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04-15-2003, 01:08 PM
Your Sconsin dictionery
Hey Dere! C'meer once - you gots to read dis a couple-two-tree words on how ta talk like yer from Scansin, hey. It's a humdinger! Sit down witch'er brat an' brewski in yer blaze-orange and, cripes sake, in the spirit of Bart and Vince, take a gander, yahhey?
1. AIN-A-HEY: placed at the end of a profound statement, as in "isn't it?"
2. BART: a Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name; (see"Vince").
3. BELIEVE-YOU-ME: attached to the beginning or end of a statement, makes it more credible; as in, "Really!"
4. BLAZE-ORANGE: what deer hunters and cold-weather Packers fans wear at Lambeau Field. Also a popular color for jail uniforms.
5. BORN IN A BARN?: a sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open or could not correctly differentiate between an alewive and a 'schmelt'.
6. BORROW: used in place of lend, as in, "Could youse borrow me a couple two-tree bucks, yahhey?"
7. BRAT: a sausage; a Wisconsin tail gate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid.
8. BUBBLER: to the rest of the world outside Wisconsin's borders, it is known as a drinking fountain.
9. BUDGE: to merge without permission; cut in; as in "Don't you budge in line for a brat, I was here first!"
10. BY: to; near; as in "Let's go by One Eyed Jack's" or, "She'll come by da house tonight."
11. CHEDDERHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheesehead."
12. CHEESEHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheddarhead."
13. CHEESE CURD: small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them.
14. COME! ER ONCE: a request for the presence of another Cheddarhead.
15. COUPLE-TWO-TREE more than one; as in "Delmer and I, we drank couple-two-tree beers."
16. CRIPES: a Wisconsin expletive.
17. CRIPES-SAKE: a mild Wisconsin expletive.
18. CRIPES-SAKES-ALMIGHTY: a wild Wisconsin expletive.
19. DA: substitute for words beginning with TH, as in, "Da guy over dere in da Bears shirt dere."
21. FAIR-TA-MIDDLIN: Not bad or great, just "O.K."
22. FISH FRY: a Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin.
23. FLEET FARM: A Cheddarhead's answer to Bloomingdale's.
24. FROZEN TUNDRA: Lambeau Field.
25. GEEEZ!: Another Wisconsin expletive.
26. GOAHEAD: Proceed; as in, "go ahead and back up your car dere."
27. GOTS: used in place of "have;" as in, "I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da FrozenTundra."
28. GOL-DURN: Another Wisconsin expletive.
29. HEY: placed at the beginning or end of phrases "Hey, how 'bout dem Packers?" or "Hows about dem Packers, ! Hey!"
30. HOWS-BY-YOU?: a greeting; the same as, "How's everything?"
31. HUMDINGER: a beauty; as in "dat croppy he caught up-nort is a real humdinger."
32. JOHN DEERE: a Cheddarhead's other vehicle.
33. LEEKER; (n) one who lack in the mental or physical stamina to continue partying.
34. M'WAKEE: Wisconsin's largest city; located just down the lake from T'rivers and Man'twoc.
35. N-SO?: a word inserted at the end of a statement; (sometimes pronounced as AIN-SO), used as a substitute for "isn't that right?" or "correct?"
36. OH, YAH: Depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgment (as "That's correct") or skepticism (That's bull!).
37. PERT-NEER: (sometimes pronounced "PRET-NEAR": in close proximity; just about.
38. POLKA: the national dance of Wisconsin.
39. RUBBERS: protection for your shoes; also known as"G'loshes."
40. SCANSIN: the state where Cheeseheads are from.
41. SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets be at in a game of Sheepshead.
42. SHEEPSHEAD: another card game.
43. SIDE-BY-EACH: used instead of "next to each other."
44. SKEETER: Wisconsin's state bird.
45. START WIT ME LAST: to forfeit your turn.
46. STOP-AND-GO LIGHTS: what everyone else refers to as traffic signals.
47. UFF-DAH: (from the untranslatable Norwegian phrase) meaning varies with severity of incident - from "Oops" to "Criminey" to words following "Oh-!" often said when you make a really big "boo-boo" and are in 'deep doggy-doo'.
48. UN-THAW: to defrost or thaw.
49. WHERE-ABOUTS: locality; proximity; as in, "where-abouts are youse-guys from?"
50. UP NORT: where Wisconsinites go on vacation.
51. UP-SIDE-RIGHT: rightside up.
52. VINCE: the other Green Bay icon who doesn't need a last name for instant recognition; (see "Bart").
53. WIH-SKON'-TSUN: this pronunciation tells you the speaker is not a real Wisconsinite.
54. YAH-HEY: affirmative, but can be added to reinforce a request.
55. YAH-SURE-YOU-BETCHA: yes, you are correct.
56. YOU-BETCHA: affirmative, as in "Yah-hey."
57. YOUSE: (var. "Yoose") pronoun, second person plural.
58. YOOPER: someone from even further up-nort'
Hey Dere! C'meer once - you gots to read dis a couple-two-tree words on how ta talk like yer from Scansin, hey. It's a humdinger! Sit down witch'er brat an' brewski in yer blaze-orange and, cripes sake, in the spirit of Bart and Vince, take a gander, yahhey?
