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Category Archives: New Hampshire Slanguage
New Hampshire Slanguage: “It was a floorer.”
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
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged Canada, colloquialsim, England, floorer, Hampshire, it was a floorer, new, New England, New Hampshire, NH, slang, slanguage, source
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Beach Wagon
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
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged 50s, 60s, auto, automobile, Beach, beach wagon, car, caravan, cruiser, England, fifties, Hampshire, new, New England, New Hampshire, NH, ocean, origin, phrase, sixties, Station, station wagon, SUV, term, travel vacation, vehicle, wagon, wood, woody, word
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Muffler
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
Posted in History, Humor, New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged England, Hampshire, muffler, new, New Hampshire, NH, Philadelphia, scarf, Shakespeare, slang, slanguage
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Fagged Out
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
New Hampshire Slanguage: Cunnin
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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Tagged baby, child, colloquialism, cunnin, cunning, cute, England, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, slang, slanguage, sweet
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