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colloquialism translations

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by paco, May 17, 2009.

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  1. paco

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    i thought i'd start this thread to help us all out (or maybe just me) cause we're from all over the world and some words just dont mean the same things to us all so even if we speak the same language, things can get a little confusing.

    so if you have a question about what a particular phrase means, enter it and lets all help eachother out. i cant be the only one right?

    example:
    i've seen "the piss" which im guessing means joking around in the UK...but being "pissed off" here in good ol' SoCal means you're pretty angry about something.
     
    #1 paco, May 17, 2009
  2. Midnight Angel

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    That's like here in my area we use wicked as a modifier. I.e. "That pizza was wicked good.'' But in other places I guess it means evil or something.
     
    #2 Midnight Angel, May 17, 2009
  3. mattypants

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    lol, "wicked" is totally east coast. the norcal equivalent would be "hella" xD
     
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  4. paco

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    oi...hella...dont even get me started..
     
    #4 paco, May 17, 2009
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    i know right! geez xD
     
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    "Hella" was a thing I did not say until I read Achewood and I now cannot get it out of my damn vernacular.

    AAACHEWOOOOOD /shakes fist.

    B-but it has stuff like this in it and it amuses me so.
     
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    Wicked is like Boston/Massachusetts and parts of Upstate NY, practically nowhere else says that.
     
    #7 Shevanel, May 17, 2009
  8. paco

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    yeah, and no one outside of norcal says hella, or ever should. *QUARANTINE*
     
    #8 paco, May 17, 2009
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    I'm guilty of using "wicked"
     
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  10. Midnight Angel

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    It's a New England term. Which NY is not. That's why you don't really hear it said where you are.
     
    #10 Midnight Angel, May 18, 2009
  11. Chip

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    A lot of people around here (norcal) have started using "janky" again and I personally think it's a great word that really doesn't have a good substitute.
     
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    ok theres something people do where i live (oxford) which i think is fairly exclusive to middle england :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: basically putting 'age' on the end of a word eg instead of 'Do you wanna go to town tomorrow?' we might say 'A bit of townage tomorrow?' Similarly going to the parks is 'parkage' and going clubbing is 'clubage' :grin:
     
    #12 partietraumatic, May 18, 2009
  13. paco

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    haha i kinda like that, i could definitely see myself starting to use it if it came up.
     
    #13 paco, May 18, 2009
  14. maz10

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    Now let me think we had Mint, Sick, and Bad, which all mean good. I don’t think there used so much these days.
     
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  15. paco

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    sick didnt go away. it just moved. i use it almost as much as chill
     
    #15 paco, May 18, 2009
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    aye, I've seen that coming up a bit up north too.

    edit: aye is a Scots colloquialism for yes (pronounced 'eye')
     
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    I'm sorry but being from Wales I have to put this down. "Oh...What's occurring?" (How is everyone today)
    "Diolch"- pronounced dea-ogh- Welsh for thanks
    "Stop taking the mick"- Stop making fun of me
     
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    my uncle is welsh and says that :grin: he also instead of 'because' says 'and i'll tell you for why' hehe
     
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    Here in Michigan, we use "piss" to refer to "piss drunk (very very drunk, likely can't walk because of intoxication)," "Getting the piss beaten out of you (being beaten very very badly)," "pissed off (angry)," and in the curse, "Oh Piss!"

    A few people I know around here use the term "Baller" to refer to something that's really cool or hardcore, as in, "That thing's pretty baller."

    In Michigan, you'll very rarely hear anyone say to "Have a nice day," as people here mostly say either "Take it easy" or "Have a good one!"

    I, like pretty much every Canadian I know or have ever met, use "eh" for damn near everything.

    I also confused my Illinois-raised, Chicago based boyfriend the first time I referred to a "Party Store," which is a store that sells liquor, pop, junk food, and usually also makes hot food, like pizza or deli sandwiches or chicken wings, or stuff like that.
     
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  20. Just Adam

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    piss is widelly used

    on the piss - on the drink
    pissed - drunk
    pissy- either waterd down/ or a bitching person
    piss easy - just an emote
    taking the piss - makeing fun usually light hearted but can be crueler
    pissing in the wind - doing something thats soooo gonna go wrong
    pissed off - not a happy bunny :slight_smile:

    any word can be used for summat it just comes down to context and the way you word it :slight_smile:
     
    #20 Just Adam, May 18, 2009
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