August 2010 Weddings
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Silly poll
So, I'm stealing this poll from another board--Decorating and Renovating, I think--because I thought it was so cute (and interesting).
What is a regional word or phrase from your "neck of the woods" and what does it mean?
I'm originally from Wisconsin, and moving to Illinois enlightened me on a few "Wisconsin" words that I use that people from Illinois make fun of me for. The main one is "bubbler." A "bubbler" is a drinking fountain. To this day, even people from IL who have known me for years, still make fun of me for calling the drinking fountain a bubbler!
Re: Silly poll
Haha, that's funny because another one from my Wisconsin upbringing is "soda-pop." I don't really get knocked for that one in IL, but it does get some funny looks at times unless I'm back home.
I can't really think of any slang that is strictly Kentucky, but DH and I are anomalies anyway. He grew up in hee-haw country of NC and I'm a Southern KY girl, but we don't say 'y'all' or 'coke' or anything that is thought of as Southern.
A lot of family and friends use the term 'on out yonder' to describe distance. Example: "He and his wife bought a new house on out yonder." I generally think the term means 'within a few miles or within the same town'. I also hear 'hunker down' a lot. Meaning 'to crouch down'.
My husband and I say 'you guys' and 'soft drinks' and we call sausages 'bangers'. Like I said, we are ridiculously weird.
Do the creep.
Never heard of "bubbler," that is funny-I like it.
I really can't think of words/phrases, but when I've been out of state people have commented on my NY accent.
I do remember, the word "jimmies" once when I was traveling out of NY. A waitress asked me if I wanted some on my ice cream. I had no idea what is was. It turned out to be sprinkles,
Oh man, Californians have so many stupid ones...basically it's just abbreviating EVERY word you can think of, and I'm not sure if it's just us, but somehow, it feels very Cali...
Like saying "perf" instead of perfect, or "gorge" instead of gorgeous, and "fit" instead of outfit...
My DH's home takes the cake tho, being from western PA, where his dad used to say, "You'ins guys going to the mall?" or "Yinz". hahaha I miss his daddy! :-(