Strange American sayings from an English Perspective

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  • cmay89
    cmay89 Posts: 337 Member
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    A word I use way too frequently as a Texan/Southerner.... Y'all

    sayings I've been known to utter:

    "Dad-burn-it"
    "Dag-nab-it"
    "Hotter-n'-hell out here" (exactly as it sounds)
    "Devil must be whipping his wife" (raining while the sun is not hidden by clouds)
    "Possum run over your grave?" (when you get just that one shiver up your spine)


    and many many more.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
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    My favorite phrase from across the pond...

    Bloody HELL!

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    I say it all the time at home and my fiance thinks I'm nuts.
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
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    FANNY

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    edit:wrong gif

    Somehow, the picture of a little girl and the mention of a fanny is a little disturbing.
  • obrientp
    obrientp Posts: 546 Member
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    "Sod that"

    The first time I heard my husband say it I thought he was talking about doing yard work.
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
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    From my part of the world (Louisiana)

    "Useless as tits on a boar hog."

    BFE I got from the Navy. Also, "What the Fck" was always Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    LMAO

    A friend of mine just posted this on FB: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/could-care-less#sthash.e5fMieT2.gbpl
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    A word I use way too frequently as a Texan/Southerner.... Y'all

    sayings I've been known to utter:

    "Dad-burn-it"
    "Dag-nab-it"
    "Hotter-n'-hell out here" (exactly as it sounds)
    "Devil must be whipping his wife" (raining while the sun is not hidden by clouds)
    "Possum run over your grave?" (when you get just that one shiver up your spine)


    and many many more.

    I'm adding: Ustacould. As in: "I ustacould do something, but now I can't." I used this once when I was in the military, and all my non-Southern buddies about fell over laughing at me.

    Also: Calling a shopping cart a buggy. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Two come to mind for starters:-

    *kitten* hat???

    Butt Hurt??

    Are you guys really that fixated with your rear ends.

    Alright Lord Byron, tell me your thoughts on these:
    A coon's age.
    Fair to middlin'
    Piss up a rope
    Busier than a one legged man in an *kitten* kicking contest
    that dog won't hunt
    Take a gander at X
  • cmay89
    cmay89 Posts: 337 Member
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    A word I use way too frequently as a Texan/Southerner.... Y'all

    sayings I've been known to utter:

    "Dad-burn-it"
    "Dag-nab-it"
    "Hotter-n'-hell out here" (exactly as it sounds)
    "Devil must be whipping his wife" (raining while the sun is not hidden by clouds)
    "Possum run over your grave?" (when you get just that one shiver up your spine)


    and many many more.

    I'm adding: Ustacould. As in: "I ustacould do something, but now I can't." I used this once when I was in the military, and all my non-Southern buddies about fell over laughing at me.

    Also: Calling a shopping cart a buggy. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this!

    Yes!

    and fixin' to
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    From my part of the world (Louisiana)

    "Useless as tits on a boar hog."

    BFE I got from the Navy. Also, "What the Fck" was always Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    This also made me think of: Colder than a witch's t*tty in winter.

    From the Air Force: Charlie Foxtrot (cluster f***)
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
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    I always found people from across the ways saying "Can't be arsed" or CBA on forums pretty funny.

    My husband said he worked with a dude named Randy and all the Austrailians thought it was HILARIOUS that you'd name your kid something as racy as Randy.

    why is it racy?
    You must know what randy means!
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
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    ...and then there's the regional differences between "soda" and "pop." Not to mention that in some parts of the south, if you ask for a coke, they'll ask you what kind you want...7 up, Dr. Pepper, or Coca Cola?
  • cmay89
    cmay89 Posts: 337 Member
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    ...and then there's the regional differences between "soda" and "pop." Not to mention that in some parts of the south, if you ask for a coke, they'll ask you what kind you want...7 up, Dr. Pepper, or Coca Cola?


    yep... coke is synonymous with dr. pepper in my family
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
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    I always found people from across the ways saying "Can't be arsed" or CBA on forums pretty funny.

    My husband said he worked with a dude named Randy and all the Austrailians thought it was HILARIOUS that you'd name your kid something as racy as Randy.

    why is it racy?
    You must know what randy means!

    Okay, I just looked it up. <giggle>
    I work with two Randys, so this is especially funny to me now.
  • RLDeShazo
    RLDeShazo Posts: 356 Member
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    Ahhh some more(not as good):-

    "You don't know squat"

    "Fanny pack" ..... that ones ssooo funny!!

    "I'm doing the math" ....it's "Maths" not "Math"

    "Vacation" .... no it's not it's a holiday!

    "He was pissed" ..... In England this would mean he was very drunk

    see, I never understood calling it "maths" instead of math. Why is it plural? Now, "doing the numbers" that fine. But not maths. It just looks wrong to me.

    because its short for mathematics

    Right. Which is why it is "Math" :drinker:
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
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    ...and then there's the regional differences between "soda" and "pop." Not to mention that in some parts of the south, if you ask for a coke, they'll ask you what kind you want...7 up, Dr. Pepper, or Coca Cola?

    I laughed the first time I heard the word "pop" as a kid. The other one is "sneakers."
  • SpunkiMama
    SpunkiMama Posts: 70 Member
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    Fixated with our rear ends? Nah. There are far more expressions for throwing up and masturbating (usually not at the same time :laugh: ) than just about anything else.


    LMAO :laugh:
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
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    ...and then there's the regional differences between "soda" and "pop." Not to mention that in some parts of the south, if you ask for a coke, they'll ask you what kind you want...7 up, Dr. Pepper, or Coca Cola?

    What do I ask for if I want Columbian marching powder, then?
  • _TastySnoBalls_
    _TastySnoBalls_ Posts: 1,298 Member
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    I.Love.This.Thred. Thanks OP. :drinker:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,248 Member
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    This thread made me realize I'm bilingual: English and American.

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