meatsauce Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 During a recent trip to western NC I stopped by a local Mom and Pop store. I sneezed while checking out and the old man said "Scat there!". I didn't think anything about it but I overheard someone else saying the same thing a few days later. I looked it up online and discovered its a regional saying heard only in the Appalachians. It could be "Scat there" or "Scat there Tom, your tail's in the gravy" only said after someone sneezes. I don't get it but I do find it interesting. Has anyone else come across weird regional sayings or phrases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 "Well, bless your heart" in the South usually means "You are really a dumb ass" !! Or in rural Texas "Down the road a piece" could mean 1/4 mile or 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I once had someone (Wisconsin resident) ask me where the bubbler was, they were looking for a water fountain (before the days of bottled water everywhere) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon64 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 My cousins in the Midwest call carbonated drinks pop. In Alabama, it doesn't matter what kind of soft drink it is, it is a coke. Hey, I'm headed to the gas station over yonder fer a coke, yown't one? Yea, grab me an RC while you're down 'ere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Jeezul Petes is said a lot around Cincinnati. I kind of is like saying holy cow or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Was up in Vermont one time and at about lunch time someone said "lets go down and get a slider for lunch", I was at a total loss but they all looked pretty healthy so said OK. Turned out it's a Submarine sandwich. Or when I was at Ft. Devens in the army, sign in drug store showed they had "frappe", No idea on that at all but turned out to be a milk shake. (anyone in Mass, if I misspelled it, let me know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobert1 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 A "slider" here in Ohio usually means a little square White Castle hamburger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 "That's nice" can mean "f*#k you" in the south. Something that's easy is a "piece of piss" in Alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.roberts Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I remember "salty" being used in Pennsylvania to describe something as being expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travtastik Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 The one that always gets me is when it is raining while the sun is shining. I hear people say "the devil is beating his wife." My friend from Italy say "the witch is combing her hair" I just say its raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatsauce Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 My grandmother used to say "Lawsy me" when she go bad or good news. I still have no idea what it means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNshooter Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 "Oofda" MN. Various uses & meanings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammerJammer Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Montgomery alabama: "Devil lie" I'm still trying to figure this one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powder Finger Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 in Texas I picked up on "fix'n to" I don't like using it. I do like "yonder" but can't remember where that came from. Mom used to say "cool your jets" which if not followed was followed by WHAK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 During a recent trip to western NC I stopped by a local Mom and Pop store. I sneezed while checking out and the old man said "Scat there!". I didn't think anything about it but I overheard someone else saying the same thing a few days later. I looked it up online and discovered its a regional saying heard only in the Appalachians. It could be "Scat there" or "Scat there Tom, your tail's in the gravy" only said after someone sneezes. I don't get it but I do find it interesting. Has anyone else come across weird regional sayings or phrases? Scat cat get your tail outa my nose! That's the way I remember that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hose pipe,, Now the garden hose !! In a car the spare tire was in the--- Boot,,, From SC.we always ate Supper for the last meal of the day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfchorn Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Originally for eastern NC. You don't push a button, you mash it. You don't have a car accident, you have a wreck. "Y'all" is singular. "All y'all" is plural Ex-wife was from Pittsburgh. You don't use a vacuum cleaner, you use a sweeper. You don't look in the cabinet, you look in the cupboard. If someone is nosey and getting into your business, they are nebby. A rubber band is a gum band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 "Gotta Pig Stuck in the Mud" in an ole Vermonta drawl. Taking a day off from work for a reason that is none of your buisness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammerJammer Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Originally for eastern NC. You don't push a button, you mash it. You don't have a car accident, you have a wreck. "Y'all" is singular. "All y'all" is plural Ex-wife was from Pittsburgh. You don't use a vacuum cleaner, you use a sweeper. You don't look in the cabinet, you look in the cupboard. If someone is nosey and getting into your business, they are nebby. A rubber band is a gum band. yens red up yer room. Freaking Pittsburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well I don't know if these are regional or not, but I've picked them up from my dad. "I'm hungry enough to eat the a_-hole out of a skunk" "slicker than a eel's ass" "rougher than a cob" -I had to ask what this one means. He said "how about I shove a corn cob up your ass, and you tell me how rough it is" Maybie it's just my family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well I don't know if these are regional or not, but I've picked them up from my dad. "I'm hungry enough to eat the a_-hole out of a skunk" "slicker than a eel's ass" "rougher than a cob" -I had to ask what this one means. He said "how about I shove a corn cob up your ass, and you tell me how rough it is" Maybie it's just my family He definitely had a thing for ass! Geezle Pete's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyaz Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Grew up in SE South Dakota. There, at a fast food place your order can be "to stay" or "to go". Everywhere else I've ever been it's been "for here" or "to go". Went to school in Fargo. When people there use an exclamation, it's always preceded by the word "for". "For cool!" "Oh, for wow!" "For funny!" "For cute!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Warrior Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I use the word "eh" at the end of a lot of sentences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Strange, so do a lot of Canadians. Yes, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Finer than a frogs hair split 4 ways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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