Canadian slang

Picked up a phrase from our local hockey analyst the other day: "Half-miling it." Meaning, not to go with full effort.

(Hmm, we have a poster who used to go by something like that from the Great White North, eh?)

Any of you hosers have any other favo(u)rite words to share with us south of the border?

 

I'm from the north, and I've never heard that one.

I don't think it's indigenous.

 

Might be indigenous to hockey - kind of likle "shit the bed".

 

Never heard the "halmiling" expression.

Maybe FoF aka Mr. Halfmiler can help out.

 

Are the words they throw around in For Better or For Worse legit slang or is it some demented sub-dialect found only within the confines of the strip. I'd hate to think any of you people call anyone a "foob" out loud.

 

Best slang comes from Newfoundland.

"Long may your big jib draw" is one of my favourites.

Of course, to appreciate it, you have to hear from a full fledged, dyed-in-the-wool Newfie who's never been away from the outport.

BTW, if you EVER want a fabulous vacation, go to Newfoundland. There's nothing like it anywhere in North America. And boy, can they drink.

 

Well, I HAVE heard "drunk as a Newfie" before ...

 

Salt of the earth those people. Never met one yet who wouldn't give ya the shirt off his back.

Oh yeah, and they can drink.

 

Many years ago, my bro and I took the ferry from Sydney NS to St. John's. It was about a 15 hour ferry ride, 10 of which we spent in the bar with half a dozen fishermen.

 

The "half-miler" I referenced from the start is from a very remote part of B.C., for what it's worth.

 

Must be a regional expression.

We have one that's pretty much only used in the rural parts of Southern Ontario: stormstayed.

As in, "We got five feet of snow so I got stormstayed in Mount Forest" Double J probably knows that expression.

 

But that's not rare...