Expressions you use that nobody understands

[10November1775]

Back story: Today I told my wife she needs to stop walking around with her ass on her back all the time. What I meant was she needs to stop walking around in a bad mood all the time. She translated it as I was telling her she lays on her ass all the time.

1st: How the hell can you walk around laying on your ass
2nd: It got me thinking about other things I say that she doesn't understand

When I tell the kids to "go fix your bed" instead of "go make your bed"
When I tell someone to go save something instead of put it away
When I say I'm going make groceries instead of get groceries.

So I'm curious what some of yall say that has others scratching their heads.

 

[Pas Tout La]

I always tell my son, "Let's go make a bath." Don't know why I've just started saying that with him, but it was always "take" a bath until now.

 

[10November1775]

I always tell my son, "Let's go make a bath." Don't know why I've just started saying that with him, but it was always "take" a bath until now.

Gettin' old. Probably saying what your parents told you.

 

[robinfly]

My Pops used to tell me to "quit looking through my belt buckle". Took me a while to figure that one out but finally got it.

 

[rocketsteve]

I sorry, but I'm unable to play the game.


When I was growing up, if I was ever caught using bad grammar, my mother and/or my grandmother would quickly correct me with a very swift, upward slap across the back of my head. After years of intensive training, I finally learned my lesson...

 

[dantheman]

I'm amazed at how many people do not understand what " gee - haw " means or where it came from . Kids ...

 

[Leadfoot]

My Pops used to tell me to "quit looking through my belt buckle". Took me a while to figure that one out but finally got it.

I hope he meant look him in the eye when he was speaking to you. But I'm not sure on that one.

 

[10November1775]

My Pops used to tell me to "quit looking through my belt buckle". Took me a while to figure that one out but finally got it.

Pardon my ignorance, but what did he mean? Pick your head up?

 

[troy_mclure]

operator head space and timing.(m2 reference)

 

[headspace]

Huh?

 

[Mojo Rider]

My Pops used to tell me to "quit looking through my belt buckle". Took me a while to figure that one out but finally got it.

Get your head out your ass??

 

[Rebeldave]

I'm amazed at how many people do not understand what " gee - haw " means or where it came from . Kids ...

right left when plowing with mule/horse

 

[10November1775]

"Full as a tic" still pisses my mom off when my dad says it at the dinner table.
That said, I say dinner, my wife says supper.

 

[Cypher Spider]

"Mox - Nix" means have no preference one way or the other, or as my Granny would say "Six of one, half a dozen of the other"

 

[Leadfoot]

Dinner time is lunch time.
Supper time is supper time.

 

[LACamper]

"Full as a tic" still pisses my mom off when my dad says it at the dinner table.
That said, I say dinner, my wife says supper.

That's better than one female friend of mine pronouncing "that'll make a turd!" after a particularly good meal.

Laplace residents often call a garden hose a 'hosepipe'. I don't get it.

 

[10November1775]

Dinner time is lunch time.
Supper time is supper time.

No lunch is lunch
Dinner is dinner

Think it has to do with what part of the state you are from.

 

[10November1775]

That's better than one female friend of mine pronouncing "that'll make a turd!" after a particularly good meal.

Laplace residents often call a garden hose a 'hosepipe'. I don't get it.

As i was told as a kid and i tell mine " thats just a snack, not to make a turd with"

 

[Hitman]

Dude really? As Marines, does this not happen ALL THE TIME!?

I also work on an Army Base.....yea......all the time.

Our Jargon don't match. However ONCE in a Blue Moon I find a cross-dresser and have a brief moment of camaraderie

 

[RedStickChick]

That's better than one female friend of mine pronouncing "that'll make a turd!" after a particularly good meal.

You can't be serious. Good lord.

My parents hate it when I shorthand anything in text. Like I'll say X4 instead of ok. Drives them crazy.

I say make groceries, y'all come back now, holler back, and a few other things that I can't think of because I'm so used to it. I guess it's from being raised in the super south.