Thread: Colloquialisms

Originally Posted by Gawker

I dunno about it being a colloquialism...but around here everybody drinks cokes. Not Coke, as in Coca-Cola, but more like everything with bubbles in it is a "coke".

IE

"Hey, I'm going to go get a coke, you want one?"
"Yeah sure"
"What kind?"
"Dr Pepper"
"OK"

Yeah, Gawker, I was thinking of this one too. Everything is a coke around here -- if it's a soft drink then it's a coke. Sometimes people use the word pop or soda pop.

Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Rubber: is also a condom in American slang --you would get a few laughs.
Rubbers: sometimes used to reference water proof boots made of maybe rubber
to rub someone out: old gangster for killing someone or doing a hit.
Rub one out: to masturbate

Thong: is skimpy underwear or bikini bottom with the bum exposed. Just a string down the butt crack.


Justin

yeah... I know...

The one that really got me when in Australia was jumper. As in got your jumper its gonna be chilly tonight. Meaning got your sweater or sweatshirt, but here a jumper is a girls summer dress. Always made me crack up.

around here its pop never soda or sodapop

And some of you guys are a couple of beers short of a sixpack, I mean just a few doughnuts short of a dozen or a couple fries short of a happy meal.

Originally Posted by Wildtim

....And some of you guys are a couple of beers short of a sixpack, I mean just a few doughnuts short of a dozen or a couple fries short of a happy meal.

...not the sharpest razor in the rotation?

-whatever

-Lou

(I just made that up)
(but you prolly already figgered 'at out!)

Originally Posted by scarface

...not the sharpest razor in the rotation?

-whatever

-Lou

(I just made that up)
(but you prolly already figgered 'at out!)

All I can say is that you guys are as mad as a two bob watch.

James.

Y'all are making me more nervous than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs

We have a few terms in Canada which are fun.

all dressed: with all the toppings (on pizza or burgers)
Canadian Tire money: coupons given out with your change when you purchase at the store, redeemable at the store
chesterfield: a couch
deke: a hockey term for faking out an opponent
double-double: a cup of coffee with two creams and two sugars
eavestrough: gutters are on the ground, not on roofs.
eh: interjection to ascertain the comprehension, continued interest, agreement etc., of the person or persons addressed ("That was a good game last night, eh?")
g'wan: Used by residents of the Maritime Provinces, in particular inhabitants of Cape Breton, to denote disbelief. Literally translated to "Go on!"
g'way: same as above "Go away!"
Horny Tim's: Tim Hortons doughnut chain
housecoat: basically a bath robe
humidex: measurement used by meteorologists to reflect the combined effect of heat and humidity
hydro: synonymous with electricity (produced by any method), as in "Get the lantern; the hydro's out again."
joe job: a low-class, low-paying job. Not to be confused with the American term
Kraft Dinner: macaroni and cheese
lumber jacket: A thick flannel jacket, plaid, either red and black or green and black more commonly referred to as a mackinac (pron mackinaw). In parts of British Columbia, referred to as a doeskin.
loonie: Canadian one dollar coin, which has a loon on the back (toonie: Canadian two dollar coin aka "the Queen with a bear behind")
Lord Stanley's Mug: slang reference to the Stanley Cup, awarded annually to the champion team of the National Hockey League.
pencil crayon: coloured pencil
poutine: french fries, cheese curds and gravy
poverty pack: a six-pack of beer
rye: Canadian Whiskey
Scouts and Girl Guides and their relative juniors Wolf Cubs and Brownies: youth groups
screech: Newfoundland made hard liquor similar to rum
serviette: napkin
tobaggan: sled
tuque: a knit hat, deviant spellings such as touque or toque are INCORRECT!!
two-four: a case of 24 beers.

X

Originally Posted by xman

We have a few terms in Canada which are fun.

