Where y'at dawlin'?
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2003 2:31 am
A Lexicon of New Orleans
Terminology and Speech
or ...
are you a Yat?
Uptown New Orleanians are collectively called "Yats".
Many tawk like no one else in da woild dere!
ALLIGATOR PEAR - Avocado.
ANYWAYS - And, then; and, so.
AWRITE - The appropriate response to the greeting "Where y'at?"
Also, a greeting in and of itself: "Awrite, Ed!"
AX - Ask.
BANQUETTE - The sidewalk. Pronounced <BANK-it>.
BAT' TROOM - where ya go poop
BERL - To cook by surrounding something in hot, bubbling 212°F liquid
BOO - A term of endearment, frequently used by parents and grandparents for small children, even small children who happen to be 40 years old ... Believed to be Cajun in origin.
BRA - A form of address for men, "Say, Bra!" : hello
CATLICK - The predominant religion in New Orleans. And, according to some Baptists, all Hell-bound.
CHARMER - The quintessential female Yat. Pronounced <CHAW-muh>.
DA - The.
DAT - That.
DAWLIN' - A universal form of address. Women use it to refer to both sexes, men use it toward women.
DEM - Them.
DERE - There.
DESE, DOSE - These, those.
DIS - This
EARL - oil
ERNGE, URNGE - An orange-colored citrus fruit.
As in, "You wanna ernge drank wid dem fries, hun?"
ERSTERS, ERSTAS - Oysters.
F'SURE! - A statement of agreement. See YEAH YOU RITE.
F'TRUE - "Is that so?" or "Ya kiddin'!!" or "Nuh uh, I ain't lyin' ta ya ..."
GAWD - A supernatural deity, worshipped by most New Orleanians.
GO CUP - A paper or plastic cup for consumption of alcoholic beverages out on the street, as open glass containers (and cans too, I think) are illegal.
GRIS-GRIS - Pronounced <GREE-GREE>. Noun, A (voodoo) spell. "I put da gris-gris on his azz, yeah."
Well, it just gets worse, I mean woise, dawlin'. Wanna hear mo, yeah?
Falcon
Chelsea's* (one of my dear daughters) additions:
gottah hala: received a phone call
f'real?: are you serious?
humbra: I agree
shorties: hot girls
wazzup: how are you
aight: allright
N T Waize: anyway
*Chelsea is not a yat, tank Gawd!
Terminology and Speech
or ...
are you a Yat?
Uptown New Orleanians are collectively called "Yats".
Many tawk like no one else in da woild dere!
ALLIGATOR PEAR - Avocado.
ANYWAYS - And, then; and, so.
AWRITE - The appropriate response to the greeting "Where y'at?"
Also, a greeting in and of itself: "Awrite, Ed!"
AX - Ask.
BANQUETTE - The sidewalk. Pronounced <BANK-it>.
BAT' TROOM - where ya go poop
BERL - To cook by surrounding something in hot, bubbling 212°F liquid
BOO - A term of endearment, frequently used by parents and grandparents for small children, even small children who happen to be 40 years old ... Believed to be Cajun in origin.
BRA - A form of address for men, "Say, Bra!" : hello
CATLICK - The predominant religion in New Orleans. And, according to some Baptists, all Hell-bound.
CHARMER - The quintessential female Yat. Pronounced <CHAW-muh>.
DA - The.
DAT - That.
DAWLIN' - A universal form of address. Women use it to refer to both sexes, men use it toward women.
DEM - Them.
DERE - There.
DESE, DOSE - These, those.
DIS - This
EARL - oil
ERNGE, URNGE - An orange-colored citrus fruit.
As in, "You wanna ernge drank wid dem fries, hun?"
ERSTERS, ERSTAS - Oysters.
F'SURE! - A statement of agreement. See YEAH YOU RITE.
F'TRUE - "Is that so?" or "Ya kiddin'!!" or "Nuh uh, I ain't lyin' ta ya ..."
GAWD - A supernatural deity, worshipped by most New Orleanians.
GO CUP - A paper or plastic cup for consumption of alcoholic beverages out on the street, as open glass containers (and cans too, I think) are illegal.
GRIS-GRIS - Pronounced <GREE-GREE>. Noun, A (voodoo) spell. "I put da gris-gris on his azz, yeah."
Well, it just gets worse, I mean woise, dawlin'. Wanna hear mo, yeah?
Falcon
Chelsea's* (one of my dear daughters) additions:
gottah hala: received a phone call
f'real?: are you serious?
humbra: I agree
shorties: hot girls
wazzup: how are you
aight: allright
N T Waize: anyway
*Chelsea is not a yat, tank Gawd!
