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Weird regional vocabulary/colloquialisms you've heard?

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  1. Houstunna

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    Jacuzzi = Spa
    Chapstick = Lip Balm
    Dumpster = Big Trash Can
    Rollerblades = In-line Skates
    Q-Tip = q-tip, lol
     
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    The NorthEast pronounces highway Routes like it rhymes with Out.

    The rest of the country gets their kicks on 'Root' 66.
     
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    I never would have thought of "fixin to" or "and them" as a regional slang because it's just so normal for me. But when I say fixin to it's pronounced more like fixinuh.
     
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    Q-Tip = A Tribe Called Quest
     
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    The Boulevard of Linden
     
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    You ain't seen a gully washer in the past 3 months
     
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    Ziploc

    Tylenol does not equal Aspirin, that's a bad thing to think
     
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    In Australia when you want to tell someone that you're not there to mess around or waste time, you say "We're not here to **** spiders"

    Example of how to use:

    "Would you lads like a beer?"

    "We're not here to **** spiders!"

    We have many, many, many more, but that's probably my favourite.
     
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    But Aspirin is still a generic trademark for an original Bayer product.
     
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    2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar.

    what is a bit and why is it equal to 12.5 cents?
     
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    Used to sit across from a guy that had been working in Australia for a while, he was quite fond of using the phrase "spit the dummy".

    (Meaning: Spit out the pacifier / throw a tantrum.)
     
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    Comedian Ron Pearson has a great bit about Texans and their double negatives.

    "you ain't not never not done that?

    pretty funny stuff - this is the only clip I could find of it.

     
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    Can also use "chuck a wobbly" or "crack the sh*ts". We destroy the English language more than any other country lol
     
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    you know what's hilarious? in my neck of the woods, figures of speech are called "euphemisms" . . . go figure :cool:
     
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    Yeee to mean yes or something positive.
     
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    Some of the phrases in this thread are ****ing stupid lol.
     
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    just not even remotely the same thing as tylenol....
     
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    Saran Wrap = Plastic/Cling Wrap
     
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