CAN-NEWFOUNDLAND-L Archives

Archiver > CAN-NEWFOUNDLAND > 2006-06 > 1150422445


From: "Evelyn" <>
Subject: Re: NEWFOUNDLAND LINGO {SAYINGS)
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:17:25 -0230
References: <000001c690ca$50314e80$0b02a8c0@canadamats>


Hi Lynn;

I guess you will have to take a Vacation back here and take "Conversation Newfines" {big smiles}

Gonna try and decipher what you have written now!! {grin}

This is your the translation of your story {smiles"

After this Doter { smoke/vapor of evil odor} Ballyraged {to abuse} the prog {food} produced a "Funk" {"smoke or vapor of evil odour" , boy do I feel a Gowdy - {awkward"} a stupid person {Chucklehead}

I'll rate you at 65% on this one....LOL



Cheers
Evelyn



----- Original Message -----
From: canadamats
To:
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:53 PM
Subject: FW: NEWFOUNDLAND LINGO {SAYINGS)





This is a fun find Evelyn, can't wait to see the rest. Lightens the day
after this Doter ballyraged the prog and produced a funk. Boy do I feel like
a gowdy chucklehead.

Now how would a real newfie say that? My roots are too far back to know.

Anyone else want to try one after Evelyn sends the rest?

Lynn (In Ontario)



-----Original Message-----
From: Evelyn [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 2:48 PM
To:
Subject: NEWFOUNDLAND LINGO {SAYINGS)

The following are transcribed, courtesy and thank you to "Bill Spurrell" @
Explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com

Newfoundland Words!

Angishore - "a weak, miserable person"

Arn - "any"

Ballyrag - "to abuse"

Bannikin - "a small tin cup"

Barrisway - "a lagoon at a river mouth"
Bayman - "anyone not from St. John's"

Bedlamer - "a one year old seal"

Bliver - "to shiver with cold"

Chucklehead - "a stupid person"

Chinch - "to stow tightly"

Clout - "to hit an opponent hard"

Clobber - "an untidy state of things"

Doter - "an old seal"

Douse - "to give a quick blow"

Drung - "a narrow, rocky lane"

Drook - "a valley with steep wooded slopes"

Duckish - "between sunset and dark"

Duff - "pudding of flour, fat pork and molasses"

Dulse - "a kind a seaweed"

Dudeen - "a pipe"

Faddle - "a bundle of firewood, fardel"

Faggot - "a pile of half-dried fish"

Flipper - "a seal's forepaw"

Frape - "a rope with blocks to moor a boat"

Funk - "smoke or vapor of evil odour"

Gandy - "a pancake"

Gulvin - "the stomach of a codfish"

Gowdy - awkward"

Heft - "to weigh in the hand"

Huffed - "vexed"

Hummock - "a small hill"

Jinker - "one who brings bad luck"

Jut - "to hit someone with your elbow"

Lashins - "plenty"

Lolly - "soft ice beginning to form in a harbour"

Longers - "rails for a fence"

Lops - "small breaking seas"

Mauzy - "misty"

Mummer - "visitor in disguise at Christmas time"

Mush - "porridge"

Narn - "none"

Nish - "tender, easily injured"

Planchen - "the floor"

Prise - "a lever"

Prog - "food"

Puddock - "stomach"

Rawny - "very thin, bony"

Scrawb - "to tear with the nails"

Scut - "a dirty, mean person"

Scruff - "the back of the neck"

Sish - "ice broken into particles by surf"

Slob - "ice newly frozen"

Shule - "to move away backwards"

Smidge - "a stain"

Sloo - "to get out of the way"

Sliveen - "a mischievous person"

Squabby - "soft as jelly"

Squish - "sound of waters exuding from boots"

Spile - "a peg for a hole in the cask"

Stunned - "foolish or naive"

Swatch - "to shoot seals in pools amid ice floes"

Swig - "to drink from a bottle"

Switchel - "cold tea"

Teeveen - "a patch on a boat"

Titivate - "to adorn exceedingly fine"

Tole - "to entice with bait"

Touton - "fried bread dough"

Townie - "a person from St. John's"

Traipse - "to walk around unnecessarily"

Truck - "payment for fish by merchandise"

Tuckamore - "a low clump of trees"

Twig - "to catch a meaning"

Wattle - "a small slim fir"

Yarry - "rising early, alert"

Yaffle - "an armful of dried fish"

Yer - "here"

Yap - "to retort angrily"

Newfoundland Sayings!

Eyes like a caplin goin' offshore - (His eyes were bloodshot!)

I'll be dere da rackley - (I'll be there in a few minutes.)

'ere - (Here...note that some Newfies drop their h's and pick them up in
front of vowels!)

Owshegettinonb'ys - (How is she getting on...or how is she doing?)

Turn round, she's bind ya - (Turn around, she's behind you.)

Idn't dat fulish bye - (Isn't that foolish...and of course we Newfies say
bye at the end of many phrases, instead of the eh associated with
Canadians!)

Shockin' that is, shockin - (This should not need too much explaining...it's
shocking!)

Ya gat da face only a mutter could luv - (You got the face only a mother
could love, in other words, ugly!)

Mind your mouth now - (Be careful what you are saying, usually used to tell
someone their language is a little off colour.)

Any mummers loud in? - (Mummers are people dressed up who visit around
Christmas...this is the question they usually ask after someone answers the
door.)

Giv us a bitta dat luh - (Give us some of that.)

Beatin the pat - (Walking the roads or just hanging around.)

If I 'ad a face da likes o yers, me son, I'd walk back'rds - (Someone would
be really insulting your looks here...if they looked like you, they would
walk backwards so nobody would see them. Again, note the me son...another
typical Newfie saying!)

Where you 'longs to? - (Where are you from?)

Oh me nerves, de got me drove! - (My nerves are bad!)

Arse foremost - (Backwards.)

Garnteed, bye - (Guaranteed - I agree.)

Scoff and a scuff - (Meal followed by a dance.)

My 'ead feels right logy after the "time" last night - (Someone is suffering
from a hangover, their head is heavy after the part last night!)


I'll be over now, d'once - (I will be there soon.)

You're as slow as cold molasses - (That's pretty slow!)

Goin'? She wudden't goin' now I know - (Moving at great speed.)

Now luh, da arse is gone right out of er - (The economy is facing hard
times!)

A Newfie giving advice on picking blueberries: "Don't pick the red ones,
they're green." - (green meaning not ripe.)

Shut up your prate - (Be quiet!)

Stay where your at and I'll come where your to - (Stay put until I get
there!)

Nar-fish - (I have no fish or I didn't catch any!)

To be continued:



Warmest Regards
Evelyn
NGB Genealogy Mailing List Coordinator and Manager of Da-Rock Roots &
coolestnewfie Mailing Lists.
Conception Bay South, NL.,
Canada
E-Mail
URL http://www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~woudenberg
any problems?? simply search for "Evelyn's Piece Of The Rock"



==============================
Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for
ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more:
http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx



==============================
Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records.
New content added every business day. Learn more:
http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx



--
----------------------------------------
I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.
It has removed 145 spam emails to date.
Paying users do not have this message in their emails.
Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len

This thread: