Hey Dere! C'meer once - you gots to read dis a couple-two-tree words on how ta talk like yer from Scansin, hey. It's a humdinger! Sit down witch'er brat an' brewski n yer blaze-orange and, cripes sake, in the spirit of Bart and Vince, take a gander, ain-a-hey?
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AIN-A-HEY: placed at the end of a profound statement; as in "isn't it?"
AIN'T DIS DA TRUT?: a question which usually means asking for confirmation of what was just said.
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BART: a Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name; (see"Vince").
BELIEVE-YOU-ME: attached to the beginning or end of a statement, makes it more credible; as in, "Really!"
BETATAH (Buh-TAY-tuh) This is a starchy tuber grown and eaten in Wisconsin. Known as a potato outside of the state, this vegetable is usually eaten with meat.
BIG FATTIES: Nightcrawlers for fishin'.
BLAZE-ORANGE: what deer hunters and cold-weather Packers fans wear to Lambeau Field. Also a popular color for jail uniforms.
BOODLEBAG: Money pouch or purse.
BORN IN A BARN?: a sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open or could not correctly differentiate between an alewife and a smelt.
BORROW: used in place of lend, as in, "Could youse borrow me a couple two-tree bucks, yah hey?"
BRAT: a sausage; a Wisconsin tailgate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid.
BRETT: another Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name (see "Vince").
BREW (Brew-Ha, Brewski, Brewster): A bottle, can, or glass of beer. Also known as SUDS, BARLEY-POP, BARLEY-SODA, GOLDEN FOAMY, and MALTED MOTHERS MILK.
BUBBLER: to the rest of the world outside Wisconsin's borders, it's known as a drinking fountain.
BUDGE: to merge without permission; cut in; as in "Don't you budge in line for a brat, I was here first!"
BY: to, near; as in "Let's go by One-Eyed Jack's" or, "She'll come by da house tonight."
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CHEDDARHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheesehead."
CHEESEHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheddarhead."
CHEESE CURD: small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them
COM-EER ONCE: a request for the presence of another Cheddarhead.
COUPLE-TWO-TREE: more than one; as in "Delmer and I drank a couple-two-tree beers."
CRIPES: a Wisconsin expletive.
CRIPES-SAKE: a mild Wisconsin expletive.
CRIPES-SAKES-ALMIGHTY: a major Wisconsin expletive.
CRY-YIY!: a bit stronger expletive.
CRY-YIY-YIY!: a much stronger expletive.
CRYMANY-CRIPES-SAKE: a wild Wisconsin expletive.
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DA: substitute for words beginning with "TH;" as in, "Da guy over dere in da Bears shirt dere."
DAIRY AIR: Also known as HEIFER-MIST. Although some may think that this natural by-product of the dairy industry smells like manure, to a dairy-farmer it smells a lot like money. Just watch where you're walking.
DAVENPORT: What your mom called "the sofa;" a couch.
DIBBLE-DABBLE: A game played in the water in which one player swims out and releases a stick or wood chip in the water and the other players compete to find it. The first player to capture the stick cries "dibble dabble."
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EGG WALKER: A joking name for a police officer.
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FAIR-TA-MIDDLIN: Not bad or great, just "O.K."
FISH FRY: a Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin.
FLEET FARM: A Cheddarhead's answer to Bloomingdales.
FROZEN TUNDRA: Lambeau Field.
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GEEEZ!: Another Wisconsin expletive.
GO-AHEAD: Proceed; as in, "go ahead and back up your car dere."
GOTS: used in place of "have;" as in, "I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da Frozen Tund! ra."
GOL-DURN: Another Wisconsin expletive.
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HALT'S MALL: Be quiet, shut up. Germanic origin. Frequently heard in the Racine area.
HEY: placed at the beginning or end of phrases for emphasis, as in, "Hey, hows 'bout dem Packers?" or "Hows 'bout dem Packers, Hey!"
HOLY-CRY-YIY!: as in, "wow!"
HOWS-BY-YOU?: a greeting; the same as, "How's everything?"
HUMDINGER: a beauty; as in "dat croppy youse caught up-nort is a real humdinger."
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JOHN DEERE: a Cheddarhead's other vehicle.
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KITTY ON A BROOMSTICK: A game played with a ring of participants and a blindfolded person who is "it." The blindfolded player touches a person in the circle with a broomstick. The person who has been touched yowls and the blindfolded player must try to guess who he has touched.
KITTY-WAMP: An adjective meaning disordered or mixed up. It's an abbreviation, found only in Wisconsin, of kitty-wampus.
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LEAKER: (n) One who lacks the mental or physical stamina to continue partying.
LUMBERJACK COFFEE: Norwegian coffee. Coffee made with an egg in it (not merely eggshells).
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M'WAKEE: Wisconsin's largest city; located just down the lake from T'rivers and Man'twoc.
MOLASSES SPIT: Saliva colored brown by snuff or chewing tobacco..
MOO JUICE (Mooooo Juice): Simply put, milk.
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N-SO?: a word inserted at the end of a statement; (sometimes pronounced as AIN-SO), used as a substitute for "isn't that right?" or "Correct?"
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OH, YAH: Depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgment(as "That's correct") or skepticism (That's bull!).
OZZY: Strange-looking, peculiar.
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PARISH PICNICS: social events of the summer up-nort.
PERT-NEER: (sometimes pronounced "PRET-NEAR": in close proximity; just about.
POLKA: the national dance of Wisconsin.
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RUBBERS: protection for your shoes; also known as "G'loshes."
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SCAHNSIN: the state where Cheeseheads are from.
SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets beat in a game of Sheepshead.
SHEEPSHEAD: another card game.
SIDE-BY-EACH: used instead of "next to each other."
SKEETER: Wisconsin's state bird.
SMELT: used in place of "smelled", also a fish that you catch in nets.
SODA: a non-alcoholic drink.
SOUT: the direction you travel from Wisconsin to find lots of FIBs.
START WIT ME LAST: to forfeit your turn.
STOP-AND-GO LIGHTS: what everyone else refers to as traffic signals.
SUP: A term used to say "What's up?"
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TIRDY: same as "thirty", and used on all numbers from 30 thru 39. Exception to the "D"rule, similar to "tink" and "tousand"..
TREE: The number between two and four.
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UFF-DAH: (from the untranslatable Norwegian phrase); meaning varies with severity of incident, from "Oops" to "Criminey" to words following" Oh-!"; often said when you make a really big "boo-boo" and are "deep doggy-doo".
UN-THAW: to defrost or thaw.
UP NORT: where Wisconsinites go on vacation, if you're from M'wakee, upnort is anywhere outside of town - Kenosha can be Up Nort if yer from M'wakee.
UP-SIDE-RIGHT: right side up.
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VINCE: the other Green Bay icon who doesn't need a last name for instant recognition; (see "Bart"). Recently, "Brett" was also added to this category.
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WHERE-ABOUTS: locality; proximity; as in, "where-abouts are youse-guys from?"
WHOZITZ: A thing.
WIH-SKON'-TSUN: the way you can tell the speaker is not a real Wisconsinite.
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YAH-HEY: affirmative, as in Uff-Dah but can be added reinforce request.
YAH-SURE-YOU-BETCHA: yes, you are correct.
YOU-BETCHA: affirmative; as in "Yah-hey."
YOUSE: pronounced "YOOS;" it means "you" as in "are youse guys goin' up nort?"
YOUPER: someone from ever further up-nort than you.
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ZINK: Where you put the dishes.
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