Saturday, January 15, 2005

wicked spooney | boston slang

I got the following from Slanguage.com. If you've been to Boston, Massachusetts, you may have heard these terms:
  • There's Joy in Mudville - Red Sox are champs and the Yank-me's can eat our dirt!!!
  • Big Puddle - What has become of our $14.6 billion scam called the Big Dig. Led by the pork king himself, Ted Kennedy.
  • Proper Gander - Hearsay often distributed by the likes of Michael Moore and Whoopi Goldberg (or as I like to call it, the truth -ss)
  • Day Toner - Gigantic NASCAR race in Florida (Daytona)
  • AT - adorns the musuem walls
  • R.I.P. Julia Child - Bon appetit in heaven
  • Griller - Local pronunciation for a large primate
  • GNAW Me - Emphasize the GNAW. Bostonese for Normie. Often overheard on Cheers.
  • era - A period of time OR What we say in the beginning, middle and end of every sentence. Era, boy Gawd, the era, Kennedy's there, era, wicked pissa, era pack yer cah...
  • Airier - Length x Width
  • Chowda Heads - Us local inhabitants of Boston
  • Moniker & Collar - 2 women named Monica and Carla
  • Pete Sir - Most say pizza
  • Otch - A tourist attraction in St. Louis
  • Cotton - You buy milk in it (carton)
  • The T - Boston subway
  • SCENE Ya - Last year of school
  • Holly - An excellent motorcycle
  • Budded Con - Corn on the cob with butter
  • Bonnie - A purple dinosaur you probably detest
  • Ah - Letter between q and s
  • He Has A Cap On - He has a fish on his head
  • Lodge - Opposite of small (large)
  • Bulkie - Sandwich bun
  • Bah Rum - Bar room
  • Wicked Boah - A not-so-interesting person
  • Southie - Someone from South Boston
  • BaBa - He cuts your hair
  • Bub Bluh - Water fountain to most
  • Awed - Opposite of even
  • Ann Tenor - Transmits radio waves to your car
  • Khakis - Start your car with them
  • Pita is a Cheetah - Peter cheated on this test
  • Spa - Ma and Pa convenience store
  • Seltz - Our basketball team
  • Directional - Car's blinkers
  • The Hub - The world revolves around here
  • Had - Opposite of soft
  • Tea Potty - Precursor to American Revolution
  • Clabbids - Wood boards that cover many houses here
  • Lemon Stir, Leominster, Mass
  • Match - Month between Feb and April
  • Foddy DOLL Us - $39.99 plus one cent
  • How Ah Ya? - Boston Greeting
  • HAVE Id - Our famous University
  • Hoodsie - Small cup of ice cream
  • Wicked Spooney - Something very cool
  • Pots - Pieces to your kids toys
  • Packy - Buy liquor or 6 pack there
  • Boy Gawd - By God
  • Frappe - Milkshake to most
  • Had Licka - Gets you drunk fast
  • Spooky - Italian sub sandwich (from spucadella)

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