American Lingo

[OffSpring]

Although you speak english, you actually have a lot of your own words...

And I love the accents all over the USA!

But one word I can't work out is "Muzzletuff". I hear it quite a lot on american TV programmes. As far as I can work it out (by context in conversations) it is almost seems to mean "well done", "congratulations" or "good luck" etc.

Am I close? lol

What does it mean?

 

[jessupfamily]

Mazeltov is Hebrew in root, but used through means of Yiddish. It means congratulations!
Amy J.

 

[OffSpring]

Thanks for that! I've been wondering what it means for ages... feeling really stupid! lol

But it's nice to know I wasn't far out...

 

[texaschickmama]

Here are a few Texan sayings.
*fixin to= going to start doing something
*y'all= you all
*howdy=hi

 

[Marlinchaser]

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that is southern slang, next we'll start with redneck slang and she will be completely lost

 

[jenichick]

Yeppers, get er done!!!

 

[Dawn419]

I gots ta find mah tar arn, mah car is tore up down the road apiece...also spoken as...I need to find my tire iron because I have a flat tire and I'm parked just down the road.

I'm a transplant from South Jersey, been in TN for 20 years now and it took me awhile to figure out what the locals/natives were talking about sometimes. They had alot of fun at my expense and I loved every minute of it.

Dawn

 

[paganfish]

OK When people are way drunk why do some say "he/she is 6 sheets to the wind" or some such? What does that mean? I was reading a book and that was on there...I've always wondered.

Also, when I lived in NM...a lot of people would say eeee-NO! Instead of just NO. (Mostly the Hispanic community). It was like they were falling of a cliff or something...

Eeeeeee-NO! Odd, huh? Hey, NM people here...can you explain that too?

~c:->

 

[FutureChickenMan]

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Here's an arkie word for you.

J'eet? = Did you eat?

Up here in the Pacific North West where I live it's not "Soda Pop" or "Soda" it's "Pop". And anything with wheels (car, truck, semi, tractor) is a "Rig".

 

[rooster-red]

Howsyamomnem = Hows your Mom (Mum) and them (your family)

A southern U.S inquiry about your family's wellbeing.