Strange words to everyone....local to you!

Ms_Natalie

Hey guys, I have noticed lately when posting that I type a word into my reply and realise that many would not understand it due to my geographical location...lol...and then delete it!

As we are a world wide forum...I was thinking...let's become wiser and share words that mean something to you and others my not understand.

Let's become wiser and slimmer/healthier at the same time....:flowerforyou:

Okay, I am from South Wales (UK) and my word is LUSH! :flowerforyou:

:flowerforyou: LUSH means amazing, gorgeous, beautiful and something that means alot to a person!:flowerforyou:

Okay who's next? :flowerforyou:

Just realised, I use the :flowerforyou: waaaaaaay too often! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

sweetn3ss

Glad you clarified LUSH, her in the US it means Alcoholic.

I am living in New Hampshire, USA and my word is "WICKED" meaning that something is really cool.

resptech97

Well I'm from Mississippi. And we take short cuts in our words ALOT! Words like gonna. It mean going to. We also say fixin to which means the same thing as gonna....hahaha I could take forever in teaching the southern language but I just dont have that time to spare....LOL

Ms_Natalie

Glad you clarified LUSH, her in the US it means Alcoholic.

I am living in New Hampshire, USA and my word is "WICKED" meaning that something is really cool.

yep...wicked has made it's way over here to the UK...it's even in a tonne of songs!

wow....alcoholic!? hahaha....In Wales it is one of the most overused words! But it's a nice one! I would never have though alcoholic...but I bet that's where it came from! lol :flowerforyou:

hooah_mj

Well ya know where I hang my hat...ha ha
My word:

fixin'.........and it doesn't mean to repair something, it means gettin' ready to do something

but my favorite is, COKE
and I don't mean the brand name, I always mean a Big Red! :laugh:

Yurippe

In south-eastern Wisconsin a drinking fountain is called a bubbler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbler

Yurippe

I read this in a blog earlier:

"Young lass wi a ponytail. She'd gerrit, mind. Might ask her if she's gorra fella."

Can anyone translate? :huh:

Tami22

Well, I am from NY but live in VA and LUSH means something totally different...Someone who sleeps around and goes out with anything that moves..usually meant for a woman.. hee hee....

WOW and for the record...you have ALL lost a TON of weight!!! CONGRATS!!!

Avandel

Born in England, raised in Canada, watch mostly US television. So to me LUSH would be used as; Look at that lush passed out on that lush green grass. <g>

GooBeGone

i'm from the south altho i don't sound like it lol (funny is that i watched a lot of british & canadian shows so i actually say words in the british or canadian way HAHAHAHA)

MASH = jus' mash it!

MASH = press the button

Avandel

svey9480

Young girl with a ponytail. She would get it, mind you (for sure). Might ask her if she has got a boyfriend.

Ms_Natalie

I read this in a blog earlier:

"Young lass wi a ponytail. She'd gerrit, mind. Might ask her if she's gorra fella."

Can anyone translate? :huh:

The gerrit part...as in "get it" is a little naughty I guess! Don't think he means 1st class prize in the singing contest either! hahaha x

Ms_Natalie

Well, I am from NY but live in VA and LUSH means something totally different...Someone who sleeps around and goes out with anything that moves..usually meant for a woman.. hee hee....

WOW and for the record...you have ALL lost a TON of weight!!! CONGRATS!!!

wow...so us "LUSHOUS" welsh (see there's even an adjective...to it) are alcoholic people who sleep around!! hahahaha!

Brilliant! lol :flowerforyou:

Thank you sweetheart...you are also doing amazingly well :flowerforyou:

ladyofivy

I want to include myself in this topic, but I generally don't speak in "slang" other than internet slang (LOL and whatnot). The only thing that comes to mind would be a local food:

speidies

They are marinated chunks of meat, (beef, pork, lamb but most popular is chicken!) skewered and grilled (like a shiskebab, but generally without veggies), and served in a roll. There are speidie sauces that are sold in the area for this particular purpose, but if someone wanted to try it, I'd recommend something akin to a zesty italian dressing to marinate them in for a good... week or so prior to grilling. :n)

ladyofivy

Ohh I know. "pants" to us in the US is what you would call "slacks", but you call underwear "pants". I always think that's funny. I mean for us, when we say pants, what must go through your minds.

