Re: Expressions
dingdong, on host 203.132.121.214
Thursday, July 26, 2001, at 22:33:03
Expressions posted by Jezzika on Thursday, July 26, 2001, at 15:07:41:
> Here are some expressions my more rural relatives use: > > "I haven't seen you in a coon's age!"
Coon is a type of chese over here. > > "I haven't seen you since Hector was a pup!" (I don't get this one. Something about the Odyssey, I think.) > > "She's happy as a pig in s***."
We have this one in Australia. > > "I was spitting nails." (was angry)
We refer to it as "spitting chips". > > "Grampaw's drunk as a lord."
I've heard this one, but not locally, maybe in a book or something. > > Eh, that's all I can think of now. But there are plenty more I haven't heard outside of Pennsylvania.
Australians have many colourful colloquialisms, most of which couldn't be printed on a family site.
Here's my favourite:
"Fair Suck of the Sauce Bottle" possibly meaning, 'be fair'.
You don't here it very often, but a friend of mine used to say it when we were younger, and I thought it was funny.
ding"strewth"dong
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