Newfoundland Slang
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Newfoundlanders are a distinct group of Canadians. In many regions of the province of Newfoundland, the local people have thick accents which can employ crude English, and slang unique to Newfoundland, being brought to the province by European settlers. In many cases, words are used in different contexts than a non Newfoundlander would normally hear.
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[edit] List of Examples
This list can be continually added too, and additions are greatly accepted. It is impossible to call this a complete list, as there are so many different variances to Newfoundland English throughout the province.
[edit] A
- Arse - butt or ass
[edit] B
- Bachelor's Button - the campion flower
- Barrasway - A small harbour that is a shelter to small boats (dory in nature)
- Brewis - hard bread cakes
- Brin-bag - the mesh begs that onions and other crops can be purchased and stored in
- Bayman - Refers to any one who is not from the St.John's Metro area
- Bay wob - A Newfoundlander who lives around the bay.
[edit] D
- Dole - Social services (Welfare)
- Dory - small open boat usually made of wood
- Duckish - Twilight
[edit] F
- Fadder - Father
- Foust - Mould, also fousty (mouldy)
[edit] G
- Giddy - sick to your stomach, or dizzy
- Grub - food
[edit] H
- Hardening - A cross between contrary and stubborn; rebellious
[edit] J
- Jeezely - euphemism for Jesus Christ
- Jigs Dinner - a traditional meal of vegetables, salt beef, and sometimes dumplings or pudding
[edit] K
- Katty - interesting object, or clever person
[edit] M
- Mudder - Mother
[edit] P
- Papist - Catholic
- Piss pot - Chamber pot
[edit] R
- Rockry - later on, directly
- Rotted - to be upset or angry
[edit] S
- Sook - a suck up craving attention; one who is a toadie; one who suffers from a Cinderella complex.
- Screech - a brand of rum that is actually a mixture of 50 different rums
- Scribbler - used to describe a notebook used for school purposes, mainly used by the Roman Catholic school children
- Squat - crushed, as a pop can
- Squish - crooked
- Step-ins (pronounced stippeens)- Underwear
- Stogged - to be stuffed or full from eating
- Stunned - Stupid, dense
- Swile - seal
- Swiling - the act of seal hunting
[edit] T
- Tess - to whine incessantly (likewise, tessing)
- Tilt - A small shelter in the woods than can be used by loggers, hunters, or in an emergency
- Townie - the word for anyone from St.John's. This term has been used for many years, datng back to Colonial Newfoundland, and even the 18th century.
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