41. SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets beat in a game of Sheepshead. ( Note ) |
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INTRODUCTION "Ain't dis da trut"...RS'DA WISCONSIN DICTIONARY Hey dere! C'meer once you gots to read dis couple-two-three words on how ta talk like yer from Scansin, hey. It's a humdinger! Sit down witch'er brat an' brewski in yer blaze-orange and, cripes sake, in the spirit of Bart and Vince, take a gander, yahhey? |
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1. AIN-A-HEY: placed at the end of a profound statement, as in "isn't it?" |
2. BART: a Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name; see VINCE |
3. BELIEVE-YOU-ME: attached to the beginning or end of a statement and makes it more credible, as in "really!" |
4. BLAZE ORANGE: what deer hunters and cold-weather Packer fans wear at Lambeau Field. Also a popular color for jail uniforms. |
5. BORN IN A BARN?: a sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open or could not correctly differentiate between an alewive and a 'schmelt'. |
6. BORROW: used in place of lend, as in "Could youse borrow me a couple two-three bucks, yahhey?" |
7. BRAT: a sausage; a Wisconsin tailgate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid. |
8. BUBBLER: to the rest of the world outside Wisconsin's borders it is known as a drinking fountain.. |
9. BUDGE: to merge without permission; cut in; as in "Don't you budge in line for a brat. I was here first!". |
10. BY: to; near, as in "Let's go by One Eyed Jack's" or "She'll come by da house tonight." |
11. CHEDDARHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see CHEESEHEAD |
12. CHEESEHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see CHEDDARHEAD. |
13. CHEESE CURD: small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them. |
14. COMEER ONCE: a request for the presence of another Cheddarhead. |
15. COUPLE-TWO-THREE: more than one; as in "Delmer and I drank a couple-two-three beers." |
16. CRIPES: a Wisconsin expletive. |
17. CRIPES SAKE: a mild Wisconsin expletive. |
18. CRIPES SAKE ALMIGHTY: a wild Wisconsin expletive. .. |
19. DA: substitute for words beginning with "TH", as in "Da guy over dere in da Bears shirt dere.".. |
20. DAVENPORT: what your mom called 'the sofa'; a couch.. |
21. FAIR-TA-MIDDLIN: not bad or great; just "O.K.".. |
22. FISH FRY: a Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin.. |
23. FLEET FARM: a Cheddarhead's answer to Bloomingdales. |
24. FROZEN TUNDRA: Lambeau Field |
25. GEEEZ!: another Wisconsin expletive. |
26. GOAHEAD: proceed, as in "Goahead and back up your car dere." |
27. GOTS: used in place of "have"; as in, "I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da Frozen Tundra.".. |
28. GOL-DURN: another Wisconsin expletive |
29. HEY: placed at the beginning or end of phrases to emphasis, as in,"Hey, how 'bout dem Packers?" or "How's about dem Packers, hey!" |
30. HOWS BY YOU?: a greeting; the same as, "How's everything?". |
31. HUMDINGER: a beauty; as in "Dat croppy youse cought up-nort is a real humdinger." |
32. JOHN DEERE: a Cheddarhead's other vehicle.. |
33. LEAKER: one who lacks the mental or physical stamina to continue partying. |
34. M'WAHKEE: Wisconsin's largest city; located just down the lake from T'Rivers and Man'twoc. |
35. N-SO?: a word inserted at the end of a statement; (sometime pronounced as AIN-SO); used as a substitute for "Isn't that right?" or "Correct?" |
36. OH, YAH: depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgment (as in "That's correct!") or skepticism ("That's bull!") |
37. PERT-NEER: (sometimes pronounced "PRET-NEAR") in close proximity; just about. |
38. POLKA: the national dance of Wisconsin. |
44. SKEETER: Wisconsin state bird |
39. RUBBERS: protection for your shoes; also known as "G'loshes". |
40. SCAHNSIN: the state where Cheeseheads are from. |
41. SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets beat in a game of Sheepshead. ( Note ) |
42. SHEEPSHEAD: another card game. |
43. SIDE-BY-EACH: used instead of "next to each other.". |
45. START WIT ME LAST: to forfeit your turn. |
46. STOP-AND-GO LIGHTS: what everyone else refers to as "traffic signals". |
47. 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".. |
48. UNTHAW: to defrost or thaw. |
58. YOOPER: someone from even further up-nort' than than you. The UP,the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.. |
49. WHEREABOUTS: locality; proximity, as in "Whereabouts are youse guys from?" |
50. UP NORT: where Wisconsinites go on vacation. |
51. UPSIDE-RIGHT: rightside up.. |
53. WIH-SKON'-TSUN: the way you can tell the speaker is not a real Wisconsinite. |
54. YAHHEY: affirmative, but can be added to reinforce a request. |
55. YAH-SURE-YOU-BETCHA: yes, you are correct. |
56. YOU-BETCHA: affirmative, as in "Yahhey." |
57. YOUSE: (var. "Yoose") pronoun, second person plural. |
52. VINCE: the other Green Bay icon who doesn't need a last name for instant recognition; see BART. Recently "Brett" and "Reggie" were also added to this category. |
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Before anyone can graduate from a Wisconsin High School they must be able to speak Wisconsinese. This primer is used by all students to help them prepare for an examination. |
Contributed by Dr. Baloney |
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