JJ Whitehead Teaches You Maritime Slang and it's "Right Some Good" | Pt. 1

Planning a visit to Eastern Canada? Here's a guide to understanding what the f*** we're talking about...
Inspired by the fine folk over at ‪@VanityFair‬, we decided to give some attention to the grammatical stylings of my part of Canada. My home province is Nova Scotia, Canada. Together with Newfoundland, PEI, and New Brunswick we'r the Maritimes. But you probably call us the bit of Canada where they talk weird.
So, tell your mates to give'r on over to your spot, split a Two Four and a pack of darts, and have yourselves a great time watching ME, stand-up comedian, JJ Whitehead, define and explain these ridiculous (but very real) slang terms from The Maritimes of Canada.
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[@vinodhrajkumar2789]

I recently moved to Nova Scotia and it’s beautiful I love it.❤

[@phlarrdboi]

facts. best province.

[@joebalser9921]

I'm 55 and grew up in Nova Scotia and a lot of that I've never heard before.

[@calvinbaII]

the EHYEAH I would call it the 'gaelic gasp' just because I'm from Antigonish originally and up there (+Cape Breton) everyone did that, and pretty much everyone was a highlander refugee descendent so it made sense lol

[@OoavastoO]

PEIslander here (living in NS) and the inhaled “yeah” and the term “slippy” are definitely considered PEI slang. I’ve been brought up to steadfastly believe that these are exclusive to us spud Islanders, but apparently not?!😳 My entire existence has now just been called into question 😱

[@Mars-zgblbl]

Bift. I hung onto the ball too long and a teammate said, “bift it!” So I bifted it

[@robertblount9985]

I’m from New York City. Went to university in Halifax. I was once speaking to a “Haligonian” young lady and periodically as she listened to me she would say “hello.” I would stop momentarily and reply “hello,” which was out of context to me. This happened a few times until I asked her why she kept saying “hello.” She told me that her replying “hello” to me was simply her agreeing with me as I spoke.

[@baublesanddolls]

You were obviously talking to an idiot because no one in Nova Scotia speaks like that! Either that or she was giving you the brush off.

[@indianetexplorer]

Bro..I must say..I really enjoyed it

[@itsgaberoy]

"J'eat Yet?" 😂

[@mild_meme]

In Scots a sook is either the act of cuddling up to someone. Usually done by a kid or an animal. It's also a bit like the term "suck up" but softer and more endearing and is both adjective and verb. the phrase "ya wee sook" is like a soft and affectionate version of "you little suck-up". Interesting to see the connections!

[@Littleone124]

I'm from Nova Scotia and the definition of sook that you gave is more in keeping with how I've seen and used the word.

[@NPazable]

Old and new Scotland have a couple of connections

[@lordofthingz]

I was called out my a BC friend for saying "Just up down the street." He said it must be a maritime thing.

[@Voltaire7]

I grew up in Dartmouth, didn’t hear most of those expressions. They sound Cape Breton or Newfoundland to me. I did spend my summers in Inverness in Cape Breton, very different expressions there. One that I can’t believe he missed, is the expression for being near the end of a beverage. We would always say I’m just finishing the heel of my coffee or heel of my beer. Only place I ever heard that was in Nova Scotia. I still use it in Ontario, and I sometimes get a double take.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

Interesting. I'm from Cole Harbour. I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Cape Breton, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms.

[@NPazable]

​@@DoubleJDoubleUI'm from a particular area of cape Breton and I grew up with phrases that I have not heard anywhere else even in NS. I would be interested in knowing if anyone even from the mainland would know them Buckle/buckled/buckling Piff Wouldn't be rough/cheap/etc. Magine

[@fishing_amy]

I’ve lived here my whole life. I’ve only heard pogey and peelers. I think JJ is confused NS with Nfld

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

@@fishing_amy I didn’t grow up in Newfoundland but I’m starting to think people have different Nova Scotian experiences depending on their friends and family

[@adeliva]

In Alberta they're putting lettuce and CHEESE on donairs and no sweet sauce. It's madness. Here's one for you, beer is plural. You can have 1 beer or 5 beer.

[@anam5099]

Yeah that's not a donair. Those are dummies who dont know fuck all about Scotian food

[@alangagg3425]

A peeler in the UK is a Policeman, that could be serious issue for an English tourist!

