Local and regional terms

[fatfillup]

This morning I was reading a thread on GJ and someone use the term asshat.  I remember the first time I saw that used and I am pretty sure it was UB describing some jack wad he dealt with.  I knew what it meant but never heard it before.  So, I walked out into my shop and asked my 50 year old employee who has worked in shops his whole life if he had ever heard the term.  He said no but it is already in use here now   So I am thinking the term is regional.   We would use ass wipe or as I like to say wipe ass or wiper. 

Another is Jag off.  I have heard the term used by folks from Pittsburgh.  That guy is a jag off.  Just found this on google

jag·off
/ˈjaɡˌôf/
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nounDIALECT•US
noun: jag-off
(chiefly in western Pennsylvania) a stupid, irritating, or contemptible person.

You guys have any insulting terms that may be regional?

[gtermini]

I grew up around farmers. There isn't enough time or space to type out all the rotten, local insults used just in the ag community. 

I lived in South Central Oregon while going to college. The Klamath Basin is a small region of its own within the state. Lots of ranches and potato farms. One used down there was calling somebody low a "Jackwagon". It rolls off the tongue harsher than any bull whip could hit. Never heard it before I went down there, but promptly added it to my vocabulary. 

Greyson

[highland512]

Growing up in Indiana and then living in Texas, Louisiana, and now Ohio I have found several terms the I grew up with to be very "Midwest".

In Indiana       
        What are you drinking?
        I am drinking a pop.
         What kind?
         Mt. Dew
In Texas
        What are you drinking?
        I am drinking a coke
         What kind?
        Dr Pepper
In Louisiana
          What are you drinking?
          I is drunk

In Indiana we also used youins in place of y'all, cleaned out clothing in a worshing machine, and ate brefest in the morning, dinner at noon, and supper in the evenings.

[DeadNutz]

I get called all different kinds of regional terms. I don't have time to list them as I have to leave in an hour to go to the airport so I can get called some more of them.

[eborcim]

In the appropriate company (kids) my wife and I refer to any kind of ass as a stuffer.

[J.A.F.E.]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and there are a lot of regionalisms I associate with the place. Like yinz and younz, soda-pop, nebber, gum-band, spikkit, jimmies, Kennywoods open, and of course the football team the Stillers.

Here in southern California I don't think as much.

[mrbill]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and there are a lot of regionalisms I associate with the place. Like yinz and younz, soda-pop, nebber, gum-band, spikkit, jimmies, Kennywoods open, and of course the football team the Stillers.

Here in southern California I don't think as much.

"Pittsburghese" is definitely a colloquial dialect - http://www.pittsburghese.com/.  You don't need to live here to enjoy Pittsburgh Dad - https://www.youtube.com/user/pittsburghdad We even have a wall dedicated to Pittsburghese at work!

[Midnitemack]

 Jabber and Rural will know what we were talking about , if we were talking about a  Sheila....

[muddy]

Jabber and Rural will know what we were talking about , if we were talking about a  Sheila....

I know it's a woman not sure if there's more to it then that.

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[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Jabber and Rural will know what we were talking about , if we were talking about a  Sheila....

I know it's a woman not sure if there's more to it then that.

Perhaps a woman of questionable virtue?!   

[bmwrd0]

Growing up in surf land California, there are a lot of them. Probably as much as AG land.

But this is a family forum...

[bonneyman]

When I was in the Air Force it seemed that our guys were called all sorts of demeaning things. Though the townspeople had no problem taking our money and - if there was any talk of a base closure - would basically riot to keep us around.

And it seemed different bases had different names. Locally in Tucson we were called "flyboys" - whether we flew or not. In Montana they called them "jetters".
How about you guys' military town names?

[muddy]

Jabber and Rural will know what we were talking about , if we were talking about a  Sheila....

I know it's a woman not sure if there's more to it then that.

Perhaps a woman of questionable virtue?!   

That's my thinking

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[Midnitemack]

 Rural, I'm thinking with the weather we got this weekend we can put the Jandals and the ChllyBin away till later in the year !

[Matt_T]

Rural, I'm thinking with the weather we got this weekend we can put the Jandals and the ChllyBin away till later in the year !

Guess you'll have to drag the Swanny out the back of the closet then

[Midnitemack]

Rural, I'm thinking with the weather we got this weekend we can put the Jandals and the ChllyBin away till later in the year !

Guess you'll have to drag the Swanny out the back of the closet then

Yes , definitely a Swannie and Gummies day today !


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[skfarmer]

Shitbird

[slip knot]

Around here we got this Mexican guy Pendejo and his Indian friend Coolarrow.

[Rural53]

Jabber and Rural will know what we were talking about , if we were talking about a  Sheila....

I know it's a woman not sure if there's more to it then that.

Perhaps a woman of questionable virtue?!   

