In honor of @ohmomof2boys ( and @MomofJandL , whose idea it was for a spin off thread) I thought I’d start a thread about regional colloquialisms. One you like, ones you cringe at the thought of ( and forbid your child from ever picking up on.
Here’s a few.
Wisconsin’s " bubbler" for water fountain
The Midwest’s “pop” for carbonated beverages.
( Certain parts of) The south’s “Coke” for all carbonated beverages
I’ve only known a few people who would end a phone call by saying “bye now”, and all have been from Illinois. Can anyone confirm or correct this observation?
In Utah it’s common for practicing Mormons to say “Oh my heck!” and if I inquired what it means, I’d be told it’s a polite version of “Oh my hell”, which, incidentally, is seemingly never uttered in Utah except as an answer to my queries. My explanations that “Oh my hell” isn’t a common expression beyond the Zion Curtain were usually met with disbelief.
-Beins…“being that” or because
-high dollar
-futher
-“fixin to” meant “getting ready to…” where I came from, as in “We’re all fixin’ to go out to dinner”
-needs fixed, needs washed, needs tendin’ to, etc…helping verbs optional after needs
-if I had my druthers
-pretty much. ughhhhh what does that mean?
-down home