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When I was in NB I heard the term "hardon riggin". Had no idea. When I said laneway they had no idea. They would say oh the driveway beside your front dooryard. Front dooryard?

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[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Always loved a well placed Skookum. Really jazzes things up.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Same. It's a shame that it will soon be moribund, it's such a versatile word. Chinook jargon (the créole language the word comes from) was known for having a limited vocabulary, which resulted in many of its words having multiple nuances in meaning.

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, I'll be keeping the Skookum flame burning at least.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

✊ The Struggle is real fam 💪