The SLANG Thread.

[ThePhanastasio]

Slang around here is kind of odd.

Holler = A hollow; the flat part between two hills/mountains. In my everday life, I'd likely hear it used as, "Did you see that fire Harold had blazin' 'cross the holler?" Actually, I heard that exact sentence today, and it was quite the fire.

Out Rush = In Rush. This could be any smaller city/area. If someone is in my city, referencing the location of something in Rush, a close yet smaller town, they'd say something akin to: "Have you ever eaten at Rosie's out Rush?" Or, "I'm not driving to his house: He lives all the way out Wayne." It also tends to refer to something off the main drag, kind of "out" there.

Done: The context this is used in is generally: "You done ****ed up," or "He done left already." Generally used by younger people in an exaggerated and ironic way, but still a mainstay in the vocabulary of the older generations. In those contexts, it pretty much replaces "have/has."

"God love 'im/'er": This one is more difficult to explain, because I've really only ever heard older people (or people from 'out Rush') use this expression. Used in pretty much the same context as "Bless your heart/Bless his or her heart." For example: "Jamie done broke his leg sleddin', God love 'im." Basically, a positive sentiment after a statement of something unfortunate that's happened. Another example could be, "Tessa, God love 'er, can't keep a job to save her life." In usages similar to the latter example, I've always found it kind of condescending.

You're about as useful as tits on a bull. = You're not very useful. (You'd possibly be surprised at how many people actually use this phrase for real.)

A spell = A while. Example: "Why don't you come out of the heat and sit a spell?" If that's still confusing, that's something you're likely to hear when outside in a million degree Southern weather, and someone's inviting you in their cool house to sit down for a little while.

[SATCHMO]

Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

You're about as useful as tits on a bull. = You're not very useful. (You'd possibly be surprised at how many people actually use this phrase for real.)

"Worthless as tits on a boar hog", gets used quite a bit around here, along with "screaming like a whore with a counterfeit twenty".

[Mojo]

I've heard people use versions of that too, but the most common one would be "as useful as tits on a nun."

It reminds me of another of my favourite sayings (although not a particularly local one), which I tend to hear said about beer, which is "as flat as a witches tit."

[FETCHER.]

My favourite saying if all time is... I dunno if I'm going for a shyte or a haircut.

Pretty self explainatory, it's used when you don't know what to do.

[Mojo]

Haha. That's brilliant!

[FETCHER.]

It's my favourite ever, some guys look at me in pure disgust, they need to get over themselves.


I say "oh Davie" if something bad is happening, like being sick or any near misses I'd say it haha.

[ProxyNOM]

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by ProxyNOM

There was this dude I worked with who pronounced his "r"s as "w"s, and this friend of mine would imitate him (we were douchebags), and he did this so much that he started doing it for real. It was awesome.

[ProxyNOM]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

There was this dude I worked with who pronounced his "r"s as "w"s, and this friend of mine would imitate him (we were douchebags), and he did this so much that he started doing it for real. It was awesome.

Haha, that's hilarious! I have to admit, my humor is, shall we say, a little less than sensitive most of the time. But since my friends and I mockingly speak poor english (read that as deliberately implementing ridiculous slang into our ordinary discourse) as a sort of pre-understood joke between us, I sometimes fall into the habit of doing the same when I'm around less familiar company; naturally, they don't get that I'm being facetious and I'm often met with quizzocal looks, lol!

[Mojo]

I went into my local slang in this thread previously, but recently found this wonderful article.

Newcastle sayings updated: The top 47 things that you'll only hear a Geordie say - a guide to Geordie sayings - Chronicle Live

Some of my favourites featured in this article are:

5. Geordie saying: howay man!

Non Geordie translation: generic proclamation of exhortation or encouragement, can be both positive and negative

Usage: "Howay man! We gannin' doon (going down) Morrisons to beat the queue?"

NEW: important note: howay must also be followed by man, which explains the popular but somewhat confusing phrase "howay, man, woman, man!"

39. Geordie saying: workyticket

Non Geordie translation: someone being mischievous or downright annoying

Can also be used as a verb, as in to work one's ticket, meaning to behaving in a vexing manner.

43. Geordie saying: had ya pash

Non Geordie translation: keep your cool, be patient (literally "hold your patience, old fellow")

Usage: "How man, had ya pash, divvin' be a workyticket."