What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
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What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/4/2012 12:14 PM EDT
- BDCTravelStaff
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There are a number of terms, phrases, and other references in Boston that might make visitors scratch their heads. What are some of your favorites? -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 12:52 PM EDT
- QuincyGenius
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Spuckies for Sub/Grinder/Hoagie/Hero -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 12:53 PM EDT
- miked8659
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In response to QuincyGenius's comment:Spuckies for Sub/Grinder/Hoagie/Hero
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Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 1:01 PM EDT
- miked8659
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What about "heading to the Cape" or "driving on the J-Way"? -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 1:01 PM EDT
- freddym48
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When someone from Boston is really mad, they're "BULLSHIT" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 1:08 PM EDT
- Hepdog
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Pissah (great). Spa (corner store). JP (Jamiaca Plain). -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 1:13 PM EDT
- JwowKid
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In response to BDCTravelStaff's comment:There are a number of terms, phrases, and other references in Boston that might make visitors scratch their heads. What are some of your favorites?
The use of double negatives...
"So, don't I" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 2:13 PM EDT
- keithmberard
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In response to miked8659s comment:What about "heading to the Cape" or "driving on the J-Way"?
Don't you mean "down the Cape" ?
Also, there's a firm distinction between "sprinkles" and "jimmies" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 2:24 PM EDT
- RomeisKing
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That would be Blinkaah not Blinker!!! -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:21 PM EDT
- rd333
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The weather phenomenon known as "Raw". Only in Boston does a learned Meteorologist refer to a 45-55 degree day with light rain as "Raw".
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Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:25 PM EDT
- GinnyC
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Back when I was young, we said "going down the cape" and we never, never, ordered a grinder. It was always a sub or sub sandwich. Rhode Islanders eat grinders .... with banana pickles which they put on everything...
BTW a frappe is more than a milk shake with a scoop of ice cream it is several scoops of ice cream blended with milk and syrup (chocolate hopefully). -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:27 PM EDT
- 67pal
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this article is bogus...wicked awsome really how about wicked pissah? grinders where it's a sub then its bubblah and blinkah.... southie and meffa re the only things that were correct everything else was bs.
this writer speaks like a freakin yankees fan -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:29 PM EDT
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how about when tourist try to decipher worcester or say peabody.... -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:43 PM EDT
- sherrym52
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We don't refer to our fathers as "dads". It's "Howzya fathah? -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 3:50 PM EDT
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Do they not say "Blinker" in the rest of the country?
pissah.
"screw" as in, "Get lost."
it's not Cumberland Farms, it's Cumbies.
it's a pocketbook, not a purse.
"how do I get there?" "Bang a left." -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 4:11 PM EDT
- lostlittleskimo
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"Across the River," "P-Town, "The Common" (Boston Commons and usually the Public Garden as well). -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 6:05 PM EDT
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"how ya's doin?"
or my favorite, "what's doin?" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 6:05 PM EDT
- clamham
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"Hook a Right and Bang a Left"(directions for drivers), "The Gahden"(where the B's and Celts play).
Fried Clams (expect them with bellies...is there any other kind?). Steamahs (clams that are not fried just steamed...peel the neck, wash ém and dip ém in buttah, enjoy!).
Last thought...if you need a bib and a nut cracker to eat lobstah GO HOME...you don't have a clue! -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 6:05 PM EDT
- s0xgirl
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or just omitting the "noon" part of the day. as in, "i'll be back in the afta" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 6:59 PM EDT
- OneBostonian
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Where is the author from? Connecticut? No Bostonian calls a sub a grinder. -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 7:15 PM EDT
- msbizkit
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I am pretty sure we used to refer to the toilet as the hopper (pronounced "hoppa"), as in, "he can't talk now, he's onna hoppa!" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 7:29 PM EDT
- who-cares-1940
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Never heard "grinder" used here. It's always "sub." Maybe it's a neighborhood thing. Grinder is a common term in Connecticut. -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 7:37 PM EDT
- who-cares-1940
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In response to brownidgirl210 comment:Do they not say "Blinker" in the rest of the country?
Of course they do. Where is the writer from? London, maybe?
(another joke: I tried to type "where" apostrophe "ess" and this lame forum thought that "ess" was a profanity. haha) -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 8:33 PM EDT
- myron1958
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A sub is a sub and a hot oven grinder is when they put your sub in the pizza oven and toast it
Oh and I once spilled" tonic"(soda) on my "dungarees" (jeans) when I was "bangin" a Uee on the "Prison Point (Gilmore)Bridge" -
Re: What other words or phrases define how Bostonians speak?
posted at 9/5/2012 8:35 PM EDT
- myron1958
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Almost forgot...we went "In Town"to go school shopping at Woolies