Brit Reacts to 15 American Phrases That Totally Confuse Brits

[@martigirl1955]

John Hancock was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His signature is very large. Legend is that he said he wanted King George to be able to read it from across the ocean without his spectacles.

[@pjschmid2251]

Thank you for this. No, he wasn’t the first to sign just the most prominent signature. Actually, quite a beautiful signature.

[@McCarlKnoxville]

Can’t rely on our women to give accurate depictions of US history. Lmao. It’s a joke people

[@pjschmid2251]

@@McCarlKnoxville what does it have to do with her being a woman?

[@sharonshade4437]

The signers of the Declaration also knew they could be executed for treason had the Revolutionary war with England failed, so it took a lot of courage for the forefathers to put their names on the document; say nothing of calling attention to their signature, which John Hancock did.

[@AvengingFade]

BASED!!!

[@Kulanae]

"Plead the 5th" is NOT your right to refuse to answer a question, it is your right to not incriminate yourself. You cannot be compelled to testify against yourself in court or to the police or any agent of the government. However, you must be in some legal jeopardy in order to invoke this right. If you are granted immunity, or the question/answer does not place you in legal jeopardy, you must answer in court or face contempt charges.

[@craigb6666]

Refusal to self incrimination.

[@notmyrealname1730]

Also, if you answer a question, you cannot invoke the 5th for any following questions. Either answer all or answer none. This is, of course in a court of law. Mire informally, it's used when you are asked a question and you don't want to answer. If I had ever pleaded the 5th when my parents asked me about why I broke curfew or had been up to mischief, my Dad would have put his foot up my backside or my Mom would have grabbed a yardstick and hit me until she felt I had learned my lesson about talking back.

[@V0ltron]

100% correct. I'm glad someone knowledgeable was able to articulate this well.

[@lmbuckhalterjr6123]

👍👍👍

[@franciet99]

Thanks! I was hoping someone would make this clearer.

[@susandame8947]

American football is played on Sundays. That’s why it’s called a Monday quarterback because it’s the day after the game.

[@cathyvickers9063]

​@Wendy-cc5nrI doubt coworkers call each other during the game to bitch about moves! They'd be Tuesday morning quarterbacks.

[@SuperDorvil]

And everyone and their mama thinks their are head coachs

[@markmarangi73]

You should redo this video with an intelligent American.

[@Helofelokids]

Quarterbacks make the most decisions in a football game, they get bitched about and second quessed after every single loss. And most game are played on Sunday so we always bitch to coworkers about them on Mondays.

[@copocopocopocopo]

Well, pro. The GOOD American football (college football) is played on Saturdays.

[@pocketrocket1995]

I am a southern American, and I was speaking with one of my Japanese customers the other day, and I said to him…’ sure, that will be a piece of cake’….. and he paused for a long time, and then he said to me why WHY.. is it a piece of cake?…… so funny… I truly did not mean to confuse that poor sweet man

[@subliminalphish]

So did you tell him of our idioms and phrases ? It's funny . We are such a big country and people far and wide know those phrases . Now we must deal with the WWW and the many who live farther and wider than our borders 😂

[@shellyshelton5819]

Texans says “country mile” means a long way I couldn’t stop from saying y’all if someone paid me to. Lol

[@johnmartin4472]

The opposite of a New York Minute is generally referred to as 'Island Time' where things just move slower and less frantic

[@thomasmacdiarmid8251]

I went to play about Moms Mabley (famous black comedienne from the mid-20th century) in which she scolded her staffers who showed up late as working on CP time - the black people I went to the show with explained afterward that it meant 'colored people time' and refers to being lackadaisical about schedules etc. I have never used the phrase but all the black people in the audience roared with laughter on hearing it.

[@MelodyT-o4g]

Or you will hear "one Mexican minute"

[@spawnedreplacement]

Soon come aka island time😂

[@clifsportland]

I think we should use "a Midwest minute". A region instead of a state.

[@lamaguire1]

Mississippi minute!

[@Werewindle]

They missed giving you the etymology of "The Whole Nine Yards". From WW2 and onwards, machine guns aboard aircraft were held in belts 27' -- or 9 yards long. If a gunner emptied the entire ammunition belt, he was said to have given the enemy 'The Whole Nine Yards".

[@bobbywhitney7997]

I did not know this. Thank you.

