Steamed Hams

[Heath]

"Really? Well, I'm from Utica, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase 'steamed hams.'"
"Oh, not in Utica. No, it's an Albany expression."

What regional expressions do you use that people either pick you up on or apparently have no idea what they are?

I found this happened a lot at university. Me remarking on what people had on rather than in their sandwiches is one example, though this is genuinely what my family say. On a similar theme, my family also called 'baps' as 'barm cakes.' Calling a 'clothes horse' a 'maiden' is another example. Whether this is because my family are just very northern or because we're mad I've no idea.

Was this thread partly a covert attempt just to link to an excellent Simpsons clip? Why, we'll never know.

[NorthernChaosGod]

"Hella"
I think we say "dude" more than other people too.

[AngelWings8]

I still can't get used to how people around here say "pop"...I grew up in St. Louis and we always referred to it as "soda".

[Pheesh]

"Funny, I'd never heard the word 'embiggens' before I moved to Springfield."

"Why? It's a perfectly cromulent word."

[Heath]

I still can't get used to how people around here say "pop"...I grew up in St. Louis and we always referred to it as "soda".

You're resurrecting battles of old with that one

[AngelWings8]

Oh gawd...seems like that's gonna be a losing battle for me here. Ignore what I said And it's clear that St. Louis is in it's own little bubble in the midwest when it comes to saying "soda".

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[Araciel]

I come here from Canada and they think I'm slow, ehhh?

Eh does actually come up in conversations here which is.. disconcerting. Also we call it pop.

[Peegee]

i try my darndest not to say 'eh' but I do it on purposes sometimes.

[Shlup]

"Hella"
I think we say "dude" more than other people too.

These are true.

I also don't think many other states call coriander cilantro. We so Mexifabulous over here.

[NorthernChaosGod]

That's what coriander is? I learned something new today.

[AngelWings8]

Well, according to wiki: In American culinary usage, the fruits ("seeds") are generally referred to as coriander, the leaves as cilantro.

That would explain why I have coriander seeds in my spice rack, but when I buy fresh leaves they're sold as cilantro (I think in Chicago at least, we call it cilantro too).

[Miriel]

"Hella"
I think we say "dude" more than other people too.

These are true.

I also don't think many other states call coriander cilantro. We so Mexifabulous over here.

Coriander and cilantro are two different things! Cilantro makes me barf, coriander is fine. I used coriander in my chili yesterday.

But yeah, coriander = seed, cilantro = leafy green plant.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm from the south, so mostly we either call everything it's name or call it a soft drink.

It's usually not an issue though, because 97% of the time if anyone asks the person if they want a coke or a soft drink the response is, "I'll have sweat tea." It's the south.

In certain areas of the "deeper" south everything thing is called a coke, so if you order one in a restaurant the server will ask, "What kind of coke?" You then specify mountain dew, dr. pepper, coke, pepsi, etc. This IS a real thing, as weird as it sounds. I've observed it many times, and it always makes me giggle.

[Shlup]

I feel like I've been lied to.

[Pike]

Everyone here says "Broke as a joke." Several times a day. Seriously, I'd never heard the expression before moving to Podunk Island, WA.

People also pronounce things funny in Washington. Like "wagon" is "weygon".

I dunno, I guess I have a Montana accent? If there is such a thing.