You want to start? Said when someone wants to fight you. More commonly, an empty threat meaning "You're pissing me off and I would fight you if I had the balls."
I knew a woman who said "you know", "I don't know, you know?", "Know what I mean?" and "Don't you know" so frequently it would cause me to stare blankly at her, inviting an additional "you know" or two. It drove me insane!
Comments by kraduate
kraduate commented on the word hosie
Never heard this one...
October 17, 2008
kraduate commented on the word whitey bulger
Boss of Boston's Irish Mob. On the FBI's Most Wanted list. Bostonians take more pride in Whitey Bulger being from Boston than they do in the NKOTB.
October 16, 2008
kraduate commented on the word the kennedys
The Kennedys. Love 'em or hate 'em, they are Boston's royalty.
October 16, 2008
kraduate commented on the word chowdah
Legal Seafood's chowdah is wicked good.
October 16, 2008
kraduate commented on the word down cellar
In the basement.
October 16, 2008
kraduate commented on the word regular coffee
Coffee with cream or milk and two sugahs.
If a Dunkin' Donuts employee doesn't know what a regular coffee is, we get wicked pissed.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word dunkin' donuts
Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee is wicked good.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word dunkies
Short for Dunkin' Donuts.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word scrod
When seen on a Boston menu it can refer to any kind of white fish. Usually cod but no one's quite sure.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word statie
State trooper.
The staties pulled me over for banging a uey on my way to the packie.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word barrel
Used in the Boston area to refer to a trash can.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word y'wanna staht
You want to start? Said when someone wants to fight you. More commonly, an empty threat meaning "You're pissing me off and I would fight you if I had the balls."
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word three deckah
A three-decker is a three story house in which each story is a separate apartment.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word ayuh
Positive affirmation common in pahts of New England.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the word sowisa
From Stephen King's Lisey's Story. SOWISA,Strap On When It Seems Approprite, means to take charge of a situation.
October 15, 2008
kraduate commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
My husband says samwich instead of sandwich.
LIEberry for library is common where I'm from.
October 14, 2008
kraduate commented on the word you know
I knew a woman who said "you know", "I don't know, you know?", "Know what I mean?" and "Don't you know" so frequently it would cause me to stare blankly at her, inviting an additional "you know" or two. It drove me insane!
October 13, 2008
kraduate commented on the word deckard cain
Deckard Cain in a non-player character in the Diablo series.
October 13, 2008
kraduate commented on the word rikku
Rikku is a playable character in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2.
October 13, 2008
kraduate commented on the word alot
I've never understood why this is frequently written as one word. I have allotted a lot of time to this conundrum.
October 13, 2008