1. AIN-A-HEY: placed at the end of a profound statement, as in "isn't it?"
2. BART: a Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name; (see"Vince").
3. BELIEVE-YOU-ME: attached to the beginning or end of a statement, makes it more credible; as in, "Really!"
4. BLAZE-ORANGE: what deer hunters and cold-weather Packers fans wear at Lambeau Field. Also a popular color for jail uniforms.
5. BORN IN A BARN?: a sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open or could not correctly differentiate between an alewive and a 'schmelt'.
6. BORROW: used in place of lend, as in, "Could youse borrow me a couple two-tree bucks, yahhey?"
7. BRAT: a sausage; a Wisconsin tail gate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid.
8. BUBBLER: to the rest of the world outside Wisconsin's borders, it is known as a drinking fountain.
9. BUDGE: to merge without permission; cut in; as in "Don't you budge in line for a brat, I was here first!"
10. BY: to; near; as in "Let's go by One Eyed Jack's" or, "She'll come by da house tonight."
11. CHEDDERHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheesehead."
12. CHEESEHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheddarhead."
13. CHEESE CURD: small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them.
14. COME! ER ONCE: a request for the presence of another Cheddarhead.
15. COUPLE-TWO-TREE more than one; as in "Delmer and I, we drank couple-two-tree beers."
16. CRIPES: a Wisconsin expletive.
17. CRIPES-SAKE: a mild Wisconsin expletive.
18. CRIPES-SAKES-ALMIGHTY: a wild Wisconsin expletive.
19. DA: substitute for words beginning with TH, as in, "Da guy over dere in da Bears shirt dere."
21. FAIR-TA-MIDDLIN: Not bad or great, just "O.K."
22. FISH FRY: a Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin.
23. FLEET FARM: A Cheddarhead's answer to Bloomingdale's.
24. FROZEN TUNDRA: Lambeau Field.
25. GEEEZ!: Another Wisconsin expletive.
26. GOAHEAD: Proceed; as in, "go ahead and back up your car dere."
27. GOTS: used in place of "have;" as in, "I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da FrozenTundra."
28. GOL-DURN: Another Wisconsin expletive.
29. HEY: placed at the beginning or end of phrases "Hey, how 'bout dem Packers?" or "Hows about dem Packers, ! Hey!"
30. HOWS-BY-YOU?: a greeting; the same as, "How's everything?"
31. HUMDINGER: a beauty; as in "dat croppy he caught up-nort is a real humdinger."
32. JOHN DEERE: a Cheddarhead's other vehicle.
33. LEEKER; (n) one who lack in the mental or physical stamina to continue partying.
34. M'WAKEE: Wisconsin's largest city; located just down the lake from T'rivers and Man'twoc.
35. N-SO?: a word inserted at the end of a statement; (sometimes pronounced as AIN-SO), used as a substitute for "isn't that right?" or "correct?"
36. OH, YAH: Depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgment (as "That's correct") or skepticism (That's bull!).
37. PERT-NEER: (sometimes pronounced "PRET-NEAR": in close proximity; just about.
38. POLKA: the national dance of Wisconsin.
39. RUBBERS: protection for your shoes; also known as"G'loshes."
40. SCANSIN: the state where Cheeseheads are from.
41. SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets be at in a game of Sheepshead.
42. SHEEPSHEAD: another card game.
43. SIDE-BY-EACH: used instead of "next to each other."
44. SKEETER: Wisconsin's state bird.
45. START WIT ME LAST: to forfeit your turn.
46. STOP-AND-GO LIGHTS: what everyone else refers to as traffic signals.
47. UFF-DAH: (from the untranslatable Norwegian phrase) meaning varies with severity of incident - from "Oops" to "Criminey" to words following "Oh-!" often said when you make a really big "boo-boo" and are in 'deep doggy-doo'.
48. UN-THAW: to defrost or thaw.
49. WHERE-ABOUTS: locality; proximity; as in, "where-abouts are youse-guys from?"
50. UP NORT: where Wisconsinites go on vacation.
51. UP-SIDE-RIGHT: rightside up.
52. VINCE: the other Green Bay icon who doesn't need a last name for instant recognition; (see "Bart").
53. WIH-SKON'-TSUN: this pronunciation tells you the speaker is not a real Wisconsinite.
54. YAH-HEY: affirmative, but can be added to reinforce a request.
55. YAH-SURE-YOU-BETCHA: yes, you are correct.
56. YOU-BETCHA: affirmative, as in "Yah-hey."
57. YOUSE: (var. "Yoose") pronoun, second person plural.
58. YOOPER: someone from even further up-nort'