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It could be a word, a phrase, or any colloquialism. It just has to be something that would be said by someone who was brought up locally to you and nobody else in the world would say. If so, what is it? This is our chance to share and become truly international.
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Whats up you big dumb homo. Always the go to greeting amongst my friends.
There are a lot in Arkansas. I just can't think of them because I'm on drugs.
"Ooo-arrrr!". A conjunction that can mean almost anything, from a pleasant greeting to an expression of shock.
The world is so globalized that I doubt any of the slang I hear is totally unique to southeast usa, but I know for a fact that nobody says stuff like this in other countries:
"whippin it" = driving a car
"hit me up" = contact me
"word" = I agree
"ball(in)" = play(ing) basketball
"trippin" = confused/UTI of a hallucinogen
"bullshittin'" = behaving irrationally
"chillin'/coolin'" = relaxing
"what it do/whats up" = whats going on
"hook up" = connect(ion)
"turned up" = loud/boisterous/rowdy
I use more in my everyday speech but I can't think of them right now..
My friends and I.use anime character names to greet and humiliate each other. My character name.is Mekiae off of Negimai.
Probably the word "ya'll." It's pronounced "yall" and is short for "you all."
Also if someone's face ia ugly, their face is "punished". If someone is desperate for a lay, they're "thirsty". To "buck" on someone is to joke them. Virginians do this a lot jokingly. You can't be sensitive and live in Virginia.
I'm from southern Virginia and folks here say they are "weak" whenever they thought something was super funny. The phrase originated in Virginia Beach and really is short for "weak with laughter". I used it all the time, as do my family and friends but when when we moved to Florida, no one knew what we were talking about when we said it.
Around here people nod their head upward to show that they recognize you.
In England at least, it's common for men to nod (downward or upward) if they recognise each other whilst out and about (typically when they're not close-friends but acquaintances), sometimes accompanied by "alright?" or "hey" but if they're too far away it makes sense not to say anything.
Maybe it's more often used where you are or used in more situations? Where are you from?
I few things i guess. Like when we talk about the bastard summer visitors or certain places around the area.
I can't think of any. :(
Although you know someone is from out of town when they mispronounce Couch St. It's ponounced kooch, not couch like the furniture. Some of the looks you get from out of towners are priceless. It also makes for some funny sentences if taken out of context.
Before posting comments I have to proof read to make sure I don't use localisms.
God, yeah. Generally in Newcastle I guess there are quite a few. But where I'm specifically at? I don't know, because I'm never sure who would have heard it and where it's used. The only ones I feel slightly sure about are the words I end up making up (for a lack of better words, or rather a lack of knowledge of better words). Aside from that, words I hear all the time, has anyone here heard narf? As in: "that's narf stupid, skitting him, like" Hmm, I'm curious as to who would have heard that word on here. Maybe it's not local at all:D!
I say a lot of words a bit funny as well. For example, I say "isn't she" a bit weird (sounds like "intsha"), along with quite a lot of other ones. Don't know if that counts at all.:P Hmm, I might have a think and work out if any of them are local ones. As for greetings, it's mainly "Yareet?", but I think a lot of people in the North East do that. Does that still count as local? Because if it does, then there are tonnes of those.
"Goodjej" (Pronounced Good yay) basically means "Are you good?"
Another one used is "Howzit" how are you? Though the second one is probably used by alot of people in other countries too.