[@occheermommy]

I thought it had to do with football and going the whole nine yards like getting a first down

[@bobbywhitney7997]

That was my first thought, but a first down is 10 yards. @@occheermommy

[@karenwhaley8635]

I never knew that, I thought it had to do with sports lol Thank you for the info 😊

[@ChrisForstner]

People used to claim that, but as the idiom is found in writings in 1907 it seems that's not the case.

[@wu_v]

I thought we call it a John Hancock because he signed it way bigger than all the other signers

[@ninaradio]

That’s the reason we all know it, yes. But he also signed it first, so she’s also right. Except it was the Declaration of Independence, not the constitution. And he supposedly said he wanted to go hard with it as a middle finger to King George III, like shouting it at him.

[@Me-sj9tq]

You are right

[@mikemilne]

Correct.

[@stevegeorge7434]

You are correct he signed the Declaration of independence very large and most prominently.

[@WhatsCookingTime]

This is why we call it that

[@yaboicheshire868]

Southern American here. Use our words all you like. We love watching y'all use them.

[@mrredbud]

Y'ALL is the southern thing I'm from New York and we say you guys not y'all

[@sacredoak-kb9nf]

"Why Monday morning?" Because all the football games are typically Thurs-Sun. Monday is after the fact, so a quarterback calling shots on a Monday.... etc

[@CarinRutherfordCreel]

This idiom actually began back when all games were held only on Sundays. Of course this isn’t true today, but the idiom has stuck to refer to any day, criticizing the coaches plays and telling what play “should have been made” instead.😂

[@CarinRutherfordCreel]

Y’all is absolutely a southern word done with a twang or drawl but you’re more than welcome to use it. I think it sounds cute coming from a Brit. And Americans also sometimes use the Scottish word “wee” for “a little bit” but the funny thing is whenever someone in America uses the word, they usually say it with a leprechauns accent 😂😂

[@mosaicthing5700]

@@CarinRutherfordCreel Y'all is still a Southern word but has spread noticeably just in my lifetime. I'm a Southerner in my 70s, and time was when I never heard it from anyone from outside of this region unless they were mocking Southerners. For the last 15-20 years it has become increasingly more common to hear it used in a non-mocking way for the same reason I use it: it's a very useful word. By the way, to any New Yorkers out there. Do you still say "yous guys"?

[@esmewvimes2901]

I've lived in 6 different states. Utah moves like frozen treacle, mate. I was raised in Utah by half a dozen Brits from Tynesmouth, Time and Wear, and my great Uncle from Yorkshire. They each bought an acre side by side by side and built their houses. We ended up on our own dear end Street populated by my family only. I was raised in Utah on a street from Northern England. My house was in the middle with my Grandad and Nana on the same property, and my family in the bigger house. Add in cousins, great aunt and Uncle, for a short time my Great Gran and get 4th husband ( the other 3 died mysteriously, including My GGD) lived there. My Grandad probably danced, bad hip or not when she and my other great aunt moved an hour away.. According to him, GGMs husbands died because it was the only sure way to escape her.

[@traciastansby1785]

Apparently people forget Monday Night Football

[@mocahbutterfly]

As a southern American, I will gladly encourage more people to use the word y’all, if they want to.

[@trintron6820]

I second that!

[@benjaminstiles]

Actually picked it up from my stepdad in the upper peninsula of Michigan.

[@dubbayabird6680]

Me too

[@anthony3968]

Y'all cool.

[@TheLadyniebur]

Sounds great! I'm convinced you belong in the South! You seem to naturally have our ways of thinking and I can't wait for you to try our food.

[@joefaber1381]

John Handcock was so well known because he signed the Declaration of Independence like 5 times larger than the other signatores. He claimed that he wanted the King to definitely see HIS signature. He is also known for having beautiful handwriting.

[@mrsmadpad]

Hancock

[@garycamara9955]

He also wrote the document.

[@ednelson1483]

The phrase "The whole nine yards" is derived from American airmen in the Pacific during World War Two. At that time, the ammunition belts loaded into the wings of the fighter aircraft were nine yards in length - oft times a returning pilot would convey to his fellow pilots and ground crew the intensity of battle by merely saying, "I gave him the whole nine yards."

