Pssssssst, hey baby girl, psssst, shawtee, whatchur name is?

This is a regional phrase which could be translated as the following:

Excuse me, excuse me miss -- I was wondering if you could tell me your name.

Re: funny thread
 

Down here if you are drunk, you are loose.

"We got loose last night!"

ok. I'm a southern (true to heart :) ) Memphis belle and a Detroiter. Memphis has sooooooo much slang it's RIdiculous! However, in Detroit they say

1. scudded ---means you trippin'
2. skully- means good ol'fashioned head bangin action (if you know what I mean)
3."that's bold"-means you are forward,blunt.

Just to name a few.....

Our bros in Krimson&Kreme may rebuke this but you KNOW that Philly originated 'Yo!' as a word! Oh yeah, isn't that where their National HQ is located?

Sure is...right off Broad Street. :)

And Philly peeps have extended their Yo! Now it's like a long Yooooo...but sounds like Yeewwww! LOL! :p

Re: Regional slang
 

When I first heard the term 'carry' or 'curry", I was like WTF???!! I knew this guy on my campus who used to refer to men and women as 'bammas' and 'broads'. :eek:


Lunchin'-acting out or acting crazy is another common term

How could I forget GRITTIN'?? If you look someone up and down, or look at them crazy, you grittin' on them.

"Ms. Ideal08, I know you ain't grittin' on me?!"

Re: Regional slang
 

LOL, girl you curried her cuz youdidn't let her do what she wanted to do. You can get curried with or without an audience.

Also for DC/MD/VA...

urrrrea-mainly used by people in PG (Prince George's County, THE largest, most wealth Black county in the country **Shameless plug**) to describe a particular area, or the Metro area in general

Cuz, Joe, Slim, Young, Youngin- along the lines of "dawg"

That's all I can think of right now.

Girl, you know that Yo! sounds crazy. It's almost like Yeeeeeeeeuuuuuuurp!

I knew I was forgetting something and when you posted Drawn, I felt so stupid for missing that one.

Drawn - being "extra" about something or acting inappropriately.
"Yo, teacher was drawn today with that 15 page paper" or "How you gon ask me about my mistress in front of my wife? You drawn for that."

More slang:

Smut: loose woman or whore

Smeazy: derivation of smut

Blazed: getting a good haircut from a barber

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How did I forget those!!!! Man!!!

PS: That was a shameless PG Cty. plug...roflmPGCtybo!!

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Don't forget "Ya heard"! As in, the policeman was wrong to give me the speeding ticket, ya heard


I haven't made groceries in a hot minute:D

I'm from the north...a little slice of city called Harrisburg....this is what I say even though know one I know from Harrisburg talks like this:

Hot mess - it usually means something bad...like if your hair is jacked up in the morning I would say "That's a hot mess."

Trust - it's like saying "Believe that," others say "Don't get it twisted".....I use this sometimes.... :)

NYC SLANG
 

I have to disagree, that extended Yo that sounds more like Yerrrrruuurp! is orginally from Brooklyn...It's a warning call for when the Poe-poe (Police) are coming.

We also say 5-0 and 'dem boyz for Police Officers

Whilin' pronounced Wh-al-lin another term for crazyt or buggin
Quest: "Can you drive me across town"
Reply: "Oh, nah you whilin' "

Son ~ another word for friend , used for males and females can also be used disrespectfully, as in "you just got son'd" as in you got played

Gully ~ another term for someone that don't take no mess
" Yo, your peoples is Gully, she don't let no one skate"

speaking of which skate is commonly used outside in my neighborhood for folks that just try to slide by or get away with murder **how ironic**

Loose ~ crazy, funny, acts a fool

Bird ~ ghetto chick

G-unit ~ homosexual (this was actually conceived as a way of talking about one who is without being disrespectful..so not to put that persons business in the street...say if your on a crowded train)

Tight ~ very upset

the list goes on & on ..

Re: NYC SLANG
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by O_SoPrettyNikki
[B]I have to disagree, that extended Yo that sounds more like Yerrrrruuurp! is orginally from Brooklyn...It's a warning call for when the Poe-poe (Police) are coming.

We also say 5-0 and 'dem boyz for Police Officers

Whilin' pronounced Wh-al-lin another term for crazt or buggin
Ques: "Can you drive me across town"
Reply: "Oh, nah you whilin' "

Son ~ another word for friend , used for males and females can also be used disrespectfully, as in "you just got son'd" as in you got played

Gully ~ another term for someone that don't take no mess
" Yo, your peoples is Gully, she don't let no one skate"

speaking of which skate is commonly used outside in my neighborhood for folks that just try to slide by or get away with murder **how ironic**

Loose ~ crazy, funny, acts a fool

Bird ~ ghetto chick

G-unit ~ Gay or homosexual

Tight ~ very upset

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tight= i remember when tight meant dope, fly, cool, something really good. perhaps i have my regions mixed up.

but my most favorite ones:

homey1: yo, whadddup SON

homey2: nothin'! yo, whaddup witchu god

son and god- it seemed like everybody would use that, especially after the wu came out!

Didn't this used to reference umm well you know!!??!?!