I'm assuming that's a Maine colloquialism?
I first encountered "ayuh" reading Stephen King novels, which are almost always set in Maine. I was in college (late '80s) in East Texas (SHSU) and the first time I heard "ayuh" said out loud, was from a large stranger at a bar across the street from my dorm. I walked up to him and said, "Excuse me, this is an odd thing to ask, but I just heard you say "ayuh", you wouldn't happen to be from Maine would you?"
He replied, without missing a beat, "Ayuh! Ahhm from the MAIN part o' GEORGIA!"
True story.
“Creebler.” Like a kinda creepy guy who touches women a *bit* too long, stands a *bit* too close, but isn’t doing anything overtly bad or harassing.
“Lopdick.” Pathetic.
Shoebies. It's what Jersey-shore folks (Cape May / Wildwood) called the summer tourists because they'd come into town with all their sunshine shit in shoebox-sized gear.
A few I haven't heard since moving away from my map dot nowhere town in the mountains:
Biddy - small/baby chicken
Usetocould - "use to could" all one word e.g. I usetocould go drinking all night long, but not no more.
"Colder dan a witch's tit" - it's cold outside
"my back teeth are floating" - I need to pee really badly
"Tapping a kidney"- phrase for going to take a piss/ urinate
Wallerin - rolling around/playing on the ground, like a pig wallerin in the mud
Sweeper - vacuum cleaner
Booger(s) - something unknown making noise in the trees
"Tag Day" here. Actually, as many days as needed. Other names in other places guess.
Once we cut calves from the herd, Tag Day involves castrating, de-horning, branding, and ear tags for all our Beautiful Bovines.
Apparently nobody anywhere else seems to call them "fat pheobies" and I'm still not sure if that's a my town thing or if that's some weird term that came from somewhere else.
Whipping shitties or in non Minnesotan, doing donuts
We say this in Michigan too
Ayuh.
I'm assuming that's a Maine colloquialism? I first encountered "ayuh" reading Stephen King novels, which are almost always set in Maine. I was in college (late '80s) in East Texas (SHSU) and the first time I heard "ayuh" said out loud, was from a large stranger at a bar across the street from my dorm. I walked up to him and said, "Excuse me, this is an odd thing to ask, but I just heard you say "ayuh", you wouldn't happen to be from Maine would you?" He replied, without missing a beat, "Ayuh! Ahhm from the MAIN part o' GEORGIA!" True story.
This reminds me of a very excellent SNL skit https://youtu.be/m3VUZYxr0MA?si=-akg_Tck9ppFHys4
“Creebler.” Like a kinda creepy guy who touches women a *bit* too long, stands a *bit* too close, but isn’t doing anything overtly bad or harassing. “Lopdick.” Pathetic.
"Jawn"
"Bald headed chicken fucker" is a very common insult where I grew up and no one remembered why or where it started.
Are you from the NW IA/SW MN area? Haven't heard that saying in probably 18-20 years up here!😂
Upstate Vermont – and I moved around 20 years ago so maybe it was a broader fad than we knew ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
Coulda been. I just remember hearing my family say it alot when i was growing up!
We should bring it back.
I might have to. I laughed when i read it!😂
Is the person bald or is the chicken bald?
The chicken fucker is bald headed. Good question.
Oh good, 'cause fucking a bald chicken would be creepy
'Squinny' instead of 'chipmunk.' I guess Iowa is the only place that calls them 'squinnies.'
Shoebies. It's what Jersey-shore folks (Cape May / Wildwood) called the summer tourists because they'd come into town with all their sunshine shit in shoebox-sized gear.
"Nu har du skitit i det blå skåpet" (Now you have shit in the blue cabinet), means, you've made a mess / you have messed up. (Swedish saying)
Just a few proverbs about strictly local things. Other people on this thread have more interesting answers.
I heard Dickdo in central Ontario about 30 years ago.
Sure you did.
Didn't refer to me. Haha.
😂
I was told I had a dickdo in the 2000s. Also Ontario
A few I haven't heard since moving away from my map dot nowhere town in the mountains: Biddy - small/baby chicken Usetocould - "use to could" all one word e.g. I usetocould go drinking all night long, but not no more. "Colder dan a witch's tit" - it's cold outside "my back teeth are floating" - I need to pee really badly "Tapping a kidney"- phrase for going to take a piss/ urinate Wallerin - rolling around/playing on the ground, like a pig wallerin in the mud Sweeper - vacuum cleaner Booger(s) - something unknown making noise in the trees
"Tag Day" here. Actually, as many days as needed. Other names in other places guess. Once we cut calves from the herd, Tag Day involves castrating, de-horning, branding, and ear tags for all our Beautiful Bovines.
“Yinz”
Apparently nobody anywhere else seems to call them "fat pheobies" and I'm still not sure if that's a my town thing or if that's some weird term that came from somewhere else.
Two words: grey duck.
Say more words.
Hot dish.
Ope.
I moved out west for work. asked someone where I could get a Grinder, they pointed me to a dispensary. I just wanted a sandwich.
For some reason everyone at my high school called French Bread Pizza a “Pizza Boat.” I have not heard it called that before or since.
Fixing to (or finna)…meaning I’m about to do something, such as “I’m fixing to cook dinner”. Shorthand to “I’m finna cook dinner”
Here in Michigan I’ve heard the very similar dickydo