[@bravobby8773]

I had for some reason thought it had something to do with traditional kilts (8-9 yards of fabric needed, if you're larger, you'll need the whole nine yards) not sure where i got that idea 🤔

[@TJPost]

YALL .. I’m from the south, the plural of yall is .. ALL YALL ! 😂

[@TJPost]

“All Y’All “ … All You All ❣️ However you want to package it .. We Say It 😂

[@kgs2280]

And it’s totally NOT okay to say “you all”. It’s “y’all” or nothing. “All of you” is pretty much the only acceptable alternative, but it’s still weird.

[@aviasilas2255]

Georgian transplant here: I was raised on y’all and all-uh y’all

[@katehagel679]

​@@kgs2280Midwest US says "you all"

[@kgs2280]

@@katehagel679 Interesting. I (mostly) grew up in Florida, so it’s very different in the South (in so many ways!).

[@shannonbrady4529]

If you are a farmer, you only want to plant your best grain. Substandard grain was used for the chickens. For the birds is signifying substandard.

[@grammysapeep9013]

It also referred to the poop in the streets when horses were transportation, as birds would peck at it and get edible seeds from it that had not been digested.

[@SwordRose_Azusa]

I always thought it was a reference to the fact that it’s pointless to feed the pigeons cause they’ll just find food elsewhere and it’s a waste of your resources. I am now aware of the etymology, but this is still my headcanon

[@Hollylivengood]

@@SwordRose_Azusa No, it refers to something you yourself have or are doing. Or someone gives you. "This is for the birds," meaning it's crap.

[@SwordRose_Azusa]

@@Hollylivengood no, I know what “for the birds” means. By “reference” I’m talking about what I thought the etymology was, not what the idiomatic phrase “refers to” as its definition/meaning. The comment is saying what the actual etymology was. We all know what it means.

[@neishann1]

Moving slower doesn’t mean lazier…it means that we are just not in a hurry; also if you move fast all the time in the heat of the South, you’ll get heat stroke. Lol

[@gingerschultz3258]

For sure! We slow down here cause it’s hot!

[@SeaFireK]

As someone who ran a cash register during a rush hour in both the Northeast and in the southeast respectively, as a new englander, I will say that people up north were happy when I talk faster cuz it meant the line moved faster. But when I talk to normal fast down south, they kept telling me to slow down.😅

[@gingerschultz3258]

@@SeaFireK😂

[@abnerlookatthis]

I can vouch for @neishann. I'm a PNWer and as such, a delicate flower to any temperature above 65 F. I gave myself heat exhaustion on my way to getting heat stroke when I thought I could do three walking tours in one day while on vacation in Savannah, GA (had to quit just after starting the second tour). You can believe the slow pace is due to laziness and give yourself heat stroke or you can tread carefully and play it smart when you are in the South.

[@clairevariandeacon6906]

Louisiana

[@AuDHio_Recordings]

Someone might have said this already , but grills are cooking units you use outside, usually fueled with propane or charcoal. The burners are on the bottom, and over those is grate of metal bars, a “grill”. If you see meat with sear marks in parallel lines, it was probably cooked on a grill.

[@infinitefluffybunny]

My UK friends call it a barbecue. They called my toaster oven a grille.

[@berniecruz8405]

Here's another slang when people get into a car and they want to ride in the front passenger seat, they'll yell out, "shotgun!" This phase comes from the old west days. It's reference when the person who sat along side the person who steered the coach was always someone who held a shotgun because traveling back in the wild west days was dangerous to attacks and a person needed to have a weapon or shotgun on them for defense and that person ALWAYS sat next to the one steering the coach. So when one wants to sit in the front passenger seat next to the driver of the car, we will yell out "shotgun", so we didn't have to sit in the back seat.

[@jammiesgma]

​@adamhall4181 Sorry Chewbacca won't get you in my front seat, gotta say Shotgun lol😂

[@echoesofmalachor3700]

Also most people treat “shotgun” like the gospel. If “shotgun” is claimed it may as well be written into stone until the next time it is unoccupied.

[@berniecruz8405]

@@echoesofmalachor3700 so true! LOL

[@warriorwaitress7690]

​@@adamhall4181 Hey, Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you...

[@lulipop_arts]

​@@echoesofmalachor3700most people? Honestly for me at least if one sibling shouts shotgun it's full wwa match to take that seat. It's fucking musical chairs. It's a full out run to whoever gets to that door first. It's outwitting the other to take that seat right when they open the door. It's trying to drag the other off that seat to get it and it takes mom shouting "knock it off or you're both in the back" to end it. Shotgun means nothing it's merely the battlecry.

