Colloquialisms
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tealin1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
stream, creek if I know it well
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart (unless I've been reading Reaper Man or Johnny and the Bomb when it becomes a trolley)
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter ... or downspout? Depending which part.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch in the front, patio in the back
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
soda (called it 'pop' all through growing up and in Canada but it took literally two days to switch to 'soda' here. This is slightly puzzling, because I thought 'soda' was an east-of-the-Mississippi thing...?)
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports
sneakers, runners (depending who I've been hanging out with)
13. Putting a room in order.
tidying
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
roly poly (Because this is so region-specific I'm trying to train myself to say 'wood louse.' Still no one knows what I'm talking about but at least it's official.)
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
see-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
From the tip to the crust, in my hands.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Supper
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water fountain
***
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Jordan 'River' (Utah reference)
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Aargh Doesn't Steer Straight Stupid Thing
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
A car (what, me, takeout? I've never had takeout before in my life.)
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Kitchen
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Bench
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gravity
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Movie theatre
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Overpriced
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Hash brown patty
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Wet
12. Shoes worn for sports
Smelly
13. Putting a room in order.
Infrequent and Long Overdue
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Radioactive
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
The rare and elusive Hedgehog Beetle
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
A liability
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Take a bite and chew.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Bankruptcy
19. What's the evening meal?
Bolt leftovers.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water bottle
stream, creek if I know it well
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart (unless I've been reading Reaper Man or Johnny and the Bomb when it becomes a trolley)
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter ... or downspout? Depending which part.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch in the front, patio in the back
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
soda (called it 'pop' all through growing up and in Canada but it took literally two days to switch to 'soda' here. This is slightly puzzling, because I thought 'soda' was an east-of-the-Mississippi thing...?)
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports
sneakers, runners (depending who I've been hanging out with)
13. Putting a room in order.
tidying
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
roly poly (Because this is so region-specific I'm trying to train myself to say 'wood louse.' Still no one knows what I'm talking about but at least it's official.)
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
see-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
From the tip to the crust, in my hands.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
Supper
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water fountain
***
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Jordan 'River' (Utah reference)
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Aargh Doesn't Steer Straight Stupid Thing
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
A car (what, me, takeout? I've never had takeout before in my life.)
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Kitchen
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Bench
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gravity
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Movie theatre
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Overpriced
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Hash brown patty
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Wet
12. Shoes worn for sports
Smelly
13. Putting a room in order.
Infrequent and Long Overdue
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Radioactive
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
The rare and elusive Hedgehog Beetle
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
A liability
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Take a bite and chew.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Bankruptcy
19. What's the evening meal?
Bolt leftovers.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water bottle
