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14232949 08-27-2011 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Aurora (Post 1098649)
Boufing, it's comes to mind because I'm in the staff room and my diabetic manager is ****ing boufing. His body odour is so stinking I can't eat my lunch. Gr8.

Houfing, surely?

bonesaw-orchestra 09-01-2011 02:58 AM

Not going to lie, a lot of this slang has cracked me up. I grew up in Ontario, where a lot of kids were saying things like:
Shawg - As an expression of disappointment. Such as after some bad news or ****ty marijuan deal. Or even more funny to me: "Shawg on your life," was popular for a while..
We say "mad" when referring to quantities or in place of very, really etc. "Last night was mad real." or "That happened mad long ago." It amuses me too :)
Redic - short for rediculous. "Man that show was redic."
There's some random uses of Arabic expressions too where we lived, because the schools were quite multicultural. I forget all of them but I'll edit when I ask a friend from back there haha.

I'm back in Sask. now and the mix of random local slang around here makes me laugh.. I should pay closer attention from now on. A lot of people my age here say "preem" as in premium, when ****'s all good or whatever. Also say "deece" for decent haha. I like saying "finna" instead of "going to." Picked it up from rappers, I think its short for "fixing to" - as in "finna be a good day." My boyfriend has these random phrases from where he lives,
Forcemack - heavily hitting on women, usually without success and ending up just making the woman uncomfortable hahaha "Aw don't bring Tom, he'll just pull forcemack," etc.
Sea Donkey - Idk exactly haha when I asked what it meant they just laughed at me.. pretty sure it's just an unattractive woman (I would hope it could refer to a man too.)

FETCHER. 09-01-2011 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mankycaaant (Post 1098939)
Houfing, surely?

No, to houf would be to pull.

Scarlett O'Hara 12-20-2012 10:39 PM

I was watching Steve Irwin tonight and he kept reassuring the snakes "ye alright mate"!

Cuthbert 12-20-2012 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Merrycaaant (Post 1098938)
I don't like American slang at all. It makes me cringe.
However, I'm Scottish, so a lot of people won't be too fond at the terms we use.

Two popular one's are;

Aye: Basically an answer to anything in a positive light. Or, 'Aye?' used to question something in the same way as 'Really?' is used.

Orite: I've spelled it in this way, as it's how it is pronounced. In essence, it basically is the word 'alright', but we use it excessively.
Orite could be a substitute for 'hello', as it is the greeting, and 'how have you been getting on' small talk in one handy phrase.
The answer, to the statement 'Orite', is simply to repeat the word. Saying 'orite' back, allows the other person to see you have acknowledged them and are doing just fine.

Aye?


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Trollheart 12-23-2012 05:51 PM

Irish slang is quite funny. And unique I think. For years now, anything that is really great is "deadly", usually preceded by "bleedin'", however the emphasis must be on the BLEED with the rest sort of trailing off, then again on the DEAD with the LY a little lighter, so: "That show was BLEEDin' DEADly, wasn't it?"

Scarlet is when you're embarrassed, can also be used (like most Irish phrases) in conjunction with the aforementioned bleedin', so, "Jaysus (Jesus)! I'm BLEEDin' SCARlet, I am!" Footnote: as you can see, the emphasis is again on the first syllable, as in "scar", however unlike "deadly", the "t" is generally silent, so it's more "SCARle'" than "SCARLET" --- sort of sounds like "scarla".

"Mot" is girlfriend. "You takin' yer mot out tonight?" Again, drop the t, this is because "mot" is actually from an Irish phrase, "Maith an cailinn" (maw on coleen) meaning, good girl.

"Lanterin' ****!" Sort of self-explanatory, exclamation of surprise or dismay, drop the g on "lantering" --- origin unknown.

"Holy sweet divine!" Another one: what do you expect in a country of Catholics? ;)

These are, in fairness, the slang I, as a nearly-fifty-year-old know. I'm sure there's "street words/phrases" out there now that I wouldn't have a clue about. Or as we say here, wouldn't have a breeze about...

Cuthbert 12-23-2012 06:14 PM

I like the Irish accent because no matter how angry you guys are you always sound cheerful and chirpy.

FETCHER. 12-23-2012 06:19 PM

People seem to have a fascination with they way scottish people say police in slang, it is pronounced as POLE-ISS but obviously said rather quickly. I always find it funny when people are like "what the **** is she talking about?". Americans always seem to understand me a bit better than the English.

Neapolitan 12-23-2012 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER. (Post 1267312)
People seem to have a fascination with they way scottish people say police in slang, it is pronounced as POLE-ISS but obviously said rather quickly. I always find it funny when people are like "what the **** is she talking about?". Americans always seem to understand me a bit better than the English.

If the English didn't understand you when you said Police it's because you didn't call them Bobbies.

PoorOldPo 12-23-2012 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1267302)
Irish slang is quite funny. And unique I think. For years now, anything that is really great is "deadly", usually preceded by "bleedin'", however the emphasis must be on the BLEED with the rest sort of trailing off, then again on the DEAD with the LY a little lighter, so: "That show was BLEEDin' DEADly, wasn't it?"

Scarlet is when you're embarrassed, can also be used (like most Irish phrases) in conjunction with the aforementioned bleedin', so, "Jaysus (Jesus)! I'm BLEEDin' SCARlet, I am!" Footnote: as you can see, the emphasis is again on the first syllable, as in "scar", however unlike "deadly", the "t" is generally silent, so it's more "SCARle'" than "SCARLET" --- sort of sounds like "scarla".

"Mot" is girlfriend. "You takin' yer mot out tonight?" Again, drop the t, this is because "mot" is actually from an Irish phrase, "Maith an cailinn" (maw on coleen) meaning, good girl.

"Lanterin' ****!" Sort of self-explanatory, exclamation of surprise or dismay, drop the g on "lantering" --- origin unknown.

"Holy sweet divine!" Another one: what do you expect in a country of Catholics? ;)

These are, in fairness, the slang I, as a nearly-fifty-year-old know. I'm sure there's "street words/phrases" out there now that I wouldn't have a clue about. Or as we say here, wouldn't have a breeze about...

You forgot beour and shift. ;)


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