[@srtvr4]

As a southerner, I can proudly say your "y'all" is validated and not weird at all.

[@srtvr4]

BTW, Freedom of Speech is our first amendment. Don't ask for permission of use for your own tongue. If you like "y'all" use it. Who are we to restrict your tongue. We deal with WAY worse here.

[@CGC1954]

I agree not weird at all I have a deep South accent myself

[@AMStryx]

Midwest here(Wisconsin), and honestly I think it's weird for people to NOT use it in casual conversation. Saves your breath, so might as well. I feel everyone should use it.

[@MercenaryMuse]

Y'all, you'ins, y'ins, all y'all.. all fine.

[@angelaballew-in3qi]

Being in a central state it's u guys. I'm in the center of a central state with family from north and south. Finding middle ground is a thing

[@aka_Alaska]

Wait til he hears more of what we say down here in the south like "knee high to a grasshopper" 😂

[@izzycurer1260]

Or "the devil's beating his wife".

[@dreabia4759]

My favorite “if the good lord’s willing and the creek don’t rise”

[@farmgirlrebel1333]

lol, I didn't know that was a "southern" thing, but it makes sense, we said it all the time in my family and my mother was from Arkansas.

[@gnomebanta2297]

Arkansas might as well be the south to the rest of the midwest. Unofficial southern state

[@mydknightcloud]

"Bless your heart..."

[@lindsayshaughnessy917]

You can absolutely use y’all anytime you want! I was born and raised in Georgia (US) and while I don’t have a southern accent, y’all is definitely a part of my everyday 😊

[@telekinetic13]

The whole nine yards comes from world war II where the machine gun belts were 9 yards long. So they would say give them the whole nine yards which meant keep firing until you're out of ammo.

[@pen1208]

Close, but not quite. Machine gun belts in WW2 were 27 feet, and it is speculated that giving someone a "whole nine yards" simply means "one was able to get a lot of rounds off before turning away." This was in reference to Airplane Gunners. More commonly, though, it is said to mean the payload of a cement truck. As most back in the 1900s, when the phrase was said to be first coined, was the capacity of an entire cement truck. So, one would get the "whole nine yards" of cement when pricing cement for construction projects.

[@about37ninjas]

I figured it started as a sarcastic saying related to football. It's 10 yards to a down, so going "the whole 9 yards" would imply the job was left unfinished. Like other idioms, it could have warped its meaning to mean "full completion."

[@Airborne-101st]

@@pen1208You are correct the phrase does originate from WWII in the European theater. However the phrase "The Whole Nine Yards" originated as a phrase used by P47 Thunderbolt pilots and ground crew. The P47 carried 8 .50 caliber machine guns. The total length of all its linked ammunition was approximately 9 yards. So the phrase "I gave him the whole nine yards" meant I shot every round I had at him.

[@archersfriend5900]

The whole nine yards were the lengths of aircraft .50 belts. You fired all your available ammunition at the target. ​@@pen1208

[@pen1208]

@@about37ninjas footbal is def a no. However, that does makes sense in that context. "The whole nine yards" has always meant giving something its all. In some cases it means "over-kill" as well. LOL. Especially in an office work context. I have heard it a lot in the office when data was needed but not all of the data someone provided. Meaning instead of pulling only what was needed, they just pulled all kinds of info. LOL. "over-kill" But in general sense, it means to give something your all / everything you've got / your very best / everything.

[@Rustyrc83]

For the birds: this was grain that wasn't good for planting, so it was left on the ground for the birds because it was useless.

[@greenblood64]

It’s Monday morning quarterback because many football games are on Sunday.

[@greenblood64]

John Hancock has the nicest most unique handwriting.

[@greenblood64]

The short version of Freshman, we say “ Frosh”.

[@greggde13]

Was it not left there as bait?

[@lauradekalb6538]

For the birds=that's crazy

[@jayrtee]

The actual definition of a "New York Minute" is the amount of time between when the traffic light turns green and when the driver behind you starts to hit their horn. It means a really short amount of time.

[@whoayeah3409]

That's my definition, too. It's also been said, you're not a real New Yorker until you've used the restrooms at Penn Station or Port Authority without putting paper on the seat.