Ms_Natalie

Ohh I know. "pants" to us in the US is what you would call "slacks", but you call underwear "pants". I always think that's funny. I mean for us, when we say pants, what must go through your minds.

Indeedy! Yep...pants are underwear for men! lol...us women wear knickers!

Do you remember when "fanny bags" came out in the US? Well, over here, we call them "Bumbags"! Fanny in the UK means a ladies private parts...it used to be a girls name, but that all changed a long time ago! lol :laugh:

david1956

Lot's of them, but I bever realise it's local till other people look perplexed.

Women are "sheilas" (originally Aussie I think) like "Hey mate, check out that sheila over there!" We call almost everyone mate, like when I meet up with my gym partner later I'll almost certainly say "Hey mate, how's it going?"

A "bloke" is some male stranger, like "Some bloke was just around looking for you."

We tack "eh?" (pronounced like the letter "a") on the end of every second sentence, like "Nice day, eh?"

To "chunder" is to vomit as in "Jeeez mate, did you see how pissed Fred got last night? Vomited all up the dunny wall." Dunny being toilet.

A "dag" is a funny person, as in "That guy's a bit of a dag."

etc etc

HealthyChanges2010

Lot's of them, but I bever realise it's local till other people look perplexed.

Women are "sheilas" (originally Aussie I think) like "Hey mate, check out that sheila over there!" We call almost everyone mate, like when I meet up with my gym partner later I'll almost certainly say "Hey mate, how's it going?"

A "bloke" is some male stranger, like "Some bloke was just around looking for you."

We tack "eh?" (pronounced like the letter "a") on the end of every second sentence, like "Nice day, eh?"

To "chunder" is to vomit as in "Jeeez mate, did you see how pissed Fred got last night? Vomited all up the dunny wall." Dunny being toilet.

A "dag" is a funny person, as in "That guy's a bit of a dag."

etc etc

Oh! I love an Aussie accent and all the words that come along with it as I can just hear the accent as I'm reading!

sbilyeu75

Ohh I know. "pants" to us in the US is what you would call "slacks", but you call underwear "pants". I always think that's funny. I mean for us, when we say pants, what must go through your minds.

Indeedy! Yep...pants are underwear for men! lol...us women wear knickers!

Do you remember when "fanny bags" came out in the US? Well, over here, we call them "Bumbags"! Fanny in the UK means a ladies private parts...it used to be a girls name, but that all changed a long time ago! lol :laugh:

I use drawers for underwear, but pronounce it draaaws. I'm in Ohio and we use just the word pop for soda pop. I know when I lived in Louisianna all soda pop was called a coke.

Avandel

Do you remember when "fanny bags" came out in the US? Well, over here, we call them "Bumbags"! Fanny in the UK means a ladies private parts...it used to be a girls name, but that all changed a long time ago! lol :laugh:

When we came first came to Canada, my mum almost passed out the first time she heard someone on the telly say, "He slapped her in the fanny"!

Ms_Natalie

Lot's of them, but I bever realise it's local till other people look perplexed.

Women are "sheilas" (originally Aussie I think) like "Hey mate, check out that sheila over there!" We call almost everyone mate, like when I meet up with my gym partner later I'll almost certainly say "Hey mate, how's it going?"

A "bloke" is some male stranger, like "Some bloke was just around looking for you."

We tack "eh?" (pronounced like the letter "a") on the end of every second sentence, like "Nice day, eh?"

To "chunder" is to vomit as in "Jeeez mate, did you see how pissed Fred got last night? Vomited all up the dunny wall." Dunny being toilet.

A "dag" is a funny person, as in "That guy's a bit of a dag."

etc etc

I also love the aussie accent! We have a car insurance company over here that only caters for women, and it's an australian female company called "Sheila's wheels!" hahaha! x

Ms_Natalie

Ohh I know. "pants" to us in the US is what you would call "slacks", but you call underwear "pants". I always think that's funny. I mean for us, when we say pants, what must go through your minds.

