Newfie
Slang
Newfoundland Words
Proper English: |
Newfoundland Slang: |
| Here | 'Ere |
| Someone who's cursed with bad luck | Jinxed |
| Either one | Arn |
| Neither one | N'arn |
| A Stupid person | Chucklehead |
| To hit a person hard | Clout |
| To throw something on something else, such as throwing water on a fire | Douse |
| A seal's forepaw | Flipper |
| Stomach | Puddock |
| The back of the neck | Scruff |
| Ice which has been newly frozen | Slob |
| A large group of people | Sloo |
| A Stain | Smudge |
| Sound of water coming from your boots | Squish |
| To drink from a bottle | Swig |
| A low clump of trees | Tuckamore |
| To hit a person hard | Clobber |
| Newfoundlanders are known to have one of the shortest conversations, which
to anyone other than Newfie's means nothing, but to Newoundlander's, it means a mouthful.
This conversation is between two fisherman, who just came back from a days work. The
conversation goes like this: Newfie #1: "Arn?" (Did you catch any fish today?) Newfie #2:"N'arn!" (No, I didn't catch any fish today!) |