Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 A. I've eaten those jumbo slices. They are awful. But they are good for absobing a fifth of bourbon if that's what you've drunk that night. B. I've never heard anyone say "Bama." One of the things I liked about living in DC was that it was the only major NE city that did not have all the provincial BS that infests every other city. I kind of lacked the fact that it had no real local culture or customs. I lived in Pittsburgh for three years and people actually would get angry at you if you didn't like - I dunno - Isaly's chipped ham or something. And there is nothing charming about awful local accents that very few people actually have anymore (Hello, Baltimore). And it's weird to have pride in that fact that everyone in your city is an ******* (Hello, Philly!) DC should take pride in the fact that it is filled with people from Kansas City. I would make a giant sign that said "Washington DC: Enjoy our Cheesecake Factories." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockeryfan Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 B. I've never heard anyone say "Bama." That's because people used to say that 30 years ago. I haven't heard that is decades. And you all know this is heard everyday. "passing on the left" "brunch" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Bleed_B&G Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I still say bama all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Hilarious. I lol'd at "****ing Redskins!" ****ing Redskins. ****ing Caps... ****ing Wizards. Basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I still say bama all the time I'm gonna bring it back into my put-down vocabulary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 "Siced" is old school DC slang, I don't know if anyone says it or not these days. "Lunchin" "joning" "pressed" "carry" "youngin" "huh man" ---------- Post added January-25th-2012 at 05:11 PM ---------- I'm gonna bring it back into my put-down vocabulary I stll say it from time to time. haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 "Siced" is old school DC slang, I don't know if anyone says it or not these days. "Lunchin" "joning" "pressed" "carry" "youngin" "huh man" ---------- Post added January-25th-2012 at 05:11 PM ---------- I stll say it from time to time. haha. I say siced. I brought that to San Diego with me and taught some of my students that. I think I said "pressed" to my boyfriend once and he had no idea what I was talking about. I never took to using the word lunchin. I know carry, but I never really used it, a lot of people did, though. Never heard of huh man. Another is "what it is"....that was popular about 8 years ago. Oh, and "crucial". I still say things are crucial all the time. And I'll say bamma sometimes, but I'm going to up it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I will add this. There is a unique DC culture in the black community. I'm not aware of any other city that has its own native brand of music that has absolutely no popularity anywhere in the country. I'm sure some of that has slipped into the culture at large. Isn't "siced" just some horse**** that the Sports Junkies made up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 That's because people used to say that 30 years ago. I haven't heard that is decades.And you all know this is heard everyday. "passing on the left" "brunch" I grew up in the area and never heard the term except when someone was talking about the Tide until a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I grew up in the area and never heard the term except when someone was talking about the Tide until a couple of years ago. what type of people did you hang out with? These words were popular when I was in high school/early college (late 90's/early 00's) and I hung out with an urban crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NO iD=A-Ok Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I will add this.There is a unique DC culture in the black community. I'm not aware of any other city that has its own native brand of music that has absolutely no popularity anywhere in the country. I'm sure some of that has slipped into the culture at large. Isn't "siced" just some horse**** that the Sports Junkies made up? Haha, that's how all white people know the word siced, but it's not from them. I think they're all from PG...so, not much of a surprise that they use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Yeah definitely heard siced before the Junkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 what type of people did you hang out with? These words were popular when I was in high school/early college (late 90's/early 00's) and I hung out with an urban crowd. Well, the post I'm was referring to was that it was used heavily back in the late 70s and early 80s when I was in HS and early college, so have you ever seen Dazed and Confused? Like those guys except in the DMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Well, the post I'm was referring to was that it was used heavily back in the late 70s and early 80s when I was in HS and early college, so have you ever seen Dazed and Confused? Like those guys except in the DMV. Haven't seen it, but know the types you're talking about. Yeah, pretty sure those type of guys didn't use "bamma". Another word I still use is wylin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goskinz0721 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Whenever I wouldn't dress properly for school, my mother would say I looked like a bamma. Old skool HS cheer: Hit the bamma with the hamma...say ooh ahh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 MissU, "huh man" is a confirmation of something. A: That game was amazing last night B: huh man A: That girl is hot B: huh man A: That show is off the chain B: huh man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I remember my father teaching me how to play Tonk one afternoon when I was a kid. He would always tell me it was the "official game of the District." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 B. I've never heard anyone say "Bama." That's because people used to say that 30 years ago. I haven't heard that is decades.And you all know this is heard everyday. "passing on the left" "brunch" That's not 100% true' date=' I heard "bamma" a lot in middle/high school. And what's with the brunch thing? Am I the only one who isn't bombarded with conversations about brunch? "Siced" is old school DC slang, I don't know if anyone says it or not these days. "Lunchin" "joning" Yeah, those are regular Junkies words now. I remember my father teaching me how to play Tonk one afternoon when I was a kid. He would always tell me it was the "official game of the District." The hell is Tonk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 The hell is Tonk? I think it's a card game. Except when I was a kid in North Carolina it was called "Tunk" and all of the black kids played it on my school bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jroc96 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 "Siced" is old school DC slang, I don't know if anyone says it or not these days. "Lunchin" "joning" "pressed" "carry" "youngin" "huh man" ---------- Post added January-25th-2012 at 05:11 PM ---------- I stll say it from time to time. haha. I still say all these things. I just can't let it go lol. ---------- Post added January-26th-2012 at 07:17 AM ---------- Yeah definitely heard siced before the Junkies. Yeah like back in '88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 inner loop / outter loop even though 95% of the people couldn't tell you which one is which while on it at the time. Saying '7 corners' here means you've at some point been stuck in the inside lane and off on a road trip due to others not letting you in.. Other places would say "What". The ***** set me up or Mayor for life is automatic recognition of DC Tonk is also a barracks card game along with hearts/spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 inner loop / outter loop even though 95% of the people couldn't tell you which one is which while on it at the time. I've lived in/around DC for a total of 4+ years now and I only recently realized what they mean when they refer to the inner and outer loop. I always thought that one was the east side of the loop and the other the west side, but that never made sense. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockeryfan Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 inner loop / outter loop even though 95% of the people couldn't tell you which one is which while on it at the time. It's funny, when I was getting my drivers license, the eastern portion of the capital beltway was called I-95 and the western portion of the beltway was I-495. Then they changed it so the whole thing was I-495 but the eastern portion was also I-95 as well. I think they got rid of that, because I don't see the same signs as when I was a kid, but it's still pretty confusing if you ask me. They should just say inner loop and outer loop. Inner is clockwise, outer is counterclockwise. Case closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 inner loop / outter loop even though 95% of the people couldn't tell you which one is which while on it at the time.Saying '7 corners' here means you've at some point been stuck in the inside lane and off on a road trip due to others not letting you in.. Other places would say "What". The ***** set me up or Mayor for life is automatic recognition of DC Tonk is also a barracks card game along with hearts/spades. Tonk isn't DC exclusive. Hardly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 "Siced" is old school DC slang, I don't know if anyone says it or not these days. "joning" "pressed" These ones really bring back memories. How about "steal"? I haven't heard that in years. That was slang for " punch". As in "I'm gonna steal you in yo mouth fool!" Also "triflin" was pretty common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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