Indeedy! Yep...pants are underwear for men! lol...us women wear knickers!

Do you remember when "fanny bags" came out in the US? Well, over here, we call them "Bumbags"! Fanny in the UK means a ladies private parts...it used to be a girls name, but that all changed a long time ago! lol :laugh:

I use drawers for underwear, but pronounce it draaaws. I'm in Ohio and we use just the word pop for soda pop. I know when I lived in Louisianna all soda pop was called a coke.

Pop over here is also any kind of soda and we just use coke for the coca cola variety!

Ms_Natalie

Do you remember when "fanny bags" came out in the US? Well, over here, we call them "Bumbags"! Fanny in the UK means a ladies private parts...it used to be a girls name, but that all changed a long time ago! lol :laugh:

When we came first came to Canada, my mum almost passed out the first time she heard someone on the telly say, "He slapped her in the fanny"!

Hahaha :laugh:

I can imagine :laugh: :laugh: :flowerforyou:

ladyofivy

Ohhh how about "sweet"?

It's like saying something is really fantastic. "That's freakin' sweet!" Freakin' would be another word. It's the tamer version of f-ing, I suppose.

I've heard kids, rather than saying "wicked", they say, "mad". "That's mad cool!"

"Sick" is another one that comes to mind. I don't generally use it, but sometimes it's meant like saying something is just beyond astonishing. Men tend to use it more. Like if they describe a man who has an astonishing muscular physique, or an amazing tattoo. "Dude. That's sick."

And, speaking of tattoos, the word for tattoo would be "ink". The verb of getting a tattoo would be "inked".

How's that?

alantin

Doesn't "lush" usually refer to vegetation? As in "lush vegetation"?

I'd love to contribute but all my local words are in a language that's not English..

Behavior_Modification

Doesn't "lush" usually refer to vegetation? As in "lush vegetation"?

I'd love to contribute but all my local words are in a language that's not English..

Yes, lush describing vegetation is the correct way to use the word I think, not slang at all.

egbkid

We call Post-It notes 'Stickies'.


that is the only thing i can think of right now...i helped my sister move and start the unpacking process today, so tired. I willthink more tomorrow :- )

fmax46

Grew up in scotland, lived in england, then moved to Canada. Some of the words that I've found confused people are:


bunker - countertop
messages - groceries
plaster - band aid
chemist - pharmacy
boot - trunk of car

to me lush means a drunk.

weaklink109

Your reference to "boot" reminded me of another...

In UK--"bonnet" refers to the hood of the car; In the US a "bonnet" is something that is worn on a lady's head. As in "In your Easter Bonnet...".etc.

The meaning of words can differ within a country or a change over a generation as well. Think of....
The change in the last 50 years over the meaning of "gay"--used to mean you were happy, as in "Don we now our Gay Apparel." Now it has a completely different meaning.

A crib used to refer to something that a baby slept in, or a place that corn was stored. Now it is another word for where you live.

weaklink109

Your reference to "boot" reminded me of another...

In UK--"bonnet" refers to the hood of the car; In the US a "bonnet" is something that is worn on a lady's head. As in "In your Easter Bonnet...".etc.

The meaning of words can differ within a country or a change over a generation as well. Think of....
The change in the last 50 years over the meaning of "gay"--used to mean you were happy, as in "Don we now our Gay Apparel." Now it has a completely different meaning.

A "crib" used to refer to something that a baby slept in, or a place that corn was stored. Now it is another word for where you live.

absofsteel

I'm Irish so I won't even begin to start with all of the odd words and sayings that we use

We keep food in the kitchen 'press' where as in the UK it would be a kitchen 'cupboard' (which is being used more and more over here as well)

I would be very used to the Welch words....I'm a 'Gavin and Stacey' fan I think its Lush !!!
I do cringe when I hear Americans talking about someones fanny :embarassed: