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Keind of quiet heor the neet. Weor is everyone? Ah guess everyone hez gone tuh cot.
Eeeh man, ahm gannin te the booza. Ye knaa what ah mean leik.
Canny good neet aal ;-0 |
Reply #1021. Jan 06 11, 6:24 PM
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Jabberwok
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You are channelling a Geordie?
Why?
Reply #1022. Jan 06 11, 6:33 PM
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_Morpheus_
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Just trying to get a rise out of someone.
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Reply #1023. Jan 06 11, 6:35 PM
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_Morpheus_
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| I'm practicing up to bust a move of Cheryl Cole....what do you think? ;-) |
Reply #1024. Jan 06 11, 6:50 PM
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Jabberwok
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bust?
But you are already perfection on legs, you don't need any enhancements. Or you need to do that google thing again if bust means something different in Texas.
Have you heard anyone speak broad Geordie in reality RJ?
It's unbelievable, and very hard to follow. Almost a different language. much more so than Yorkshire or Liverpool.
Reply #1025. Jan 06 11, 6:59 PM
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MarchHare007
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I think RJ is practicing his Geordie Channeling to Cheryl Crow's 'Bust a Move'....Jabberwok. :D
I work with a Liverpudlian and have a braw Scots Uncle.
If I don't actually Look at them when they're speaking I seem to be able to 'translate' verra weel.
Reply #1026. Jan 07 11, 6:52 AM
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_Morpheus_
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Texas Tawk
aggravated
used to describe everything from mild annoyance to dangerous, murderous rage. Usually pronounced "agger-vated."
all swole up
an alternative to aggravated, but sometimes carries connotations of being obstinate, proud and self-abosorbed, in addition to being aggravated.
all choked up
upset, overcome with emotions (other than aggravation). A person is usually "all choked up" when they are deeply moved by sadness or by the thoughtfulness of others.
all worked up
in a state of aggravation, arousal of some type, in a state of deeply offended pride, offended sensibilities, in a state of anxiety, etc. Agitated.
Arbuckle
a synonym for coffee, when the Arbuckle brand was virtually the only one available.
ball
usually means football.
blinky
adjective used to describe milk that has begun to sour.
blue norther
storm that comes up as a giant, blue-black cloud of cold air comes over the warm gulf air and "just about freezes us to death!" Rain and wind may accompany the black cloud.
catty whompus
used to describe something that doesn't fit properly or is out of line.
clabber milk
butter milk
come hell or high water
shows determination to proceed, regardless of the problems, obstacles, etc.
conniptions
to have conniptions is to get upset and raise a ruckus.
crusty
tough and/or bad tempered man, woman or horse.
dad blame it, dad gum it, dag nab it
euphamisms coined to allow expressive speech without swearing.
dinner
depending on the Dillo, this can be the noontime meal or the evening meal.
eat up
eaten up, destroyed, oxidized.
fess up
admit.
fit to be tied
really upset.
fixins
food; the rest of the meal, excluding the main dish.
fixin' ta
getting ready to do something.
frog-strangler
an extraordinary amount of rain.
galoot
an old cowboy term meaning "old rascal." It's generally meant affably.
go ahead on
"You go ahead, I'll catch up later."
go to the house
go in for dinner/supper, depending on the Dillo.
gully-washer
an extraordinary amount of rain.
hissy fit
This term was never actually defined, but I get the impression it's a state of extreme agitation and not a pretty thing to see.
howdy
How do you do?
i'll swan
used instead of "I swear."
larrupin'
a few fingers tastier than finger-lickin' good.
lit out
took off, started out, or absconded across some terrain.
looker
a pretty girl.
maverick
a loner, an independent cuss, wild. First used to describe cattle owned by Sam Maverick of Galveston Island. His cattle were "wild-like" and he'd swim them across West Bay and join up with the herd going north. When cattle broke the herd, the wranglers said, "That's one of Maverick's."
norther
a storm; not as bad as a blue norther.
nu-uh
no.
ole cuss
and old rascal (or galoot) who is tough and/or bad-tempered.
over yonder
a directional phrase meaning "over there."
over in through there, also: you go up in through there.
Directional phrase; one I'm told foreigners (read: anybody except a Texan) have trouble understanding.
place
an individual's farm or ranch.
plug
common mutt horse.
plug-ugly
see above. This is definitely not a compliment, and should not be treated as such.
pole-axed
knocked down, smashed flat, with dramatic force.
post oak
wood that is hard and resistant to rot and can be used for fenceposts.
ridin' high
doin' aw'right; probably a reference to the quality of horse you are riding. If you're poor, you ride a burro (short) or a plug. If you're wealthy, you might ride a thoroughbred or Tennessee Walker; therefore, you're ridin' high.
shoot
an expletive (should be used with an exclamation point).
slaunchways
a piece of wood that is cut on an angle is cut slaunchways.
sorry
a particularly important Texas adjective meaning worthless, no-count, useless, bad. Enhanced inflection makes it more emphatic.
squaddies (or is that quaddies?)
cowboys. This was a very common term in the 19th century.
supper
Once again, depending on the Dillo, this can be either the noon or the evening meal.
sweet milk
milk that tastes good.
t*rd-floater
a very heavy downpour.
taken to
began, adapted, started liking. Use #l: He's taken to drinking." Use #2: She's taken to that new job of hers right off."
tank
pond
the friendly creature
19th century term for whiskey.
truck
food
tump
to spill or dump
walkin' in tall cotton
doin' aw'right (see ridin' high)
waller
as far as I can tell, this is an extremely useful, if somewhat vague verb of many uses. It's usually used as a past participle. "The wheel was wallered out." or "The Dillo List wallered down an gave that little nawthun lady a bunch of Texas Tawk."
whole nuther thing
soemthing else entirely
whomperjawed
when something is not fitting properly, e.g., "You'll never get that wine open, the corscrew is all whomperjawed!"
wore out
fatigued, exhausted; also sometimes used for "worn out" machinery, etc.
yankee/damnyankee
type of human who is at the bottom of many Texas methaphysical, moral and cultural paradigms. Damnyankee is thought to be objectively descriptive rather than profane, and it is comfortably accomodated in some social environments where "bad language" is otherwise controlled by inherent coercive prohibitions. |
Reply #1028. Jan 07 11, 5:57 PM
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| simontheodore
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RJ -- the list reminds me of times in Texas, but you left out "Varmint" -- a word that I ended up using a fair amount given my coworkers at the time!
Varmint
animal considered a pest classed as vermin and unprotected by game law
a contemptible person, a rascal
Reply #1029. Jan 07 11, 7:04 PM
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Jazmee27
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Some of those terms aren't exclusive to Texas
Examples: "all choked up," "all worked up," "ball," "come hell or high water," "conniptions," "dag nab it," "fess up," "fit to be tied," "hissy fit" and "howdy"
Of course, you don't hearstuff like that often up here (but occasionally)
This world of ours keeps getting smaller all the time :)
Reply #1030. Jan 07 11, 8:55 PM
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| simontheodore
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Quit Yer Brutzin', Flossie.
I think what is more interesting is when a term has a distinctly different meaning in a different location, like "knocking up your neighbour" in the US v. Britain.
Reply #1031. Jan 07 11, 10:23 PM
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Qmel
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Wow! Texas speaks it's own language!
But being from a Yankee state, I need the translations!
Reply #1032. Jan 07 11, 11:25 PM
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_Morpheus_
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Beth ydy'r Cymraeg am Esgusoda fi, mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llyswennod?
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Reply #1033. Jan 08 11, 5:20 PM
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_Morpheus_
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But being from a Yankee state, I need the translations!
-----------Melbert
If you can do amazing things with corn, you might be from Iowa ;-0 |
Reply #1034. Jan 08 11, 5:27 PM
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honeybee4
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Eat up? My mother-in-law always said et up for eaten up.
Reply #1035. Jan 08 11, 5:45 PM
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| simontheodore
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esgusoda fi - Excuse me.
Reply #1036. Jan 08 11, 6:59 PM
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| simontheodore
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Et up. A friend of mine's mother in Texas was complaining that Yankees drew out their words. So we asked for an example. "Well, we just say OL, while you Northerners say OY-ul." So my friend asks her, "And what's dad's name?"
And she goes "AAye-Yed"
Reply #1037. Jan 08 11, 7:04 PM
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baban
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"Beth ydy'r Cymraeg am Esgusoda fi, mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llyswennod?"
Have you hit your head again, RJ?
*raises eyebrow in a quizzical manner*
The welsh for 'excuse me' IS 'esgusoda fi'...
And then you move into the realm of bizarre, have you been watching Monty Python or something? 'My hovercraft is full of (female) eels' ? !
*wanders out giggling and shaking her head*
Reply #1038. Jan 09 11, 5:47 AM
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Jabberwok
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They know how to make their own fun in Texas baban. ;D
I love the ways that English has mutated over the years, and the huge diversity around the globe.
Reply #1039. Jan 09 11, 8:38 AM
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