[@hildamorrison6168]

A peeler to me is a potato peeler ... lol ... I'm from Ontario ☺

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

Thanks for stoppin' in, B'uy. What's your favourite Maritime slang?

[@janettakowalski4023]

I thought B'uy means Boy and "Boy" means Bay in Glace Bay

[@fraser281]

Boy. B'y

[@dolmio_sauce]

Crazy how similar the accent is to irish. The way you pronounce vowels is really similar. Even most of these slang words are common here

[@ScotianShaun]

I lived in nova Scotia for 44 years. Halifax my whole life actually and I never heard most of these and don't think I ever said any of the ones I did hear. A few are common "canadian slang" the rest just make us sounds like we all have brain damage. 😂😂😂

[@Metal-Josh]

The inhale a “yeah”. Where I’m at, some guys will say it as “ei-yah”. My buddy texted me, laughing, saying he heard a “faullah” inhale a “no”. He busted

[@RayDavies452]

Great vid, bud!

[@JxH]

Your comments looks like this: "Great vid, bud! *Translate to English* "

[@hippomancy]

never heard "get on your moose" or "spoon face". a number of these started in Cape Breton and gravitated to the mainland, so might be a little unfamiliar to older folk (read fifty plus)

[@tristenalbert2383]

Bud where in Nova Scotia did you hear most of this I was born and raised here and I don’t recognize most of this

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I was born and raised there too and it was filmed by people born and raised there. We don’t know how to help ya, but I guess maybe you should ask someone lol

[@janettakowalski4023]

I agree

[@tristenalbert2383]

@@DoubleJDoubleU I don’t not believe you I just want to know where in the province your from

[@gilmour73]

Yeah I haven't heard any of these except for pogey. Lived here 34 years

[@totc6196]

Same Halifax native we don’t use any of these. Only one is pogie.

[@Cirathos]

I have lived in NS all my life...and I have not heard of half these statements. I think this person is from close to Cape Breton, or Cape Breton itself.

[@jimyoung4722]

Sure Ya Do !!

[@gorillagryphon]

I'ma hafta salt the nail after watchin' this, cuz I f***kin' gave 'er last night. No doubt. Polished off a two four and a mickey of Crown. I'm b*tthurt. Let's get 'er goin' boys.

[@svalchemy]

Perhaps it's indicative of how many Nova Scotians leave to work in Ontario or Alberta, but I heard a lot of these growing up in a Toronto suburb. Now I live in Nova Scotia and it's right some good, bu'y.

[@suprabunny]

Dude, you need to come home for some shows!

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

trying for April

[@acedelizo6430]

Prounounce "right" like "rate"

[@thomazaquino188]

he looks so happy

[@GilGTG]

I learned j'eatyet from a Cosby stand up of all things 😆

[@mattpenney202]

These sound more like Newfie slang than Nova Scotia😂

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Newfoundland, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms. And my Newfie cousin always introduces me to new terms

[@rosskennedy1960]

Most of these slang expressions are from either newfoundland or cape breton (which is technically part of nova scotia, although "capers" don't agree with that statement)

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Cape Breton, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms.

[@dixieboy5689]

hes half baked. Not to be taken seriously. " BYE" is not short for "buddy". let this expert tell us what it really means.

[@BoJangles42]

J’eat yet? Is also Texan for “have you eaten yet?”

[@JxH]

Nova Scotian directions: "Near where ____ used to be." If anyone refers to something that is presently still there, nobody knows where that is. e.g. "Near where Kmart used to be."

[@smallmj2886]

Lots of these aren't very specific to Nova Scotia. B'uy and what are you at are more Newfoundland. I first saw Beavertails in Ottawa in 1989. We used to make fun of folks from PEI for saying slippy. Darts and two fours are Canada-wide.

[@jaketurple4587]

Hey, these are for Americans coming to visit, these are all well known all over N S . I don't believe they belong to any province It was never these were specific Nova Scotian now did it buy

[@terrywright9765]

BYE is a Newfoundland thing, as is 'WHERE YOU TO'.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Newfoundland, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms.

