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re: What does "sha baby" mean?
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:26 pm to Pepe Lepew
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:26 pm to Pepe Lepew
Sha babe = "aww look how cute the baby is"
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Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:33 pm to CHEDBALLZ
You don't know that? Gardez donc!
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:41 pm to JudgeHolden
My Cajun grandma used to pinch the little kid's cheeks and say "cher 'tite bete", sounded like "sha tea bet".
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:43 pm to CroakaBait
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"sha tea bet"
Mine did the same.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 10:52 pm to jmcs68
Posted on 8/20/14 at 9:12 am to Festus
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I think it's technically cher baby, which is French for beloved or dear. But people that don't know any better type or write it sha.
This is the correct answer.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 9:41 am to ell_13
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Fontenot
who's askin?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:22 am to ell_13
I think it's funny that people are arguing the spelling of any word included within the realm of "Cajun French", which is nothing more then a bastardification of French, English, Native American and whatever slang is popular at any random time. It's more a south Louisiana Ebonics really.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:23 am to Festus
quote:have an upvote
I think it's technically cher baby, which is French for beloved or dear. But people that don't know any better type or write it sha.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:27 am to dfontenot
quote:Derek?
who's askin?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:28 am to INFIDEL
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bastardification
wut?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:30 am to INFIDEL
quote:
I think it's funny that people are arguing the spelling of any word included within the realm of "Cajun French", which is nothing more then a bastardification of French, English, Native American and whatever slang is popular at any random time. It's more a south Louisiana Ebonics really.
I agree.
But it's "THAN", not "THEN".
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:31 am to ell_13
It's my understanding it means darling
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:34 am to ell_13
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Derek?
Nope, wrong Fontenot. There's a lot of Fontenots out there. I have a brother named Derek, but he's 13.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:35 am to dfontenot
We must be related
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:37 am to tigersownall
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It's my understanding it means darling
It's a mishmash of french and English and the direct translation is literally "dear baby". So, while you're more or less correct, I can't understand why there is so much confusion here.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:38 am to jimbeam
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We must be related
aren't all Fontenots related?
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:39 am to dfontenot
Apparently
Posted on 8/20/14 at 10:43 am to jimbeam
When my SO says cher, she means it like, "awww". As in when something is sweet or cute, like puppies playing or some shite like that.
Posted on 8/20/14 at 11:17 am to ell_13
I learned how different north of I10 is when I moved to Baton Rouge and said the word Parrain, and I got blank stares. These were catholic school kids with french last names (although they pronounced them Tray-han, Burjer-on, etc.). My family doesn't go around speaking cajun french (although all my grandparents spoke it), but I definitely know what these common phrases mean. I didn't realize people that lived so close never used that terminoligy.
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