That's my thinking

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Sheila is a woman (of any virtue). Calling a guy a Sheila is an insult; as is calling him a big girls blouse. ( Evidently you are not supposed to call one of our geotechnical graduates this in earshot of your boss.)

[ken w.]

When I venture into the inner city or hood , They refer to me as the "fat cracker" . Not quite sure what that's about yet. 

[fatfillup]

Just tell him you're not a cracker, you're a saltine American

[Elroy]

Slightly off subject but Elroy has a "regional joke" for you'll

So what's the difference between a Northern Girl and a Southern Girl ??

Well.................

A Northern Girl says ...............you can   

A Southern Girl says................you'll can 

[bonneyman]

I once dated an Australian girl, and it was fun comparing coquialisms. She called soda pop "fizzy drinks", and a water fountain was a "bubbler".

[hickory n Steel]

I don't  know of much regional terms here in northern California.
We've got
 " Jack In the crack "
" Ghetto birds "
" Wally world "
" Ghetto Mart "
" Bible thumper "
That's Jack in the box, police helicopters, Walmart, K Mart, and lastly anyone whose really preachy about church or even one of those door to door " have you heard the good word " types.

I don't know if any of these are common elsewhere or not, probably are but I've never really been anywhere else.

I probably shouldn't say on this forum what my grandmother calls a Slingshot or what my dad calls Mexicans.

[ken w.]

Do tell about slingshot. I'm not offended by anything.

[skfarmer]

well when mrs sk gets really wound up she may refer to someone as a f--ktard. 

if she is talking to someone else i laugh. if she is talking to me i run for cover.

[Midnitemack]

Do tell about slingshot. I'm not offended by anything.

Well my grandmother calls them ni**r shooters, She also calls Hindu's Diaper heads.

I think we have no need for the N word to be used here..... poor form in my book !

[Rural53]

Rural, I'm thinking with the weather we got this weekend we can put the Jandals and the ChllyBin away till later in the year !

Guess you'll have to drag the Swanny out the back of the closet then

Yes , definitely a Swannie and Gummies day today !


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Yeap, mine is hanging behind the back door.


Edit: Mark have you got snow today?

[hickory n Steel]

Do tell about slingshot. I'm not offended by anything.

Well my grandmother calls them ni**r shooters, She also calls Hindu's Diaper heads.

I think we have no need for the N word to be used here..... poor form in my book !

Ken wanted to know, otherwise I was not going to say and did not actually type the word because I don't like the word either.
That term is just something my grandmother calls a Slingshot.

[fatfillup]

^^^^^^Better to reply in a PM in the future

I don't think you intent was bad, just not handled well

[hickory n Steel]

^^^^^^Better to reply in a PM in the future

I don't think you intent was bad, just not handled well

You're right.
I'll delete the post.

[bonneyman]

Well, when I pass old drivers and all you see is a tuft of white hair sticking up above the head rest I call them "Q-tips".

Been seeing ALOT more of them around, too! 

[Midnitemack]

Well, when I pass old drivers and all you see is a tuft of white hair sticking up above the head rest I call them "Q-tips".

Been seeing ALOT more of them around, too! 

We all gonna be one of those one day......

[walrus]

^^^^^^Better to reply in a PM in the future

I don't think you intent was bad, just not handled well

You're right.
I'll delete the post.

Too bad its been quoted so many times its still there.  Mod should delete the thread

[hickory n Steel]

^^^^^^Better to reply in a PM in the future

I don't think you intent was bad, just not handled well

You're right.
I'll delete the post.

Too bad its been quoted so many times its still there.  Mod should delete the thread

Each person who quoted it could edit it out of their reply maybe ?
Well it looks like I might have spoiled this thread 

[bonneyman]

Well, when I pass old drivers and all you see is a tuft of white hair sticking up above the head rest I call them "Q-tips".

Been seeing ALOT more of them around, too! 

We all gonna be one of those one day......

Actually, I'm almost a Q-ball!

[Matt_T]

Well it looks like I might have spoiled this thread 

You ain't spoiled anything. It's just a vocal minority trying to spoil it by over-reacting.

BTW would anyone like to know what a lot of lower class Southern black folks call each other?

[hickory n Steel]

What about Dill weed ?
I know Dill hole is common, but my mom always Dill weed.
I assume it's probably just as common, but I've only live outside northern California for a few months when I was 3 so I wouldn't know what's just regional / local.

[walrus]

Well it looks like I might have spoiled this thread 

You ain't spoiled anything. It's just a vocal minority trying to spoil it by over-reacting.

BTW would anyone like to know what a lot of lower class Southern black folks call each other?

Lower class being the key in that sentence.

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[skfarmer]

I will chime in. Should he have said it? No, probably not. Thing is he reallly didn't  say it and after he did he regretted
It. Took care of itself. Forget about it and move on. We are adults here . Lets act like it.