What slang do you use? : Othor Games

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:09 pm

I say sick and wicked too much.

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:21 pm

how about "dope"?

Dope is a very strong glue so that's a sticky question.

Whhyyyyy? :ahhh:

Just say, "Aw c'mon Daddio you're just a square...get with it man, be groovy....sock it to me, here come the judge! "

You might have to google those two last ones...but a few here might know the etymology of those. :rofl:

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:02 pm

I haven't heard it in years and I still say things like..

Rat bag

Ragamuffin

Scallywag

Heh, my father uses scallywag quite often, as do I that is.

Also, I use blimey as well, just so you know. :tongue:

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:42 pm

Those who say "sick" or "wicked" to mean something to be commended are "kewl".
If you ever see me use the spelling "kewl"....know that it's in a mocking way.
You may as well type out an entire paragraph using 1337 speak. :meh:

Ouch.. I used to say wicked all the time lol

The east coast has far to too much local slang for me to cover in one post. Out here though the saying seems to be "gong show" whenever a place is really busy.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:04 pm

Taffer.

» Sun May 13, 2012 4:34 pm

"Eh" is also a New Zealand thing, eh? It's great, eh? You just add it to the end of any sentence and it turns it into a question, eh?

I use a lot of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwqfR8g-Qow, not Maori myself, but it just sounds choice, eh?

Did not know that.

» Sun May 13, 2012 1:17 pm

23 skiddoo... Bees knees... but only when I am hanging out with bootleggers at a speak easy.

I engage in connotative derivatives when the contextual environment requires a diminished measure of linguistic formality.

Sheldon? Is that you.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:58 am

Nobody says Blimey in England, really they don't. Maybe in Australia, I don't know. We don't ride horse and cart either.

Even those lovable Cockney oafs who roam the cobbled streets of London with their pea coats, scarves and newsboy caps? And the fingerless gloves, can't forget those.

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:11 pm

Does anyone else say - "The Cat's Pyjamas." When describing something that's really good?

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:38 am

Frankly, most days, I have no clue. I pick up words and expressions that I like, so I can pretty much stick "mate", "bloke", "fortnight", "y'all", "nincompoop", "bugger", "ain't" or"for sure" in the same conversation. Not counting more obscure phrases as "going bursar" or "frell". :lmao:

Same in french. *shrug*

There's as much standard slang french, old Audiard, classic Racine or local patois in my speech. Depends on what I read/watched last. Means I'm fairly good at picking languages quickly, not so good at having a correct, classic expression.

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:54 pm

Does anyone else say - "The Cat's Pyjamas." When describing something that's really good?

I've heard it, but more vulgar equivalents such as the dog's b- er, "parts" tend to be far more widespread. I quite like the bear's flares for its silliness, but I suspect that really isn't all that well known!

» Sun May 13, 2012 6:47 pm

That film looks awesome!

Has anyone seen the aussie TV series "Summer heights high"? It's hilarious and there's an islander character who uses some great slang. I won't put a link because there's a lot of swearing.

No but I've seen Angry Boys which was by Chris Lillie (sp?) and I thought it was fantastic.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:51 am

I say "g?lar" instead of [swedish swear] and, as far as I know, I'm the only one who do it.

I find it amusing, but non-swedes won't and most swedes probably won't either :tongue:

I gave a presentation at work today to a room full of Swedes (our company was recently bought by SEB) and none of my jokes got any laughs whatsoever.

It seems Irish humour =/= Swedish humour.

» Sun May 13, 2012 11:54 pm

Being from Texas, I use the typical "y'all," and say "fixing to" do something instead of "going to" do something. And I tend to abbreviate the end of my -ing words, so it ends up being "I'm fixin' to do it."
It was kind of annoying when I first got to university and everyone assumed I'm a country bumpkin idiot because of my accent. And I even went to a school in Texas. haha

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:22 am

Being from Texas, I use the typical "y'all," and say "fixing to" do something instead of "going to" do something. And I tend to abbreviate the end of my -ing words, so it ends up being "I'm fixin' to do it."
It was kind of annoying when I first got to university and everyone assumed I'm a country bumpkin idiot because of my accent. And I even went to a school in Texas. haha

Y'all isn't slang in Texas, and I think the letter 'g' is illegal there.

» Sun May 13, 2012 8:52 pm

Y'all isn't slang in Texas, and I think the letter 'g' is illegal there.

haha I think you're right. I was thinking beyond Texas when I referred to "y'all" though.
My friends and I also often hide obscure Lord of the Rings references in our everyday speech.. You could say we're the coolest guys around.. hahaha

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:30 am

Y'all isn't slang in Texas, and I think the letter 'g' is illegal there.

Its that way in most of the South. I let my accent out and use all kinds of Southern slang when around other Southerners. I'd rather not be labelled as an idiot by Yanks so I typically refrain from my natural vocalizations when around them.

I also tend to use slang from A Clockwork Orange, mostly 'horrorshow'.

» Sun May 13, 2012 9:18 pm

Nadda, it doesn't come off natural for me.

I do say like more often than necessary though, but not as much as I used to say it.

» Sun May 13, 2012 3:08 pm

Nadda, it doesn't come off natural for me.

I do say like more often than necessary though, but not as much as I used to say it.

If you say that something "svcks" or is "cool" then you use slang. A lot of word usage is categorized as slang.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:35 am

If you say that something "svcks" or is "cool" then you use slang. A lot of word usage is categorized as slang.

Is cool still slang if it's been used since the 1860s?

» Mon May 14, 2012 1:18 am

Is cool still slang if it's been used since the 1860s?

Speaking of the 1860's and before, I like the word " cavil ".
It's not slang but certainly archaic and I use it often to enlighten and bewilder the unsuspecting.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:08 am

Is cool still slang if it's been used since the 1860s?

No. Then it's probably considered a colloquialism, i.e., a word that may have been slang but has now become an "official" word. For the purposes of the thread though it would probably be best to even then consider some of the more accepted slang just because it gives you something to say.

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:52 am

Is cool still slang if it's been used since the 1860s?

What is and isn't slang is completely a question of who you ask

Oh the joys of the arbitrary, ever-changing concept that is linguistics.

» Mon May 14, 2012 12:48 am

Cool, man, woah etc. Dudespeak.

» Sun May 13, 2012 10:30 am

A better question would be what slang I don't use. I mostly use word, dude/man/bro, peace, and later. Later just comes out so nice and perfect.