Dialect meme
I was born in the area of Lafayette, LA
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Bayou
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or sofa.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverage.
Coke (genericized) or soft drink
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancakes, waffles, biscuits.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Po-boy
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Bathing suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Tennis shoes.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Lightning bug. ('firefly' is admittedly a much prettier word)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Roly-poly
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. (any other possible word for see-saw escapes me right now)
17. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
18. What's the evening meal?
Supper
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
The only things under a house down here are the ground, possibly some pylon-type things, and an area for skunks to get stuck.
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water fountain.
21: If something is diagonally located, where is it in relation to you?
Caticorner.
22. What do you call the place where the water comes out of the sink?
Faucet.
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Bayou
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or sofa.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverage.
Coke (genericized) or soft drink
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancakes, waffles, biscuits.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Po-boy
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Bathing suit.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Tennis shoes.
13. Putting a room in order.
Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Lightning bug. ('firefly' is admittedly a much prettier word)
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Roly-poly
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. (any other possible word for see-saw escapes me right now)
17. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale.
18. What's the evening meal?
Supper
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
The only things under a house down here are the ground, possibly some pylon-type things, and an area for skunks to get stuck.
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water fountain.
21: If something is diagonally located, where is it in relation to you?
Caticorner.
22. What do you call the place where the water comes out of the sink?
Faucet.