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regional colloquialisms

Posted on 2/21/20 at 7:57 pm
Posted by OWLFAN86
The OT has made me richer
Member since Jun 2004
175830 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 7:57 pm
shite like

"fixin' to"

and

"on account of"

Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
62938 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:01 pm to
Wichadija
Yontu
Posted by Slingscode
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2011
1852 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:01 pm to
"Carry you to the store"
Posted by jpbTiger
Tampa FL
Member since Dec 2007
4973 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:02 pm to
“I’ve seen better in the Quad”

“Bout three-fiddy”

And of course

“Germans”
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13653 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:03 pm to
I’ve noticed the verb “tump” is not a national thing. As in “I accidentally tumped over that bucket full of water”.
Posted by bad93ex
Member since Sep 2018
27148 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:03 pm to
“Howdy”
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
72597 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:03 pm to
Stupid hick

Goat fricking mountain boy

Face looks like it was hit by a grousem axil...
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
72937 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:04 pm to
East Tennessee and western North Carolina natives say “You-uns” instead of Y’all.
Posted by SEC. 593
Chicago
Member since Aug 2012
4043 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:05 pm to
"Hoosier" is basically calling someone White Trash in St. Louis.
Posted by John Gotti
Vestavia HIlls, AL
Member since Jul 2013
3370 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:05 pm to
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This post was edited on 2/22/20 at 11:50 am
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
140462 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:05 pm to
'water hose'

Or

'hose pipe'
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:06 pm to

How’s your mama and them
This post was edited on 2/21/20 at 8:08 pm
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
30288 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:08 pm to
Yonder
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
49183 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:10 pm to
"Ya hey der"
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68183 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:13 pm to
In New Orleans when addressing a stranger or trying to get their attention "Hey, Cap."
Posted by Larry_Hotdogs
Texas
Member since Jun 2019
1336 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:14 pm to
Bless your heart.
Might could
Fixin to
That baw’s a hand.
Reckon so.

Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38495 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:14 pm to
"cotton pickin" my more religious family from the northern part of the state used this in place of curse words.
This post was edited on 2/21/20 at 8:35 pm
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13653 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:15 pm to
Cap is short for Captain. Prounouced Cap-E-tan.

Where did the term “loud cap” come from?
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
68183 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

Cap is short for Captain.
I'm aware.
quote:

Where did the term “loud cap” come from?
Never heard of it, but I do see where you asked that question 9 years ago on TD.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
19207 posts
Posted on 2/21/20 at 8:24 pm to
Make groceries vs go to the grocery store

Buggy vs shopping cart
This post was edited on 2/21/20 at 8:25 pm
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