Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
Taking a raincheck means politely declining an offer, with the implication another attempt will be made at a later time.
"You like to come over for tv and pasta time?" "Sorry buddy, I'll have to take a raincheck."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Most People
(to butter thickly) • To exaggerate, like putting a very liberal coat of butter on a piece of toast. Also, in a way, to brag.
"Je crois qu'il en a beurré épais quand il a raconté son aventure." "J'ai l'air d'en beurrer épais, mais c'est vraiment arrivé comme ça !"
"I think he buttered thickly in his retelling of his adventure." "I do not mean to butter thickly, but it really happened that way!"
Submitted December 2020 by antares55
Slang USED Frequently BY Everybody
Used to describe something that is very cold. Mostly used to talk about the weather, but can also be used to talk about anything that is very cold. It is a variation of the word "froid", which means cold. But, since Québec and Canada are very up north, "froid" was not cold enough, hence came another level of cold: "frette". This expression can be transformed in other expressions, like "tite frette", which translates to "a cold one", meaning a beer.
"Wow, il fait tellement froid ici." "Il fait pas froid, il fait frette." "Wow, c'est vraiment de l'eau frette."
"Wow, it is so cold here." "It is not cold, it is frette." "Wow, this is really frette water."
Submitted December 2020 by bellocamino
Expression USED On Occasion BY popular use
(to go like a turd down the ditch) • This very visual expression is said of someone who goes aimlessly and acts without their own will.
"Anem com cagalló per sèquia: a ell l’acaben d’operar, en José Mari beu més que mai i no tenim ni un duro. "
"We're going like a turd down the ditch: he's just had surgery, José Mari is drinking more than ever, and we don't have a penny."
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Hashtag USED On Occasion BY Some People
(#HagiaSophiaIsAMuseum) • A hashtag created to show disapproval of the Turkish government's decision to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
"Ayasofya milletlerin ve dinlerin ortak buluşma noktasıdır. #AyasofyaMüzedir , mirastır ve korunmalıdır."
"Hagia Sophia is a meeting point of nations and religions. #HagiaSophiaIsAMuseum , a legacy and should be protected. "
Submitted July 2020 by handetorun
Interjection USED On Occasion BY Teenagers
(scatter the grapes) • This is a mispronounciation of "vãi cả lồn", which is used like "oh my god" in Vietnamese. It is considered much less offensive and slightly more positive than the original word.
"Ê, Việt Nam vào chung kết World cup rồi đấy..." "Vãi cả nho"
"Hey, Vietnam is in the World Cup final..." "Scatter the grapes"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Word USED On Occasion BY Angry people who feel mistreated
(testicle-bumble bee) • You use it when you feel someone has mistreated you or is very clumsy and unhelpful.
"Al mijn papieren waren in orde, maar die kloothommel wilde me gewoon niet toelaten."
"All my paperwork was in order, but that kloothommel just didn't want to let me in."
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some people
(not just a pizza with figs) • Used to indicate that something is not cheap, trivial or simple, but actually special in some way. Pizza and figs were typically cheap lower-class foods, so something not being pizza with figs means that it is not lower-class.
"Ha un dottorato in astrofisica, mica pizza e fichi!"
"She has a PhD in astrophysics, not just a mere pizza with figs!"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Italian
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Lombardy,
Italy
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everybody
(Go get the rats) • It literally means "Go get the rats". It is used when you want to tell someone to get lost.
"Sei proprio fastidioso, va a ciapà i ratt!"
"You are annoying, go get the rats!"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Parents
When a dad or mom can’t or don’t want to buy or do something, for example an expensive toy, and they don’t want to refuse it.
“Baba, bunu alalım mı?” “Bakarız, güzel kızım.”
“Dad, shall we get this?” “Maybe, my little.”
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
(everything is glass) • Expression is used to describe to other people on the icy conditions of roads or pavements, as a consequence of air moisture freezing over surfaces.
"Ocjo, c’al è dut un veri "
"Careful, outside everything is glass."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
(strongs) • Sterkte is used to tell someone to stay strong or to bless someone with strength. To tell someone you will be thinking of them while they attempt a hard task or difficult times and that they must persevere.
"Sterkte my jou wiskunde examen. Sterkte vir jou dag."
"Strongs with your math exam. Strongs for your day."
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED On Rare Occasion BY Older generation
(the English have landed) • To menstruate
Je ne me sens pas bien, les anglais ont débarqué
I am not feeling well, the English have landed
Submitted February 2024 by anonymous
Slang USED In the past BY some people
(wide yoghurt) • Old slang term from the 1970s about something cool, awesome, or rad.
"Det er bare bred ymer at du har fået farvet dit hår"
"It is just wide yum that you've dyed your hair"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Reference USED On Occasion BY Edgy teens
Time of death of Polish Pope John Paul II. Used mostly just to be edgy.
Hour hits 21:37 (9:37 pm), edgy teens on discord: "2137!!!!!" proceeded with a lot of gifs with Pope.
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY young people
A casual greeting. Its origin may come from "fine" in English.
"Fayen mani, quoi de neuf"
"Hey bro, what's up"
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Word USED Frequently BY some people
A woman who performs sex for money or just for fun with more men than socially accepted.
"Viņa ir ciema mauka."
"She is the mauka of the town."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everybody
(cow cow) • The idiom comes from an old joke, and means "Slowly", or "One thing at a time."
"אם נשתמש בתכניקה הזאת, נוכל לעשות את כל המטלות בבת אחת!" "פרה פרה, אין שום צורך למהר. אפשר לעבור על כל מטלה לעצמה."
"If we use this technique, we could do all the tasks at once!" "Cow cow, there is no need to rush. We could go over each task on its own."
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Everybody
Something made cheaply and in a generic way, in a way that this thing is not really reliable; stems from the 08/15 machine gun the German army used in Ww1 (users of this expression usually don’t know this)
"That is some 08/15 lighter, it usually gets the job done of lighting my cigarette "
Submitted January 2024 by anonymous
