Regional Slang & a little poll (plus some John Green)

Re: Regional Slang & a little poll (plus some John Green)

• Mrs.GinTN member

  

  September 2013

  julie37619 said:

  I say "spicket" and "buggy".  Also, I've never known anyone (before this weekend) who didn't say "eye" for "burner".

  
  I'm with Julie on these.  It's always been a stove eye in my family.  Spickets and buggies are common, too.

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• RiverPlate member

  

  September 2013

  This thread is way too much fun.  I think the thing I've gotten the strangest look for is using the verb 'pass'  -  I pass by the store to get milk, I pass the vaccuum, etc. 

  Some people around here call things 'fresh' as a compliment, which really confused me at first -  I love that dress, it's so fresh, the weather is really fresh today.  Whenever I'm thinking something is fresh, it's usually food.

  My ILs and their friends also directly translate slang, which most of the time makes no sense.

  

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• PhoenixRising11 member

  

  September 2013

  This is a cultural thing, but it drives me crazy. Some parents in our NICU refer to their babies as "sexy." Like they are looking at their two-pound baby and going, "Hey, sexy!" It makes me totally cringe.

  
  

  Of course, I call all the boy babies Bubba or Bubbie and all the girl babies Girlfriend (and also by their given names once they have names), so I may be making the parents cringe as well.

  
  

  
  

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• GreenBride624 member

  

  September 2013

  SusieBW said:

  I love the west coast "the" in front of highways.  I often wish it would catch on here.  I think it's fun.
  
  Yeah, cellar and basement are the same in New England.  In RI, it's "down cellah."
  
  @GreenBride624 do you love your tomato pie?  I am sort of addicted to party pizza.
  

  
  Yes!  I love it fresh & at room temp!  Yum!!!

  The more I thought about it, pitza (from NE PA) does have a bit of cheese but I still consider it a tomato pie like food.

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