Dippy, fag, flag, bad, bold, jive, slimey, freaky, chumpy, jivey, cool, rocked, jammed, super, ain't, jolly, looney, goof, goofy, "da," bull, shoo, shy not, why.

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Where learned: SAINT HYACINTH SCHOOL

Keyword(s): Language ; SLANG ; Vernacular ; Vocabulary

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Vocabulary

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Custom/Belief

Historical record from James Callow Folklore Archive.

School Custom Concerning Dress:

Anyone who wore green and yellow to school on Thursday was considered to be "queer."

Submitter comment:

I can recall this as being practiced while I was in grade school.

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Where learned: Myself

Keyword(s): COLOR ; DRESS ; Green ; Homophobia ; HOMOSEXUALITY ; Presentation ; SCHOOL ; SLANG ; Thursday ; YELLOW

Subject headings:

CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School

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Retort

I don't know where Mom is, but we've got Pop on ice!

Submitter comment:

My father used to say this to me when I was small and would ask him where my mother was!

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James Callow comment:

Original BN [C532] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): COMEBACK ; Ice ; INSULT ; Mom ; POP ; PUN ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; SLANG ; Wisecrack

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Formula

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Language

In some country places stepping into cow manure is called "cutting your foot."

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Keyword(s): Colloquialism ; COUNTRY ; Cow ; Cutting ; Foot ; MANURE ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; Step ; Term

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SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group

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Language

I have heard country folk use the phrase "Garfield" in the same way as many others would say "Well, I'll be..."

It's a word of surprise.

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Keyword(s): Garfield ; Language ; SLANG ; SURPRISE ; Term ; WORD

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SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group

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Language

School Vocabulary;

"brown bagging it'

Carrying your lunch in a paper sack.

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Keyword(s): Bag ; Brown ; Colloquialism ; Language ; Lunch ; Nickname ; Paper ; Sac ; SCHOOL ; SLANG ; Vernacular ; Vocabulary

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Vocabulary

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Language

Everything: "the whole kit and kaboodle"

Phrase meaning all, everything, everybody

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Keyword(s): Everything ; Kaboodle ; Kit ; Language ; Nickname ; SLANG ; Term

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Vocabulary

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Language

Chew The Fat:

To sit around and "chew the fat" means to talk, rap, gab, etc.

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Keyword(s): Chew ; Colloquialism ; Fat ; GOSSIP ; Language ; Nickname ; SLANG ; TALK ; Term ; Vocabulary

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Vocabulary

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Language

I have heard North Hall referred to as "Menopause Manor" the reason being that there are quite a few older residents in the dorm.

Submitter comment:

North Hall of Vanderbilt University

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Keyword(s): AGE ; Dormitory ; Female ; Language ; Manor ; Menopause ; Nickname ; REGIONAL ; SLANG ; University ; Vanderbilt ; Vernacular ; Vocabulary ; WOMEN

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Place

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Language

Etymology of "shotgun"

I remember how in grade school days my brother and I would yell out "shotgun" as we ran to the car for a ride. This word claimed a seat by the window for whoever could shout first.

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Keyword(s): Car ; ETYMOLOGY ; Language ; Origin ; Shotgun ; SLANG ; Window ; WORDS

Subject headings:

SPEECH -- Folk etymology

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