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CATCH PHRASES
EVERYONE IS LOOKING FOR NEW PHARASES TO DESCRIBE HAPPENINGS WHERE
OTHER WORDS ARE JUST TOO TRITE THE FEELINGS ONE HAS THE MORNING
AFTER THE BLAST, THE MOMENT AFTER THE REST, AND OTHER RELATED
TRAUMAS. ONE CAN SAY HE WAS "BLITZED OUT OF HIS MIND," "WIPED
OUT" OR JUST PLAIN "CREAMED."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
CATCH PHRASES
THERE ARE MANY PHRASES GOING AROUND THAT TYPLIFIES A PARTICULAR
PERIOD. RIGHT NOW THE PHRASE "SOCK IT TO ME" IS POPULAR AND
CARRIES A SORT OF ...LET ME HAVE IT... MEANING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: DAILY LIVING
VOCABULARY OF SPECIAL GROUP
"LAND CRAB" NAVAL TERM FOR CIVIL SERVANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 09-19-1969
VOCABULARY OF A SPECIAL GROUP
DUDE: A WORD USED OCCASIONLY BY SERVICEMEN TO DENOTE A NON-SERVICEMEN
MAY ALSO BE USED BY ANY SPECIAL GROUP TO DENOTE MEMBER OUTSIDE THE
GROUP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 09-21-1969
TURN ME ON
THE EXPRESSION "TURN ME ON" USED TO HAVE SEXUAL OVERTONES, BUT
THROUGH YEARS OF USAGE IT HAS COME TO MEAN OTHERWISE. IF SOMETHING
"TURN ME ON." IT EXCITES ME OR INTERESTS ME SOME WAY. USED BY
ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
ENGLISH EXASPERATION
IN ENGLAND, I WOULD INDICATED THAT SOMEONE WAS EXASPERATING ME BY
SAYING THAT HE WAS "DRIVING ME AROUND THE BEND."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 2822 EWALD CIRCLE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 10-28-1968
VOCABULARY
SMACK FREAK - HEROINE ADDICT
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAYS THES IS A COMMMON NAME FOR THESE TYPE OF PEOPLE.
Where learned: TOLD AT ; Y HOUSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 10-09-1970
VOCABULARY
WORKS- NAME APPLIED TO THE MEASURING SPOON, SYRING, MATCH AND HEROINE
Submitter comment: INFORMANT SAYS MANY HEROINE ADDICTS USE THESE TERMS.
Where learned: TOLD AT ; Y HOUSE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 10-09-1970
BITCHIN'
THE WORD BITCHIN' IS USED FREQUENTLY IN CALIFORNIA AND HAWII TO
EXPRESS EXTREME SATIFACTION OVER SOMETHING.
Submitter comment:
E.G. "... A BITCHIN' RIDE" (ON A SURFBOARD)
"MAN, THAT'S BITCHIN'" ETC.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
HOG
A HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE IS TRADITIONALLY REFERRED TO AS A HOG.
THIS NAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LOCALIZED AS I HAVE OBSEDVED IT IN
LANSING, DETROIT, HAWAII, ETC. MOSTLY USED BY THE MOTORCYCLE CROWD.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
THAT'S MY BAG
IF I WANTED TO SAY THAT SOMETHING WAS A SPECIALTY OF MINE OR OF
PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ME, I WOULD SAY "THAT'S MY BAG." THAT'S MY
BAG." USED BY ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
SPEECH
CAMPAIGN SLOGAN FOR A MAN RUNNING FOR COUNTY CORNER: "I'LL BE THE
LAST ONE TO LET YOU DOWN."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
HAWAIIAN PORTUGESE JOKES
IN HAWAII, THE PORTUGESE ARE MOCKED IN ETHNIC JOKES. MANY PORTUGESE
IMMIGRATED THERE AT ONE TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS ; 4431 CALHOUN
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 04-08-1971
VOCULARY OF SPECIAL GROUP
IN CANADA, YOU CALL A COUCH A "DAVENPORT."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM ONE OF HER RELATIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 4001 W MCNICHOLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
VOCABULARY
IN ST. CROIX, VIRIGIN ISLANDS, INSTEAD OF SAYING A WOMAN IS PREGANT,
THE PEASANTS WOULD SAY, "SHE IS MAKING A BABY."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
VOCABULARY OF SPECIAL GROUPS
IN THE SOUTH, THEY CALL HOT DOGS "TUBESTICKS."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM ONE OF HER RELATIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 4001 W MCNICHOLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
VOCABULARY OF A SPECIAL GROUP
IN THE JESUIT ORDER, IT IS A CUSTOM FOR JESUITS TO REFER TO EACH
OTHER AS "OURS." A BOOK WHICH IS FOR THE USE OF JESUITS ONLY WILL
HAVE A STAMP WITH "FOR OURS ONLY."
Submitter comment: OR IN CONVERSATION: FR. MALCOLM CARRON, S.J. IS "ONE OF OURS."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLARKSTON
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
VOCABULARY OF SPECIAL GROUPS
THERE IS AN EXPRESSION USED IN GEORGIA WHICH SAYS "I'LL TAKE YOU
THERE" BUT THIS MEANS "I'LL CARRY YOU THERE."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER RELATIVES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 4001 W MCNICHOLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 02-02-1971
VOCABULARY OF SPECIAL GROUPS
IN ENGLAND, YOU CALL A WASHCLOTH A "FRANNEL."
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM ONE OF HER FRIENDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; 4001 W MCNICHOLS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
SPEECH VARIATION OF BROWN - NOSE
SOMEONE WHO FAWNS OVER SOMEONE IN ORDER TO GET ON THAT PERSON'S GOOD
SIDE (ESPECIALLY A TEACHER) IS KNOWN AS A FANNY POLISHER.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN BY COLLECTOR