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I was chatting to Monte, earlier today. And he said something, and I repled with "Okie Dokey". And he asked the strangest thing.. is that aussie talk? Well.. I'm not sure.. I never thought that that phrase was solely australian.. is it? Do American/Canadian/where ever else you come from people use that particular saying?
So.. With the thought of that particular phrase, I thought I'd introduce a few other aussie words, just to let those in America know... When I come over, I'll bring the "Dictionary" with me, for some fun, and aussie humour
Artist: There are various kinds of artists - pictorial, literary, musical, etc. - but the most common kinds are 'bull artists'. They are great exaggerators of stories, and the tellers of tall tales and of wild improbable things. They are held in rather high esteem, because they provide something for ordinary citizens to talk about, or to laugh about.
Whilst I was staying in Noosa, with friends, we played a game called 'Absolute Balderdash'. It relied on bluffing the other players, by creating an answer to a question so that it sounded as if it were true, and the other questions were wrong. The scoring system relies on the other players voting for the answer which seems the most likely. And I won... I was being called a bull artist that day
Bloke: A chap. A fellow. A guy. Anybody. We're all blokes. There are good blokes and bad blokes, but most blokes are all right. Some blokes are 'not worth feeding', but most of the blokes you will meet will be prepared to put their hands in their pockets and buy you a drink - proving that there are more good blokes than bad blokes.
All the Letterhead blokes are great
Galah: S grey backed, pink breasted inland parrot, gregarious and noisy, destructive and useless, and considered to be 'as silly as a square wheel'. Any human beings who posess these characteristics - particularly drivers of vehicles other than your own - are 'galahs'. Most human galahs are young. If their galah habits persist, they may graduate and become dills, or nongs.
I promise, I'm not a galah *grin*
So.. these are a few of ours.. what about some lingo from the other places out there? Do you guys have some peculiar sayings? And if so, explain... please
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I believe Okey Dokey (sp?) is an English expression, at least my parents use that expression. It may be cockney of more likely from northern England.
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Hi Kook, Well - bad news. This country's crawling with dills, nongs, & galahs galore! I've never heard them called that before, but I KNOW who your talkin about. I just had turkey & rumcake with a bunch of them. And I've been sayin' "Okie Dokie" my whole life. One of my favorites from up here in the Notheast of Pennsylvania is " haint'it~or~no". When used in a sentence, one might say - "Looks like rain, haint'it~or~no?" Or, "that deer bologna down ta club is da best, haint'it~or~no!" A "bloke" is what the English call us, But we call each other "yall" down south. If you happen to get to Pittsburgh, it's "yuns". If your in Boston, & you want to complment a signpainter's work, tell em' it looks "wicked". If a boy says you're "phat", it probably means something good. If he says you're a "hottie" you've got him hooked. My 3 yearold daughter says bedtime "womps", so it must be bad. I hope you get some more input on this, as every neighborhood in this nation produces its own unique lingo. If you watch "Seinfeld" from now till March, you should be prepared. Good Luck!
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We say okie dokie here too, as a fun smart aleck type comment.
According to this bb , apparently some canadians say eh alot, pronounced aye. I don't say it personally, as I don't use fillers in my vocabulary, but you oughta hear my father-in-law. He always says, "So, well, you know, eh?"
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Phew.. Other people use the expression too, occasionally I thought it might have been stemming from England... but I wansn't entirely sure. However... There was a cartoon sorta series a few years back, of a little tree elf/spirit/thing that went around fixing things for people.. and making things better. He was called "Okie Doke".. And I was pretty sure it was english, as it used mice, hedgehogs (instead of echidnas), and badgers as characters... hmmm.. very 'english' to me
So.. comment on your own particular lingo I'm interested in some of the American/Canadian particular language... so that I don't slip up!
eg. Ketchup isn't called ketchup here.. it's tomato sauce.
Fries are called hot chips, and packets of crisps are just called chips.
Candy isn't a commonly used word.. it's lollies here.
These are just a few that come to mind easily... What are some others I have to worry about?
