Sunday Special 11th March

[Sha]

Spuds...potatoes
Pub...bar
suds...bubbles

[Dixi]

Eh? = Don't you think?

Loonie = $1.00

Toonie = $2.00

[Lias]

Gucci - good
hey ya? - how are you?
dunno - I don't know

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even though i now reside in the chicago land area most of these are from the new england region of the u.s. where i grew up.

Jimmies - candy or chocolate sprinkles
Dungarees – blue jeans
Elastics – rubber bands
Grinder – sub sandwich
Pot calling the kettle black

[Lapin]

Herdoepfel = Kartoffel = potato
Fatzenettli = Nastuch = hankerchief
Gitzi = junge Geiss = kid goat

[jadeidris]

two shakes of a lambs tail: a few minutes
Yo!=hello
see ya later aligator: will see you in a little while.

[April525]

I'm "fixin' " to = I'm getting ready to do something
buggy = grocery cart
She's feelin' herself= full of attitude
Sowin' Oats = being wild.

[LisaMae]

Jonesing= To Grave (often drug user say the are jonesing for a hit of what ever drug they crave)
A Buck= The american dollar
Ride Shotgun= Person who rides in the front passenger seat (also slangily referred to as the co-pilots chair)

[carlavv]

The back door yard, side door yard,etc.- back yard, side yard
In a jiffy- something done quickly
to "skate" along- to just get by without putting any effort in something

[Seamist]

Chill - Relax , Simmer down - Calm down , Hold your horses - be patient