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Exactly what the title says, share sayings from where you live. (Or just favorite sayings in general.) Chances are they are not heard often in other places, and we can all learn and expand our folksy charm! Hotter than two rats fuckin’ in a wool sock. Colder than a witches tit in a brass bra. Don’t poo poo where you eat. Don’t dip your pen in company ink.
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Dec 11, 2017 16:04
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Their flashing tongues, spitting out blood and poison.
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Skookum.
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Dec 11, 2017 16:15
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Ĺ sitte med skjegget i postkassa One of my old favorites meaning "(being caught with) ... your beard in the mail box", that is, you hosed up. Invested all your money in bitcoins and now they're worth nothing? Skjegget i postkassa. 
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Dec 11, 2017 16:17
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They don't have the common sense that God gave a jackass Useless as tits on a boar hog (I remember hearing these from my maternal grandfather and uncles)
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Dec 11, 2017 16:21
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I grew up hearing "fiddle and fart around" (waste time, procrastinate, etc) constantly, and I had no idea it was a pretty specifically regional thing until I read a book about the Zodiac Killer, in which it was said that this is pretty much a Texas/Oklahoma thing.
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Dec 11, 2017 16:22
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Pastry of the Year posted:I grew up hearing "fiddle and fart around" (waste time, procrastinate, etc) constantly, and I had no idea it was a pretty specifically regional thing until I read a book about the Zodiac Killer, in which it was said that this is pretty much a Texas/Oklahoma thing. That's interesting, I've heard of 'farting around' and 'fiddling around' but never the two together.
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Dec 11, 2017 16:24
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"You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die." As a very neurotic child who had no idea how much a peck was, I inverted the meaning of this and decided that every unwashed tomato from the garden was shortening my lifespan. (The intended meaning is, "Don't worry, a little dirt won't hurt you.")
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Dec 11, 2017 16:24
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Too drunk to fish Got a bee in her bonnet (pissed off) Don’t let your mouth write a check your rear end can’t cash 13 miles of bad road (someone you shouldn’t cross or sleep with) making GBS threads bricks (scared)
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Dec 11, 2017 17:39
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"Just because a cat has her kittens in the oven don't make them biscuits." You're not a true New Englander if you were born here, but your parents weren't from New England. I only ever hear it from people 70+ for what it's worth.
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Dec 11, 2017 18:23
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Deadass
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Dec 11, 2017 18:29
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Newfoundlanders are famous for our weird speech and turns of phrase. What're y'at? - What's up? Usual response is "This is it." How's she cuttin' - How's it going? Fill your boots - Take as much as you want What odds - Nevermind, whatever Nice day on the clothes - Sunny day today, isn't it? As sure as there's poo poo in a cat - Certainly A scoff and a scuff - Dinner and dancing God bless your cotton socks The arse is gone right out of her - It's falling apart Like a blue-arsed fly - busy, frantic Long may your big jib draw* - A wish of good fortune *This one ends up on all the touristy crap but to be honest I've never heard anyone use it outside that context.
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Dec 11, 2017 18:55
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"You came to a goat's house for wool." That and the "titties on a boar hog" idiom were my late grandfather's go-tos.
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Dec 11, 2017 19:00
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Hardcordion posted:Newfoundlanders are famous for our weird speech and turns of phrase. That one's great.
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Dec 11, 2017 19:22
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YeahTubaMike posted:Deadass lowkey this
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Dec 11, 2017 19:23
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poo poo the bed - broken beyond fixing
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Dec 11, 2017 19:36
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poo poo the bed also means 'to gently caress something up real bad' down my ends. Edit: I've always been fond of "Got to go see a man about a dog." And it's not a saying but the London cultural norm of specifically addressing people who work in kebab shops/chicken shops as 'Boss' amuses me no end. small ghost has a new favorite as of 19:47 on Dec 11, 2017 |
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Dec 11, 2017 19:41
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Awa' and take your face for a shite - gently caress off Juice - Irn Bru, or inferior fizzy sugary drinks that Americans term "pop", "soda", and the like And of course some typical Scottish greetings Awright, oval office? - hi Awright, pal? - I'm about to beat the poo poo out of you
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Dec 11, 2017 19:47
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I'm from Ohio. When you bump into someone, you say "ope!". Not "oops!". "Ope!" Other Ohioans confirm. Also, I really like "that dog won't hunt" for an excuse that doesn't work.
