( it rude to pet something, it is kind to clap something).
Cuddy = horse, donkey, pony depending on area.
Bairn = children
hem = home ( this also home in Swedish)
Aye, Eh = yes
wee = small
peely wally = very pale / sickly looking
milk bottle = also very pale
the night / t'night = tonight.
Mouse, House is pronounced as in Medieval times, which makes sound Swedish.
However this isnt slang, this is Scottish / Scottish English.
I dont get called duck, it is hen and pet and I have learned to clap the dog/ cat / horse and not pet ( it rude to pet something, it is kind to clap something).
Wow! Five pages so far. Thanks for all the GREAT replies. Keep them coming.
I just thought of another saying (not polite) that is common in Texas. It refers to someone who is an arrogant snob. "His/Her sh*# don't stink."
CD
I just thought of another saying (not polite) that is common in Texas. It refers to someone who is an arrogant snob. "His/Her sh*# don't stink."
CD
Oh yeah I forgot and I am sorry to you southerns in Uk, this was my oldest daughter says.
A sassenach dinner guest / Sassenach diner = a person who splits before the bill is payed, that came after Brexit and you can guess why or explain to the none brits. I am backing of from this one.
A sassenach dinner guest / Sassenach diner = a person who splits before the bill is payed, that came after Brexit and you can guess why or explain to the none brits. I am backing of from this one.
Rascal
Head Chef
The Brits call someone who is sick/unwell.= poorly
We say it at home now,lol
Russ
We say it at home now,lol
Russ
Rascal
Head Chef
We kiwis tend to say someone who's unwell= crook, which also means a bad person.
Russ
Russ
Since Hector was a puppy.
Down here in the South, bugger does NOT mean the same thing, so I can assure you that your BIL was not being offensive... intentionally.
CD
We knew he wasn't being offensive - he was, after all, talking to a 3 month old.
phinz
Head Chef
Mad Cook
Master Chef
Unfortunately "bum" meaning "behind"/"nether regions", etc., is still considered slightly vulgar in some quarters in GB!
Mad Cook
Master Chef
Oh dear, "clap" in England is something entirely different!!!
Mad Cook
Master Chef
I remember reading about official advice on use of the same word to American GIs when they were posted to GB during WW2. "Rubbers" can also mean wellingtons (boots for wearing in muddy conditions) so GIs were advised that if a member of the Women's Land Army (= female farm worker) asked if he has "rubbers" he should not assume that she is offering a bit of "rumpy-pumpy" in the hay loft!
My Swedish favorite word is skräckblandad förtjusning = delight mingled with terror.. like roller coaster can be this or doing something new which both terrifying and fun.
Or as another friend said it is that feeling knowing you could die but you be laughing while doing it.
I could translate a few more weird things from Sweden.
My husband favorite Swedish word is tandkött, it means gums , but if you do it word by word it is teethmeat.
Or as another friend said it is that feeling knowing you could die but you be laughing while doing it.
I could translate a few more weird things from Sweden.
My husband favorite Swedish word is tandkött, it means gums , but if you do it word by word it is teethmeat.
Mad Cook
Master Chef
"You're about as useful as a screen door on a submarine = "As much use as a nine bob note."
A "bob" was slang for a shilling pre decimalisation and there was no such thing as a "nine bob" note (ie "note" = the US "bill")
and
"As thick as two short planks" = "thick means Stupid
"As much use as a chocolate fireguard" Self-explanatory
Mad Cook
Master Chef
Yes, here too on both accounts!
Mad Cook
Master Chef
This is one is from the days of the British Empire, Deolali was a place in India (as it was then)
"Doolally", originally "doolally tap", meaning to 'lose one′s mind', derived from the boredom felt at the Deolali British Army transit camp. 'Tap' may be derived from the Sanskrit word 'tapa' meaning 'heat' or 'fever' (Courtesy - Wikipaedia but true none the less)
(By the way, I 'm not showing off. I find the origin of slang fascinating and I'm really enjoying this thread. Thank you all.)
GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
This is shagging here in my part of the South:
https://youtu.be/8l5pczCZw04
In the UK, shagging is a crude term for having sex. Hence, back in the aughts, when I mentioned in an international email list the shag parties held every Sunday afternoon in the park down by the river, there were some pretty shocked responses
Not sure if the meaning is the same in Canada or Australia.
https://youtu.be/8l5pczCZw04
In the UK, shagging is a crude term for having sex. Hence, back in the aughts, when I mentioned in an international email list the shag parties held every Sunday afternoon in the park down by the river, there were some pretty shocked responses
Not sure if the meaning is the same in Canada or Australia.
Mad Cook
Master Chef
"Duck" or "Duckie" as a form of affection seems to be an English Midlands word. I've never heard it elsewhere unless the speaker comes from there.
