Regional Phrases

I have heard the phrase "big eats"* in a local commercial before. I don't know anyone who says big eats seriously, but there must be someone.

Also, 'doins' is another one that gets mocked around here. As in, "there are doins a-transpirin'!"

Liquor stores are 'party stores' around here, but I really doubt that's a local thing only.

Apparently everyone in this part of the state says "Fat Tuesday" instead of "Shrom Tuesday" which is what they mean, because we do not celebrate Mardi Gras except in college town bars.

There is also 'high falutin', which means fancy. As in, "ain't you so high falutin'?" I don't know what it means to falute.

* big eats = food available at an event

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Originally Posted by Shin

Are you sure you didn't pick that up from another's parents? That's a very Sussex word although it's used slightly differently round here. Mainly older folk who live out in the countryside would use it and it'd be something like "You be goin' up the doin's at the pub on saturday" or "I can't be bothered with all the doin's ga'rn on bout these parts" or possibly even "What was all that doin's last night? Caused a hell of a rumpus it did".

Also:



You're practically British.

Laughing so hard forever. I'm just going to move in with some old people who call me 'love' all the time, it's going to be awesome.

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

I'm curious, anyone not from the mid-Atlantic states know what a Jersey Jughandle is?

Heard about it on the internet, wikiied it, got terrified and vowed never to drive in Jersey. Fuck that shit. The Michigan Left at least makes sense.

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