all dressed: with all the toppings (on pizza or burgers)
Canadian Tire money: coupons given out with your change when you purchase at the store, redeemable at the store
chesterfield: a couch
deke: a hockey term for faking out an opponent
double-double: a cup of coffee with two creams and two sugars
eavestrough: gutters are on the ground, not on roofs.
eh: interjection to ascertain the comprehension, continued interest, agreement etc., of the person or persons addressed ("That was a good game last night, eh?")
g'wan: Used by residents of the Maritime Provinces, in particular inhabitants of Cape Breton, to denote disbelief. Literally translated to "Go on!"
g'way: same as above "Go away!"
Horny Tim's: Tim Hortons doughnut chain
housecoat: basically a bath robe
humidex: measurement used by meteorologists to reflect the combined effect of heat and humidity
hydro: synonymous with electricity (produced by any method), as in "Get the lantern; the hydro's out again."
joe job: a low-class, low-paying job. Not to be confused with the American term
Kraft Dinner: macaroni and cheese
lumber jacket: A thick flannel jacket, plaid, either red and black or green and black more commonly referred to as a mackinac (pron mackinaw). In parts of British Columbia, referred to as a doeskin.
loonie: Canadian one dollar coin, which has a loon on the back (toonie: Canadian two dollar coin aka "the Queen with a bear behind")
Lord Stanley's Mug: slang reference to the Stanley Cup, awarded annually to the champion team of the National Hockey League.
pencil crayon: coloured pencil
poutine: french fries, cheese curds and gravy
poverty pack: a six-pack of beer
rye: Canadian Whiskey
Scouts and Girl Guides and their relative juniors Wolf Cubs and Brownies: youth groups
screech: Newfoundland made hard liquor similar to rum
serviette: napkin
tobaggan: sled
tuque: a knit hat, deviant spellings such as touque or toque are INCORRECT!!
two-four: a case of 24 beers.

X

I didn't see hoser

It's common in Canada to go from east to west since that's the general order the country was conquered, I mean imperialised, I mean settled *whew*.
I'll stick to that tradition.

a Canadian is a Canuck unless perhaps if he's from Québec which is arguably not Canada in some circles. Odd since at the beginning only Quebec City was referred to as Canada and some of the residents there still feel that way. America is Down South except to Yukoners.

Newfoundland is called The Rock, but not the other half of the province which is just Labrador
Newfies or Newfs live there. Mainlanders are Canucks who live off The Rock. That excludes Capers, Spud Heads and Vancouver Islanders (another Rock). Mainlanders includes Toronto Islanders too except in their own opinion who also use the term to refer to other people from T.O.

On the East Coast, Nova Scotia (including Cape Breton), Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick and sometimes Newfoundland & Labrador are called the Maritime Provinces. Its people are Maritimers.
Spud Heads come from P.E.I.
Capers come from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and anybody else is From Away.
Halogians live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, called Hali

New Brunswick is the only Officially bilingual province.

Québec is the only officially French speaking province and the do actually have Language Police (l'Office Québécois de la Langue Française) to enforce its dominance. Inhabitants are Canadiens or Habs.

Ontario isn't the biggest province. It only acts like it is. Yukoners call it Onscaryo. Other Canucks sometimes refer to the whole province as Toronto.
Toronto is the provincial capital. It used to be called Hog Town, but these days residents call it something else, either T-Town. T.O., the T Dot or The Centre of the Universe (honestly).
Othe cities include Scarberia (Scarborough) a suburban part of Toronto, The Hammer (Hamilton) also called Steeltown, Stinktown (Sarnia), and The Soo or The Sault (same pronunciation) which is Sault Ste. Marie.

Ontario and Québec refer to themselves as Central Canada and everybody else as ROC (rest of Canada). Those from the Maritimes are from Down East. Anyone west of Ontario is from Out West who believe anything East of Manitoba is Out East.

Then come the Prairie provinces. The first is Manisnowba which is Manitoba.
It's capital is Winterpeg or The Peg which is Winnipeg.

Saskabush or Saskatchewan is next. People that live there are Stubble Jumpers and their provincial capital is Toon Town (Saskatoon).

The Western most of the flatlands is called Oilberta (Albera) and you can call them Oilbertans. Guess why.
The capital there is Edmonton, called Oiltown, Edmonchuck or Deadmonton.
Cowtown (Calgary) is more cowboy that Texas. Trust me on that.
Between the two rests Dead Rear (Red Deer, which is neither red nor shaped like a deer )

On the Left Coast is Lotus Land (BC, La-La Land is L.A.!). Not the capital, but the largest city is called Van (vancouver) or even Honcouver, V.C. Japanada.

The Territories are North of 60. Yukon is the smallest and most populous with two thirds of all territorial citizens. White Horse has half of those or 22,000 inhabitants. To them Down South usually refers to Deadmonton.

Now you'll know your way around when you come to visit, but give yourself lots of time. It typically take a week of driving alone to get from one end to the next and that's without going north at all.

X

Originally Posted by steve

I didn't see hoser

'Hoser' was a term made up by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. It's not in wide use although non Canadians sometimes like to use the term to refer to a Canadian. It was initially intended to refer to a guy who always got 'hosed' or drunk all the time and Gettin' Hosed is in use.

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