[@michaelduggan1890]

I'm a Haligonian thru and thru. I have heard of many of these but not all . My family goes back in Halifax about 3 hundred years . I grew up in the West end , Fairview area .

[@terrywright9765]

I'm on Willett St.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm from Cole Harbour. I put a couple BS ones in to screw with people but for the most part I grew up using all those terms :)

[@SM-se3hz]

I grew up in the Wedgewood area. Watched them tow away the house where they plowed Dunbrack st through from the corner of my street. My 5x great grandfather was born in Lunenburg in the 1780’s.

[@WaiferThyme]

Ya I’ve lived here all my life and never heard of half of these. Maybe if your from CB

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

Pretty common most of them,.....but yes, we did make 3 up, just for fun :)

[@christinedavison942]

I'm from the Valley/ North Mountain and heard of most of them.

[@jimyoung4722]

I Hear Ya 😎

[@rubydawn1]

love Nova Scotia born in Halifax

[@JenniferJane78]

Some of those are Cape Breton Paralyzed at The Miner's Daughter with the Newfies just off the boat sayin's dontcha know b'uy?

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Cape Breton, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms.

[@zackjablonski]

Jeet jet and slippy are also Pittsburghese. Upset I never heard that one in the trailer park boys

[@Hodaggium]

J'eat yet? I actually heard that from Jeff Foxworthy close to 30 years ago when he did a bit on southern slang.

[@gjigaqaquj]

I must be from the weird part of nova scotia i never heard most of this. Grew up timberlea went to school in tantallon. Holy fuck whatr ya sayin bud? Been a minute. I gotta go smoke a ciggy. Check out my new hatchback its fucken mint. Fuckin rights bud. Christ all fuck boys were getting smashed tonight. You see donnie doin burnouts last night? He was just fucken given er.

[@Klara104]

Yap I think buddy lived in newfoundland(where are ya to?)for a while , then got stuck in a Cape Breton blizzard for a year or two. I haven't lived in NS for 30 yrs and know more than this guy bout NS slang.

[@OoavastoO]

Not sure where in NS this guy is from but the terms “b’uy” “what er y’at” and “where’s he to” are NOT NS slang but Newfie. Just because they may say it in parts if Cape Breton doesn’t mean it’s NS slang.

[@ivandinsmore6217]

What's a "Kemeltoe"? In Nova Scotia is is called a mooseknuckle but he said in the rest of the world it is a kemeltoe. I have never heard of this in my part of the world.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

'Camel'?

[@taracameron3603]

This is so Cape Breton ❤

[@artcole9995]

I’ve lived in Nova Scotia all of my life (five decades+) and I would not call most of these sayings Nova Scotian. They’re either from Newfoundland or general Canadian speech.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone has a different experience. I'm from Cole Harbour. Not Cape Breton, but NOT (the big city) Halifax. My friends and I definitely used all these terms.

[@amandamariemuise]

Same here, lived in Yarmouth County and then Halifax for 40 years and I’ve never heard or used 3/4 of these words.

[@corywambolt1368]

Same here, I’ve been in Liverpool all my life most of those sayings haven’t hear but have the others

[@mdube391]

Definitely use many of these out in Hants country ❤

[@hagbardceline7118]

From ns, never heard paralyzed

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

That’s one of our best ones! 😆

[@danielleetaylor]

we say "where you to" in the west country, UK

[@pspence1963]

I'm from Nova Scotia and I don't say any of these.

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

You're probably one of them city folk

[@pspence1963]

@@DoubleJDoubleU nope...annapolis valley

[@huazhang4043]

basicallly nova scotians talk like 2 yr olds, slippy

[@wheelsforward9931]

Byes has nothing to do with buddy shortened...I know vthis cuz I'm from Cape Breton....its old Irish accent style of Boy....wanker....no one on CB says mooseknuckle...

[@DoubleJDoubleU]

for a start, some of those are subtle jokes that some people have missed. Second, moose knuckle is fun and it's wild you haven't heard that before. Third, yes in contemporary Newfoundland language it has definitely evolved to be a shorthand of buddy even if started as 'boy'. Boy is 'lad'. Thanks for participating tho

[@NastyArchive-qk7wr]

You're not gonna hear so much of this in Halifax. Its got that lame urbanite accent.