Word on the Street

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Word on the Street
Jumpin Mullets and Collard Greens and other
local sayings.
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Sea Dog Sayings
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Around Carteret County Seadog hears lots of
different sayings. Having been around these parts
for a bit, Seadog understands the sayings he
hears. Lets listen to some of the sayings he has
heard lately and see if you know what they mean.
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These tests are a mommicking me!!!
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Mommicking means being frustrated physically and
mentally. Have you ever been mommicked?
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Joan saw so much she was right addled.
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To be addled means to be confused because of too
many things going on. Have you ever been addled?
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The youngerns are in the car and were fixin to
go to town.
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Youngerns are children. Fixin to means
getting ready to.Town means Beaufort.
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Them skeeters are so bad you better tote you some
skeeter spray or youll be in a scrape.
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Skeeters are mosquitoes. Tote means to
carry.In a scrape means in a bad or unpleasant
situation.
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Front street is full of dit dots and dingbatters
and der drivin craziern a loon.
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Dit dots and dingbatters are tourists or
people not local to the area. Der mean theyre.
Craziern a loon means acting very crazy or
wacky.
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Mary has gotter in the wind she must be going to
a far
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Gotter in the wind means going fast. A far is
a fire. Have you ever gotter in the wind?
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Yesterddy I smashed my thumb with the hammer and
I was kilt.
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Yesterddy means yesterday. I was kilt means
hurt badly. Have you ever been kilt?
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Bills boat run aground and he was illerna
channel crab.
Ya gotta come to me. I runner high and dry.
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Run aground means to get your boat stuck on a
shoal. Illerna channel crab means extremely
irritable. Have you ever been illerna channel
crab?
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Son, when da warders slick cam dats a purty day.
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Son means any person. Da warder is the water.
Slick cam means still and peaceful.Dats
means that is. Purty means pretty.
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Joes face was slam full o bubble gum. When da
bubble popped, he strew it from hereta yonder.
He done well.
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Slam full means very full. Strew it means
spread. Hereta yonder means everywhere.
Done well means someone disapproves of what you
have done.
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How would you describe a full cup?
Thats a gracious plenty
Most dats er been
Shes loaded me up
Shes slam full
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I feel weaker n warder. Son Im bad off.
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Weaker n warder means very weak. Bad off
means sick or very tired. Have you ever been
Weaker n warder or Bad off?
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Arench ya glad schools bout out?
I magin!
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Arench ya means arent you. Bout means
about. Magin means definitely or very sure.
Arench ya glad schools bout out?
Yesser Son!
I think!
That I am!
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Stay tuned all this week for more Seadog
Sayings!!!
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