Monday, January 17, 2005

balmer, hon | baltimore slang

GO ORIOLES!

Nothing like a little regional humor. I got the following from Slanguage.com. If you've been to Baltimore, Maryland, you may have heard these terms:

  • Wooder Street - Local pronunciation of H2O Street
  • Swan Road - Shawan Road
  • Poison Ivory - Plant that gives you itchy skin
  • Bulled Egg - An egg cooked in water
  • Star Phone - Most say styrofoam
  • Avalanche - Takes you to the hospital
  • Syringe - Red light on top of ambulance
  • Simonize Hospital - Sinai hospital
  • Chest Peak - A large body of water
  • Accent - When 2 cars collide
  • Ass X - Eastern suburb city of Essex
  • Ball Mer - How to truly pronounce our city
  • Merlin - Our state
  • Farn Gins - Red trucks that put out fires
  • Beero - Bureau (as in FBI)
  • Downey Owe Shin - Summertime destination
  • Looney Yum Fool - Aluminum foil
  • Eggle - Our national bird
  • Dug - It bit the cat
  • Hi Hon - How we always say hello
  • Pockeybook - Purse to most
  • Elfin - Large pachyderm at zoo
  • Nap Lis - State of Merlin capital
  • Balled Ham - Boiled ham
  • Moral Stadium - Memorial Stadium
  • Balmorese - What we're speaking
  • Hollandtown - Highland Town
  • Old Bay - What our crabs taste like
  • Jayf X - Route 83 or the Jones Falls Expressway
  • Share - Hot water that cleans you in the morning
  • West Minister - Nearby city of Westminster
  • Droodle Pork - Druid Hill Park
  • Chimley - Where Santa comes down
  • The Oreos - Not a cookie, but our baseball team
  • Natie Bow - Our preferred beer

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