ot bywords

ken in texas · Sep 12, 2008

Setting here thinkin about some of the slang words we use ,or the oldtimers used.Like out of pocket,Yeah I know what it means,but where did it come from? We had a mman working for us years ago,whose favorite byword was gaddum. I have forgotten most of the others.Can you think of some, and what they mean ( keeping it clean).Would like to here from you. Its been raining cats and dogs here

thurlow · Sep 12, 2008

Had an uncle......by marriage.......who was slow moving/talking/thinking, etc. Not particularly bright; was fond of "daaaaaad-gum". In the early 50s, the whole clan was at our house for some holiday. The house was small and all the men and kids were outside. In what passed for our shop, my Dad had a half-55-gallon barrel, almost full of tar. You know how it skins over, looking solid. This uncle walked up to it; looked it over; with his right leg, took the heel of his (dress) shoe and gave the tar a tenative tap; didn't even make a dent; did it again; no dent; the third time, he put his whole weight into it. Went in about half way up his shin before he could pull back, "Well, daaaaad-gum".

Coffee Helps · Sep 12, 2008

One of my great uncles was always saying "Hoot mon." He was of Scottish ancestry, but the family had been in the U.S. for a couple generations. This great uncle was a retired railroad engineer- full of stories one after the other.
Haven"t heard anyone say "Hoot mon" for years around here & I can"t even say exactly what it means. Mark SW Wis.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 12, 2008

My son in law sez "I'll be John Brown" as in I can't find the john brown hammer or I don't know why the john brown thing won't start.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 12, 2008

Few things I've learned since moving to N MN.

Uff-dah!- Pronounced "oof-duh" when exclaiming about something out of the ordinary.

Holy buckets!

Scads- "That guy has scads of old tractors around." ...meaning lots.

Holy cats!

Holy balls!

And the list keeps growing.

RayP(MI) · Sep 12, 2008

"What the Sam Hill?"

old popper · Sep 12, 2008

We had a neighbor when I was in High School that wouldn't say a cuss word for nothing. With him it was "shoot fire"

Goose · Sep 12, 2008

When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who said, "ByOdd" all the time. It was obviously short for "By G*d", but it was such a habit with him he couldn't even say a sentence without four or five "ByOdds" in it.

The strongest language legendary Nebraska Cornhusker football coach, and now Athletic Director, Tom Osborne ever used was "Dadgummit". It was a local joke when he was coach and a game wasn't going well but the team showed improvement in the third quarter, that Osborne must have said "Dadgummit" in the locker room at halftime.

Rusty wheel · Sep 12, 2008

Some expressions I've heard over the years, and maybe used a time or two. "Wouldn't that knock your hat in the creek." "Well, bust my britches." "Well, roll me in the dirt and call me Dusty." These are a few. Brings back memories of some very colorful characters, one of them being my grandpa. rw

Gary from Muleshoe · Sep 12, 2008

Had a cousin who was always saying "By Gories". Never ever heard anyone but him use it.
My Dad was always saying someone was "Up a creek without a paddle" now when that happens you are in trouble.

RUSTNSUCH · Sep 12, 2008

I remember when i was a teenager we had a neighbor that would say he was (HOTTER THAN A BEAR) on a hot day when he was working. Also the older folks always said it was (TIGHTER THAN DICK'S HAT BAND)if an object was tight or hard to get loose. My wife and i were just talking about this same suject a couple of weeks ago.
We to have heard our share of DADGUMMIT, JOHN BROWN,GOLLDURN,SAM HILL.
rustnsuch from tn.

2x4 · Sep 12, 2008

good friends strongest curse word was "Awww, fire!"

ScottMO · Sep 12, 2008

Every time someone tells me I did or said something smart I point to my head & say "Not just a hat rack." I thought this was common until I said it to a friend who had never heard it before. She got a real kick out of it.

WantACaseLASomeday · Sep 13, 2008

Around here it's either hotter than a wh*re's dream, or colder than a wh*re's heart.

Mike (WA) · Sep 13, 2008

Old neighbor referred to little hardware parts on a machine as a "doovisary"- as in, "Unhook that little doovisary right there, so we can adjust that threaded clevis."

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