Regional slang, region-to-region or city-to-city (transplants, move to, to relocate)

[blkgiraffe]

Another popular thing is Texas "Get yo paper!". People use this when people are fighting lol

[malachai23]

I was reminded of another one here in SW Ohio today:

Dayton: Meemaw
Everywhere else I've ever lived: Grandma or Grandmother

Dayton: Pappaw
Everywhere else I've ever lived: Grandpa or Grandfather

[Daytonnatian]

^Those phrases come from Dayton's Appalacia immigrants' roots.

[theSUBlime]

New England/Boston: "All set"

Drives me nuts to this day.

[malachai23]

Originally Posted by Daytonnatian

^Those phrases come from Dayton's Appalacia immigrants' roots.

oooooh - that reminds me - can you tell me, Daytonnatian if it's supposed to be pronounced "app-uh-LATCHA-uh" or "app-uh-LAY-shuh"? I have always said the latter, but around here I always hear "app-uh-LATCH-uh" and I'm thinking I've probably said it wrong all my life! I'm thinking since we have all the Appalacian immigrants around here, it's probably pronounced correctly around here too!

[Daytonnatian]

^I personally say it like: "app-uh-LAY-shuh"

Many of the people I work with at a local tool and die shop say it like: "app-uh-LATCHA-uh"

I kinda think that native Ohioans and other outsiders say it the second way you posted, and those south of the Ohio say it the first way.

[MassVt]

Originally Posted by theSUBlime

New England/Boston: "All set"

Drives me nuts to this day.

I'm not sure why; when a waitress asks me if I want anything else, I usually respond, "No thanks, I'm all set"...seems like a rather ordinary thing to say..

[Milwaukee City]

As far as the Midwest, in all my travels I have never heard anyone outside Milwaukee-Chicago say "lookit" as used in a way to say understand or you know what I am saying.

[malachai23]

Originally Posted by MassVt

I'm not sure why; when a waitress asks me if I want anything else, I usually respond, "No thanks, I'm all set"...seems like a rather ordinary thing to say..

I think that is a very normal thing to say as well. I personally would say "No thanks, I'm good". That would come naturally to me, being from the PNW. But here in the Midwest I do hear "all set" all of the time. And even heard it back in Oregon sometimes too.

[Ron.]

"Bob's your uncle"


When I first heard this, I actually thought the guy was telling me that Bob was my uncle, than I heard it again.

I did some research and found out it means "and there you have it". Often times used after giving simple directions or instructions. It's mainly used by Brits.

Example: "To make a ham sandwich, simply put a piece of ham between two slices of buttered bread, and Bob's your uncle."