Category Archives: New Hampshire Slanguage

New Hampshire Slanguage: “It was a floorer.”

Posted on 10 September, 2019 by Janice Brown

I was researching and came across a saying that I remember my father using, though it is rare for me to hear it today. When something happened that was totally a shock and surprise that made you speechless, you would … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Beach Wagon

Posted on 4 September, 2018 by Janice Brown

I was looking at some 1960-ish photographs today, a few showing my family’s pale yellow beach wagon parked in the driveway. BEACH WAGON was the local (New England) term for what most people then called a “Station Wagon” (or a … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Muffler

Posted on 16 November, 2016 by Janice Brown

Before the automobile was invented, the term muffler was an entirely different item than a metal tail pipe. It  was, instead, an object of clothing, worn to keep dust, dirt, or the extremes of sun and cold from the mouth … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Fagged Out

Posted on 12 November, 2015 by Janice Brown

I remember my grandparents and parents using the term, “fagged out,” to mean exhausted or weary.   Although I cannot prove that the term originated in New Hampshire, an ancient newspaper from this state seems to contain the earliest usage … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Slanguage: Cunnin

Posted on 2 February, 2015 by Janice Brown

Recently the word cunnin(g) was brought up in a FaceBook discussion group, as to whether or not it was New England slang.  To be honest, I am not certain.  But it was in a New Hampshire household where I heard … Continue reading →

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