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Dec 11, 2017 20:06
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Northern Ireland, or Norn Iron as we prefer, has a vast array of often completely insane sayings. Banjaxed - Broken, usually beyond repair Yer scunnered - You've hosed up and it's caused you a lot of embarrassment Catch yerself on - Get a grip Wind yer neck in - Stop being an annoying idiot I didn't come down the Lagan in a bubble - I wasn't born yesterday Houl yer whisht - Be quiet Stocious - Blackout drunk And Hardcordion posted:Like a blue-arsed fly - busy, frantic  e; DigitalRaven posted:Awa' and take your face for a shite - gently caress off Aye we have this one too, but usually just "Away and shite"
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Dec 11, 2017 20:15
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This is your chicken to gently caress, I’m just here to hold the legs. (Going along with or just watching someone’s dumb idea, kind of an answer to “hold my beer.”) Where yat? Up poo poo creek without a paddle Hotter than Georgia asphalt Put poo poo in one hand and wish in the other, see which fills first Knocked the back out (hosed something/someone proper) Taking a dirt-nap (dead)
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Dec 11, 2017 20:16
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I'm an etymology nerd and this is an awesome thread idea. FUBAR: hosed Up Beyond All Repair Needs some Sailor Grease: Beat the hell out of it until it works Blue Falcon: Same initials as Buddy Fucker, meaning someone who's supposed to be a friend/coworker who screws you over. Dropping Dimes: Tattling on someone or selling 'em out The Navy taught me a ton of these, got a lot more. sandnavyguy has a new favorite as of 20:30 on Dec 11, 2017 |
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Dec 11, 2017 20:27
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Svenskeknappen lit. "The Swedish button" An IT term referring to either the power switch or straight up pulling the power cord (usually when all else fails).
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Dec 11, 2017 20:34
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I would love some transliterations of strange Icelandic and Finnish sayings. I imagine that they're things like "that is not my fermented shark which is the one in the derby which worries the gentlemen in question" for "no thanks."
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Dec 11, 2017 20:39
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sandnavyguy posted:I'm an etymology nerd and this is an awesome thread idea. Keep em’ coming! I’m sure there are a lot of trade/group/hobby specific ones, this is fascinating so go hog wild! I’m just taking notes as I remember ones from all over, I’ve lived in Nor-Cal, mid west, and now in the south so there’s a lot of ground to cover. I really like the overseas ones, I’m quite jealous of y’alls ability to mix the word “oval office” into everything. In the US it’s a -really- bad word, especially down here in the south. I’m also seeing that even if people think it’s a super common phrase, post it anyway. It may not be as common as you think!
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Dec 11, 2017 20:40
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OhAreThey posted:I'm from Ohio. When you bump into someone, you say "ope!". Not "oops!". "Ope!" Can confirm fellow Ohio goon. I always figured it was the eastern european influence in Cleveland.
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Dec 11, 2017 21:28
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My mum always used the phrase "as black as the devil's nutting bag" to describe something dirty.
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Dec 11, 2017 21:33
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Here's some saucy Balkan ones: Hladno je k'o u kurvinoj duši/ It's cold like in a whore's soul. Jebem ti sunce! I'm loving your sun! - this is a general "Goddamn you!" Da baba ima krila, bila bi avion. If a grandma had wings, she'd be an airplane. - our version of "If wishes were horses..." Alternatively: Da baba ima pišu, bila bi deda. If grandma had a pecker, she'd be grandpa. Sjelo k'o budali šamar. Fits like a slap to an idiot. Lako je tuđim kurcem koprive mlatiti. It's easy to beat the nettle with someone else's dick. - pretty self explanatory I think, the nettle is obviously the stinging kind Para na paru, uš na fukaru. Money to money, fleas to bums. Dva loša ubiše Miloša. Two bad guys killed Miloš. - being right is worthless if you're outnumbered, a more poetic way to translate it would be: Two bad, Miloš is dead.  K'o tele u šarena vrata. (Stares) like a calf at a colorful door. Skriva k'o zmija noge. He hides it like the snake hides its feet. Razvukao je k'o gladan srat'. He's stretching it like the hungry man stretches his poop(ing session).
