When I was in NB I heard the term "hardon riggin". Had no idea. When I said laneway they had no idea. They would say oh the driveway beside your front dooryard. Front dooryard?
When I was in NB I heard the term "hardon riggin". Had no idea. When I said laneway they had no idea. They would say oh the driveway beside your front dooryard. Front dooryard?
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melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 261d
Growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1970's we used to call 'hoodies', 'bunnyhugs'.
Cheesus@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 261d
Darts = cigarettes
Chesterfield = couch
Skookum = solid, strong
Beauty can be an adverb. ex: That's beauty!
Er what? Places emphasis on a question. ex: Was that a good show er what?
Eh ? = The classic, but can be used differently than most people think. Normally it is used as a question marker, but can also be used to show indifference to a topic when combined with a dismissive tone. ex: "I went to the party last night." "Ya, eh?"
Coastal British Columbia.
Also, we have a very recognizable shibboleth that comes in handy sometimes: the pronunciation of "Vancouver." Anyone who was born in Metro Vancouver or the surrounding areas will pronounce the "van-" with an '-ng" sound, like wang. Most people don't even realise it, and I have no idea where this phenomenon comes from, but personally I find it emblematic of the sociolect used in the trades and other 'blue collar' occupations in the province. There's a certain sing-song character in the intonation that, having moved away from there, I find myself missing at times.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 260d
Always loved a well placed Skookum. Really jazzes things up.
Cheesus@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 260d
Same. It's a shame that it will soon be moribund, it's such a versatile word. Chinook jargon (the créole language the word comes from) was known for having a limited vocabulary, which resulted in many of its words having multiple nuances in meaning.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 260d
Well, I'll be keeping the Skookum flame burning at least.
Cheesus@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 260d
Hell ya brother !
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 259d
✊ The Struggle is real fam 💪
dermanus@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 260d
I moved to Montréal last year. Tons of Quebecois will say "fait que" as a sort of filler where you might say "so..." or "anyways..." in English but it always sounds to me like they're saying Fuck.
OutwateredFish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 261d
Dep
Yezzey@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 261d
dépanneur?
OutwateredFish@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 261d
Yep-anneur.
Yezzey@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 261d
Newfoundland and Quebec will probably rule this thread.
JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 261d
I’ve come a cross a few good ones in Saskatchewan. The « bunny-hug » is a classic. I once heard someone ask if they could « turkey-blast » their cigarette using mine. Maybe not the common but I loved it.
Yezzey@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 261d
Oh you just reminded me of the slut butt.
Cheesus@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 260d
We have a similar term out west, called the 'butt fuck,' but I've definitely heard slut butt as well.
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 260d
I told my American visitor what "goof" means in Ontario, and she realized her Ontario uncle had been trying to warn her about her father decades ago
Canconda@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 260d
Her uncle went to prison? That's prison slang.
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 259d
Would that be so unusual?
Canconda@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 258d
I mean maybe in Ontario it's a normal phrase. Out west it's the go-to insult of degenerates.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 259d
A la verga
Yezzey@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 256d
Google says surprise or frustration?
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 256d
Most of the time it means "what the fuck" and is used as an exlimation or when bemoning something.