| tagger : tiger. "Did yiz see any taggers at the zoo?" |
| tammara : tomorrow |
| Tam-AH-kway or Tam-AH-kwee : two additional ways to pronounce Tam-AH-kwa (Tamaqua) |
| tamayta or tamayda : tomato |
| talkin' in our way : speaking in the language of the "old country". Primarily used by Eastern European immigrants and their first-generation offspring. Our source says it is from the Ukrainian " po-nashomu", in our way or manner. |
| tank : beat up car that does not run well (usually older than 1975, large, and always American made) |
| tapper, tappin : a keg party. "We're tappin' up the A-hole Saturday night." Same as kegger. |
| ta-roo-poo-zhe : a Lithuanian term of scorn. May mean "frog". |
| tea : whiskey. In barrooms of old, people would often ask for "tea", a euphemism for whiskey. Why was this? Was this a holdover from speakeasy times where liquor was prohibited? |
| tee-AY-ter : theater. |
| teet : things in your mouth that you chew with (see payment ) Singular is, of course, "toot". |
| telly-pole : telephone pole; must be an Ashland phrase - if you said this in Shendo, you'd get beat up. |
| thisafter : this afternoon. "I'm goin upda mall thisafter. D'yiz need anyting?" |
| three sheets to the wind : drunk. "It was only noon, and he was already three sheets to the wind." |
| on tick : on credit. In the old days, the miners drank in bars but had no money until payday. The barkeeps would keep a book and mark how much was owed by the miner. As payments were made, the barkeep put a "tick" mark (or checkmark) in the book. This method was also used in butcher shops and other stores. See also carload of rock. "I paid cash instead of buying on tick." |
|
|
| tiddy udder : to the other. (imagine you're in the Ack-a-me check out line) "Dis here line is closed; go tiddy udder. Tanks." |
| ting : thing. "What da hell is dat ting hangin from yer nose?" |
| tink : think. "I tink I spelt dat right." |
| took sick : to have fallen ill. "My grammam was a real go-getter until she took sick". |
| topatown : the top of the town -- may be specific to Ashland. "They used to live next to the Builders at the topatown." |
| tousand : thousand. "I had ta shell out almost a tousand bucks ta get my car fixed, da frick!" |
| tray : a measurement used to describe a whole pizza. Usually used for the square or rectangular "barroom" pizza. "Should we get a small tray or a large? How much are yiz gonna eat?" |
| tree : number between 2 and 4. "I like ta play da tree trees on da dice wheel. I won turdy f***in' bucks, yo!" |
| troot : truth. "I'm tellin' yaz da troot. I seen it wit me own eyes." Also, "Ain't it da troot, yo?" |
| trow, trew, trun : throw, threw, thrown. "I trew da ball to'im, but he didn't catch it, da frick!" |
| two-miler : Route 61 between Brennan and Frackville. |
| twunny : twenty. "You shoulda seen all the twunnys pinned on da Are Lady 'a MounCarmel statue!". |
| turdy-turdy : rifle of calibre 30-30 |
| turdy ought six : rifle of calibre 30-06. |
| turnt : past tense of "turn". "Ya turnt da wrong way, da frick!" |
|