Thursday, December 22, 2005

New Brunswick Slang: Lesson 1


Yes, I am sometimes embarrassed to admit it, but I actually WAS born in that province of Canada, considered by many to be the "asshole of the earth" (or the asshole of Canada anyway), kind of a portal into some other twisted dimension. Anyway, this is my first, of many to come, NB slang lessons:

Jeslus (sometimes spelled "Jeezluz" and sometimes variations on the word can be found, like "jeezly") - (adj.)
It's used in a similiar fashion as "fucking" or "goddamn" to emphasize a noun, more often than not, when the person is angry at something, or if you run out of something that you need.

EX.1: There's no jeezluz milk in the darn fridge (meaning: "we're out of milk and so we should buy some")
EX.2: What happened to the jeezluz thing? (meaning: "what's wrong with it?" "Why doesn't it work?")
EX.3: That jeezly thing never works!!! (here "jeezly" is just simply used as an emphasizer, similiar to "goddamn")

That's it for this lesson, kids. Tune in next time for more NB slang. Follow my lessons and you'll be talkin' like a back woods Maritimer in no time at all. Remember not to wear your cap, just bend the peak and just set it on your head.

Put 'er there!
(I'll explain next lesson)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mitch,

We had a depraved reunion at Lily Manor last night after the Almost Transparent Blue gig. Kelly and Hitomi are off to Moose Jaw today.

Of course someone during the evening requested CCBE (I think it was Kelly's wife) and lo the people in the room not only knew the music, but sang along to such classics as Pee Soup, Burly Choad and Hildegard von Fucking. Of course Patsy led the chorus on that one... "Darling, Darling...I guess the sight of two beautiful women being fucked by two of their pals was too much"

There's a cat named Iggy at Lily Manor now and she truly is the original source for the "Sow is Mine". At least that's what Hitomi said when she saw this vile beast lurking and causing implications to be formed. I'll send you some pics of Iggy soon (that fat fucking whore-cat).

So for some slang straight outta Tokyo here's the latest saying:
"A whiff of choad perhaps?"


Also in keeping with ways to emulate the colloquial speech of rural-based Canadians as posited by you:

Example 1:
'kin rights

(which is short for "fucking rights" and formally refers to a postive response to something seen or heard in the form of an interrogative statement)

eg:
-"Hey guy, check out my gunt. She's pretty fuckin huge eh?"
-"'kin rights!"

translation:
-"I say there, male friend whose given and/or surname I can't recall, please observe the massive girth of my belly. It is quite substantial wouldn't you say?"
-"I concur, that is indeed a large stomach bulge as a result of poor nutritional intake and lack of aerobic activty on your part. I whole-heartedly approve of this abomination of your anatomy as it clearly demonstrates a life style choice that supports indulgence and depravity while rejecting moderation and common sense in regards to proper maintenance of one's physical and mental capacities. As these are personality traits that are closely alligned with the characteristics of not only the two of us, but additionally other amicable companions who behave in a similar fashion, I say to you, a job well done!")

Flux Design said...

I truly wish I could've been there. All hail Iggy!!!!!!!!
Who's living there now besides Patsy?