If you came to Australia... sausages are commonly called snags, BBQs are called barbies, sandwiches are sometimes called sangers, and if you hear of a sheila, we're not (usually) talking of the name of something.. it means woman, or chic.
Just a few more.
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A British graphics program users manual describes how to "make an object proud", meaning, how to move an object to the top. I had never heard proud used that way before, but the meaning was clear.
Just last week a US TV news person used the British expression "have a go at it". I really like that one and think that it is catching on here in the US.
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ok lets try this again....I got it all typed up and my connection bailed as I entered my reply! GGGGGRRR!
well I'm from New Hampshire back east, we used to say something looked "WICKED" if we thought it was awesome. In Maine, most of the O'l boyz there say "ayah" before answering a question or replying to a statement. like if you said, " Man, it sure was a cold winter wasn't it?" they'd respond, "AYAH, it was" in California, if something looks cool, they say it looks "BITCHIN"
when someone asks me if I'm pretty busy I say " I'm right out straight" which means I'm so busy I have no time to stop....basically
oh and by the way,.... I personally have witnessed Donna saying EH,! don't let her fool ya
another saying here in washington is , if your out in the wilderness nowhere near any houses , you're out in the "Twillies"
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mark if your from pittsburgh, then you need to learn the proper way to say it....its PISBURG...and younz is the proper spellin....and everthing you look for you ask, "where's it AT? and directions are either upther, over ther, or down ther. the thing you put water in on your car....is a RAD-E-ATER, to the rest of the world its a RAID-E-ATER....(dont argu wit me, i lived ther for 30 somethin years...)
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Here in KY. okey dokey is used in place of okay. People say what fer, meaning what for, and sometimes the comeback is "Cats fur to make kitten britches."
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You'll find out when you come to America that we're one country with a whole bunch a different cultures!! Which brings me to my point...
You see the people of Pittsburgh have screw up the English language soooooo much, that there's a web-site devoted just for us knuckleheads. I would encourage you to try the "translater"!!
P.S. Katie, I did a search earlier looking for something or another and found out that you like Purple and Green! BINGO!! This is for you! Check your e-mail!
Mark
Oh ya, hey Joe!! I know you haven't been around that much lately, but this would be a useful tool to sharpen up on your Pitzburgheze!!
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"OKEY DOKEY" IS WHAT I SAID THIS MORNING WHEN AUSTRALIA KICKED SOUTH AFRICA'S BUTT IN THE CRICKET TEST SERIES. GOOD ONE GUYS YOUR TEAM IS AWESOMELY "OKEY DOKEY".
ALL THE BEST FOR THE NEW YEAR TO ALL SIGNMAKERS WHEREVER YOU MIGHT BE.
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Paint, I always thought the Russian version was "Okski Dokski" ha ha
Yeah, "Okey Dokey, Artichokie" I hear and use a lot .. also I say to "Okey Doke" something means to just bang it out - in a body shop they may say "It's a Rock & Hatchet job" like those are the tools used when Okie Dokin.
If you hear candy reffered to as "Bait" or "Pogie Bait" it's a sailors' term and a Pogie is a gay guy.
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Hey -I just checked out that Pittsburghese site! Reminds me of a book I read about Baltimore, Maryland ; "Homicide - A Year On The Street" Balmor has their own lingo, too. But I don't think anyone can beat the "Grits" (southerners) when "Fevul" means "Fayetteville".
A while back there was a link on the BB to Aussie slang - really great fun site! Slang in the U.S. is impossible to keep up with. I have a whole book of the slang used just at UCLA College! And if you really want to get confused check out Ebonics. Pardon me, "Aks bout dat"
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...with regard to sports: North Americans refer to Football as Soccer. Football's a different game entirely. We have no equivalent to Rugby or Cricket. Hockey is played on ice, not grass,eh. Lacrosse is not an angry Frenchman. ...other stuff Swapping spit is "necking" Dildo is a town in Newfoundland...Really Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump is an historical area in Alberta, Canada If you don't like something, it sucks.
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About Adrienne's San Francisco tale - bear in mind California covers a lot of ground and she is from that little neck of the woods where they call it "The City". Everybody ELSE calls it 'Frisco' or 'Gay Bay'
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