Nova Scotia Slang

Bluenose vernacular. Bluenose is slang for Nova Scotian. Vernacular is slang for slang. I made that up. God's Country...a proprietary term to indicate a level of breathtaking beauty and real honest-to-gawd decent folk not to be had anywhere else. I use this one lots. Come from away...refers to anybody who was not born and raised ALL THEIR FREAKING LIFE in Nova Scotia. Fill yer boots...I interpret this to mean "help yourself, take as much as you like". There may be more sinister, sheep-related implications to this however. Kiss my rosy red arse...I attribute this one to a love of alliteration. Petunia...when I was liddle, I called it my "bird" My fave uncle used to call me Petunia, and I HAD NO CLUE. I thought it was because he stuttered like Porky Pig. Oh, me nerves!...meant to indicate a stressful situation. Oh, me fuckin nerves!...this calls for more sympathy than Oh, me nerves!, like when it dawns on you that your favourite uncle was calling you "twat" Nobody likes a smartarse...what the Papa always said to me. Gimme a knife; I'll cut me t'roat...usually said to indicate some unbearable pain for which death is the only solution. Spleeny...I am not making these up, I swear. Means unable to tolerate any pain or hardship. (see above) Twitchy...very irritable, or antsy Hotter than the hinges of hell...brings to mind an image of hell having doors. Temperatures over 80 F are hotter than the hinges of hell. Tits up...same as belly up, but more charmingly Nova Scotian. Sometimes indicates a person who is passed out from drinking Captain Morgan Rum or shine. And my personal favourite...Who pissed in your cornflakes?...are you having a bad day? And why must I be gifted with your lovely mood? return to my homepage