| A Guide to Wisconsin Lingo |
| Bean = smack, use the hand to noninjuriously tease Borrow = borrow or lend, depending on which region you are in, use in any context desired Cracked = crazy, weird, stupid, insane; used as an adjective Dontcha know = see See Dude = very generic term, may be inserted anywhere in the conversation Farfenooget = no one precisely knows what the definition is; used commonly; Folks = relatives, usually parents; could be people in general Hunky Dory = all right, peachy, ok, good, great I hate you!!! = term of jealousy for having or doing something exceptional; affectionately used Ishkabibble = Word most often spoken by talented individuals while releasing stomach air through the oral cavity I take it = I'm making a wild guess, I'm assuming Nasty = ew, gross, disgusting, putrid, icky; very commonly used Oddball = unique, different, no one else is like that person Potch = to mess around or tinker with; also used to describe the slapping of water with open palms or feet Rock = used as 'you rock'; phrase used to uplift a humanoid for a job well done See = do you fully comprehend what I'm attempting to convey to you? Shut...UP! = I can't believe what you just said!; a term of shock used in an attempt to deal with stress. Occasionally used as a quieting term. Simmer = quiet down, calm down Squirrely = bizarre, odd, strange, not right in the noggin Sweet = awesome, cool, oo la la, neat, funky; expression of awe Vent = the process of releasing pent up emotions Way! = used to retaliate "no way!!" Wicked = see Sweet Yah Der Hey = yup, yeppers, gotcha, yes, k, oui, evet; traditional hick vocabulary |
| REMINDERS: Wisconsinites tend to end their sentences in hangers; they don't finish the sentence in its entirety, allowing the listener to finish the phrase in whatever way they please. Wisconsinites also tend to ask rhetorical questions that don't require an answer. Such as: "Know what I mean?" or "See?" |
 |