Phrases and Sayings Heard 'Round my House on a Regular Basis:
Tom, Dick, and Harry -- My mother says this most of the time. It's usually accompanied with phrases like, "Turn off the lights, so every Tom, Dick, and Harry isn't gawking at us!"
Gar-BAHGE -- (Garbage said with an emphasis on the BAH and a really soft g.) We don't call our trash this. This is what we call something that is generally unwholesome or stupid.
I'm gonna bomb! -- When one of us has a sudden lapse in confidence. Usually said during our piano concerts.
Whatev -- Shortened version of "Whatever" My sister started it, but me, my little sisters and mom have started to pick it up.
Peeps -- A shortened version of "People." Once again, Emma started it, and we've picked it up.
Sheesh -- When feeling overly exasperated or amazed.
Sugarlips, Biggon, and Little Man -- All nicknames for my baby brother, aged 5 months.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. -- One of my mom's sayings/mottos.
No pain, no gain. -- Another one of my mom's sayings, she basically means, "Suck it up, and stop whining."
Crapola -- Used when talking about something disagreeable.
Ratnest -- Mom's way of describing unkempt hair.
Hoochie-Mama -- This is what we call girls whom we see walking out in public half-naked.
Hooligan/Hoodlum -- This is what we call boys (usually teenage guys) with their pants falling down to their ankles, and/or their hair hanging in their face so that they have to constantly swoosh their head to see two feet in front of them.
That sucks. -- When empathizing with someone who is in a very annoying predicament.
Bobby -- Short for "ba-ba" which is our word for baby bottle. We even have a song we sing about the "Bobby"
Bussy -- Our word for a pacifier.
Notta Finga! -- This is actually not said very much in our house, but we still reference it. From "A Christmas Story."
My Nana is always coming up with sayings out of the blue that I've never heard in my life, to which she responds, "You've never heard that one?" Uh, no. But, the funniest one I've ever heard came from my great-grandmother (who lives in Florida now, so we don't see her much anymore). She walked into a hospital bathroom and shouted,
"There ain't enough room in here to cuss a cat without gettin' hair in yer mouth!"
Even my Nana had never heard that one. I don't think we'll ever forget it!
And anytime someone says something that sounds like the lyrics to a song (usually showtunes) we, of course, burst into that song.
So, there you have it. Some examples of usual banter heard around here.
I'll post again later! Have a wonderful Thursday!
Xoxo,
Beth