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Dec 11, 2017 21:40
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CommonShore posted:I would love some transliterations of strange Icelandic and Finnish sayings. I imagine that they're things like "that is not my fermented shark which is the one in the derby which worries the gentlemen in question" for "no thanks." Here's a few: Parta ei kasva poikasille, eikä turpajouhet jouva joutaville. A small boy cannot grow a beard, and neither can a useless man. Paska reissu mutta tulipahan tehtyä. It was a poo poo trip but still went there. Elämä on laiffii Life is life. Kun ihminen nukkuu, sille ei tapahdu mitään. Mutta kun se ei nuku, se voi saada vaikka kalan. When a person sleeps nothing happens to him. When they don't sleep they may be given a fish or something. Tempaise niin että kusi lentää. Put in so much effort you involuntarily piss all over the place.
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Dec 11, 2017 22:05
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Anything that amounts to "that person is stupid" is good If brains were dynamite he wouldn't have enough to blow his cap off couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery (although from what I hear that would actually be very difficult)
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Dec 11, 2017 22:12
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I thought of some more Newfinese : Lord thunderin' Jesus - general use exclamation Barmp the horn - Honk the horn Me old cock, me ducky, me trout - Terms of endearment, like buddy or sweetie In three shakes of a lamb's tail - Immediately Full to the horns - Really drunk Jig your squid - Mind your business Far as ever a puffin flew - A very long distance Let the wind blow the stink off - Get some fresh air Take off like a scalded cat - Run away quickly Who knit you? - Who are your parents? Stunned as me arse - Stupid A fisherman is one rogue, a merchant is many
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Dec 11, 2017 22:16
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Hardcordion posted:I thought of some more Newfinese : Some of these need phonetic transcriptions - Laird tunderin' Jaisus
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Dec 11, 2017 22:23
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Gape of a fish-faced ape - You're making a weird/ugly face! Often used ironically. Quit fartin' around- Quit wasting time. Don't know how common it is really, but my dad said it all the time.
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Dec 11, 2017 22:25
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"You make a better door than a window" -- "Get out of my way" "Shut your mouth, you'll catch flies in it"
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Dec 11, 2017 22:26
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poo poo or get off the pot (make up your mind) My way or the highway Even a broken clock is right twice a day (my dad would say it every time we didn’t gently caress something up) Coon-rear end (swamp and back-woods folk) Sweating like a whore in church Nervous as a long-tail cat in a room full of rockers A tall drink of water (attractive dude) Dumb as a box of hammers Dumb as a crate of anvils
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Dec 11, 2017 23:21
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imo most of these are literally never said and just show up in buzzfeed articles or coffee table books people are gifted at christmas.
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Dec 11, 2017 23:30
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From New Zealand, we have: As useless as tits on a bull (we have a lot more cows than we do hogs, apparently). Yeah, nah - "I agree with you that the answer is no" or "I thought about it for a bit, and understand what you're saying, but I disagree with you" Nah, yeah - the opposite of yeah nah, but also sometimes the same as it. Context is important. "Couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery" - see "tits on a bull" "Tell him he's dreaming" - No way (referencing an Australian film, The Castle, that New Zealanders like a lot more than Australians). For the correct pronunciation, imagine Korg from Thor Ragnarok saying them.
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Dec 11, 2017 23:32
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To do someone a "bjřrnetjeneste" lit. a bear's service You think you're doing something good, but ultimately it's bad EmmyOk posted:imo most of these are literally never said and just show up in buzzfeed articles or coffee table books people are gifted at christmas. 
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Dec 11, 2017 23:39
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OhAreThey posted:I'm from Ohio. When you bump into someone, you say "ope!". Not "oops!". "Ope!" im from wisconsin, and we also use "ope," maybe its a midwestern thing. we also use "bubbler" for drinking fountain.
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Dec 12, 2017 00:00
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From my mom, who grew up in Illinois: If it was a snake, it would have bit you. -- {Item being searched for} is right in front of you. Slow as molasses in January. -- very slow Slicker than snot on a glass doorknob. -- very slippery
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Å koke bort i kålen: lit. "To boil away in the cabbage" - when some effort comes to nothing, it could be said to do this. være på bærtur: lit. "To be out gathering berries" - to be out of your depth or unaware of your situation, the implication being that someone is mentally out in the forest looking for berries instead of focusing on the present.
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