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Nicolette_O
Q6: What is the most unique slang phrase/word you have ever heard? Tell us where you were and what it means! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @DawnCorleone @DawnCorleone HAHAH! We will keep it on the DL, Dawn! 🤣😊😉 #CultureTrav
terryanzur
A3 #culturetrav Slovenian claims not to have any swear words so they borrow from Serbo-Croatian or just use the F word in English. Favorite expression: vukoj**ine, literally “place where the wolves have sex” or the boondocks.
Nicolette_O
RT @HHLifestyleTrav: @Nicolette_O A5: Not exactly slang, but I get caught up with the difference between American & UK english constantly!…
BespokeTravels
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 @Nicolette_O This could be a whole other #CultureTrav topic, but the differences in English words used in various countries (U.K., U.S., Australia) is also interesting.
sharemyyear
RT @terryanzur: #CultureTrav A2 I do love it when the Brits call someone a “cheeky monkey.” https://t.co/7CicNHITHl
Nicolette_O
replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav Wait, wait, wait...tell me more! What does it mean in the UK, haha?! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @HerQuillAndInk: @Nicolette_O Indonesians looooove to create slangs, haha. It’s hard to keep up, really. It seems like slangs keep spro…
Nicolette_O
replying to @HerQuillAndInk @HerQuillAndInk Interesting! How do you keep up with it all, haha?! #CultureTrav
LindaPeters64
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O A4 teaching my #ESL students some if my favorite slang is always fun. 'Skookum' #PNW word for great! 'Toque' a winter hat, 'Snowbirds' Canadians who go South for the Winter. 'Loonies and Toonies' Canadian 1 and 2 dollar coins. 'Canuck' a Canadian.
#CultureTrav
HeidiSiefkas
A6 In Spain, the word OSTIA is used a lot. It is the communion cracker, but means wow, shoot, and a combo of other words. However, when things don't go your way, they say, me cago en la mala ostia (I poop on the bad communion cracker.) Ja ja! #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @terryanzur: A3 #culturetrav Slovenian claims not to have any swear words so they borrow from Serbo-Croatian or just use the F word in E…
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @terryanzur @terryanzur @Nicolette_O Pants = knickers / undergarments in the UK! In the UK, our word for pants is trousers! So, if you say "I think I'm not going to wear pants today" in the UK. it means you are going commando! LOL #CultureTrav
DawnCorleone
Adventuringgal
replying to @RyanTravelsEats @RyanTravelsEats @MomsWanderlust @E_Scal @travelcricket8 Boston accent us so darn cute #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @terryanzur @terryanzur Haha! Learned something new from you Terry! #CultureTrav
t_jh2009
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A6) The phrase "23 Skidoo" is one that I always liked. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @terryanzur @terryanzur Haha! Learned something new from you today, Terry! #CultureTrav
RachelOnRoute
A4 Omg, we Brits have so many! Bagsy, chuffed, knackered (my Canadian colleagues love that one!) and ballsed up are my favs! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @travelcricket8: A6: "Tea" meaning "gossip/dirt" - I heard it in Georgia - I like it! #CultureTrav
BespokeTravels
replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @Nicolette_O 😆 Amuses me as well. Or "napkin" which means an entirely different thing for Americans as opposed to say South Africans. #CultureTrav
HerQuillAndInk
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O I hang out with younguns, lol. I mostly learn from them. It’s like learning a whole different language.
Now I feel old. 😂
#CultureTrav
NewYorkHabitat
replying to @travelcricket8 @travelcricket8 A6: Discovering the highly localized term "yinz" (you all/y'all) in Pittsburgh is probably the most unique we've heard! That or "hoagie" (sub sandwich) from the Philadelphia area. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @HeidiSiefkas: A6 In Spain, the word OSTIA is used a lot. It is the communion cracker, but means wow, shoot, and a combo of other words.…
CaitlinKellyNYC
replying to @HeidiSiefkas @HeidiSiefkas And in Quebec slang, hostie is a curse. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @HeidiSiefkas @HeidiSiefkas Good to know, Heidi! That's interesting. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O A4 teaching my #ESL students some if my favorite slang is always fun. 'Skookum' #PNW word for great! 'Toque…
LindaPeters64
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O A5 using 'Ja Ja' in Germany was funny since it can mean Yes, Yes,
or Kiss my A*
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 Love the Canadian slang! :) This is endlessly fascinating to me. #CultureTrav
RachelOnRoute
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels @dailysuitcase This is still my fav GIF ever #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O A5 using 'Ja Ja' in Germany was funny since it can mean Yes, Yes,
or Kiss my A*
#CultureTrav
NewYorkHabitat
replying to @HeidiSiefkas @HeidiSiefkas Thanks for the laugh! That's hilarious! #CultureTrav 😂
RyanTravelsEats
replying to @NewYorkHabitat @NewYorkHabitat @travelcricket8 That's why we call people from Pittsburgh "Yinzers." #CultureTrav
RachelOnRoute
RT @HHLifestyleTrav: @BespokeTravels @Nicolette_O Yep for sure! My current favourite is in French - “Ah, la vache!” - it's like me saying…
Adventuringgal
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels @HHLifestyleTrav @Nicolette_O Let me guess. #CultureTrav
travelcricket8
RT @LindaPeters64: @Nicolette_O A5 using 'Ja Ja' in Germany was funny since it can mean Yes, Yes,
or Kiss my A*
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @LindaPeters64 @LindaPeters64 LOL! It can mean something bad in Polish too referring basically to balls🤣, lol. #CultureTrav
LindaPeters64
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O A6 The Australian phrase 'fair dinkum' for honest, fair, genuine person was a unique way to describe a good person.
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @CaitlinKellyNYC: @HeidiSiefkas And in Quebec slang, hostie is a curse. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @NewYorkHabitat: @travelcricket8 A6: Discovering the highly localized term "yinz" (you all/y'all) in Pittsburgh is probably the most uni…
yoonbbn
RT LindaPeters64: Nicolette_O A5 using 'Ja Ja' in Germany was funny since it can mean Yes, Yes,
or Kiss my A*
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @HerQuillAndInk: @Nicolette_O I hang out with younguns, lol. I mostly learn from them. It’s like learning a whole different language.
N…
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @BespokeTravels @BespokeTravels @Nicolette_O Is Napkin a diaper in South Africa? I love these differences, although it can be hilarious if not understood! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
Thanks for joining today's chat on Slang! Big shout-out to @travelcricket8! We'll be back next week! Hope to chat then! In the meantime, join us on FB (https://t.co/ZwxKR80O1x ) #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @HerQuillAndInk @HerQuillAndInk Hahah! That definitely keeps things fresh, lol! You are not old 😎 #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @RachelOnRoute: A4 Omg, we Brits have so many! Bagsy, chuffed, knackered (my Canadian colleagues love that one!) and ballsed up are my f…
marteenlane
replying to @RachelOnRoute @RachelOnRoute There’s no ‘a’ before good craic it’s just ‘good craic’ 😊 #CultureTrav