[@lauracoover3738]

​@@whoayeah3409Ugh I'm a born & raised NYer who commuted thru PA & subways for decades & I NEVER would do that. Or even actually use the bathrooms there at all. Gross. Pee before you leave home & don't drink anything is the rule.

[@whoayeah3409]

@@lauracoover3738 times have changed. I grew up when you could see the tracks through the toilet on the Erie Lakawanna cars and you had to put a nickel in a slot and turn a knob to get into a stall in Gimbels.

[@joeyybarvo9952]

I lived in big cities and small cities. Waiting in line for supermarkets and traffic it's annoying how slow moving the small towns are but when not in a rush it is actually relaxing not being in a hurry

[@denisefarmer366]

When you slow down, or are laid back, you learn to listen better, and observe and appreciate the little nuances in people and nature. It's good for the soul.

[@Werewindle]

"I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me." -- that's pleading the Fifth Amendment in a Court of Law.

[@MBNHedger]

and thats a very important part of the saying. The assumption being that by "pleading the 5th" your avoiding confirming something more incriminating than not answering the question. So if your parents ask "where have you been" and you respond "i plead the 5th" they are probably going to start asking even more questions as your admitting the answer is something incriminating.

[@ifixem9585]

Technically incorrect...you have to specifically articulate your intent to invoke your 5th. Saying you refuse to answer a question in court is not considered invoking a right, it's just you starting that you refuse to answer. Not trying to troll, cheers

[@brianrounding4283]

@@ifixem9585 holy hell... who said we were all in court when we use Plead the 5th

[@Tylermaddox1911]

Pleading the 5th is usually use because a judge or a detective could ask you the same question 5 different ways basically to try to get you to incriminate yourself which is easy to do for some people for sure.

[@ifixem9585]

@brianrounding4283 I was referring to the post stating "in a court of law".

[@Zeno_Evil]

"Knock on wood" comes from old English folklore that knocking on wood would wake up the wood nymphs (the good guys, they lived in hollows in the trees) to scare away the faeries (originally considered evil). Grill - heat source is below the food Broil - heat source is above the food

[@britt1784]

I’m glad somebody knew that, otherwise I would have had to type all that 😅

[@altrocks]

Toast: heat source is beside the food

[@jooleebilly]

Also, don't the British say "Touch wood" to mean the same thing?

[@Zeno_Evil]

@@jooleebilly yes

[@FlanylShirtman]

I googled it, and read an article about the pagan belief that evil spirits live in wood. That touching or knocking on wood would prevent them from hearing your hopes and desires, thus preventing them from hearing it so they can't foil your plans. Makes you wonder why we make wooden houses and furniture.

[@mikeandlyzz]

As a Texan, when you said “Hey y’all” you said it very naturally and the more you say it, the smoother it comes out. I say go for it.

[@AuntLoopy123]

I agree. This Texan gives her blessing. He sounded excellent when he said it.

[@meganr9280]

Texan here too and I agree. He should go for it.

[@krystalgrant9877]

Motion passed! Go for it sir 👏😂

[@Hollylivengood]

They left out southern insults, which can end a relationship if you're from the north and don't know you are saying them. I had a friend who was going through a rough time, and told her, "Wow, bless your heart, let me know if you need anything." And she pitched a fit, slammed me on fb, I lost two other friends. It was a month before anyone explained bless your heart to me.

[@Andrewy27]

You can not only say Y'all for you all, you can say Y'all'ld've for "you all would have"

[@darkur13]

You sound adorable when you say, “ya’ll!” I say run with it! 😂

[@woahhbro2906]

We use 'California Stop' for drivers who don't stop at Stop signs 😂

[@twistedturtle6654]

I've gotten pretty good at coming to a complete stop for a second on my motorcycle. I hate having to put my feet down.

[@DarthZ01]

i prefer california roll, for the pun with the sushi called that too. cause they dont stop, they keep rolling.

[@chaoticmom8964]

Yep, at 15 on my road test, she got made and said no California stops

[@greywuuf]

Also known as the California rolling stop.

[@bryanhurley6303]

In the same vein, All my life I've called it a Democrat Stop Sign; when you roll through it. I grew up in Cali before moving to the South.

[@kenbrown2808]

"behind the 8 ball" is used more for being in a high stress situation, like being late for a deadline.

[@tonyatippetts2316]

Because your stripe is behind the 8 ball and it will take two moves to get it into the pocket.

[@kenbrown2808]

@@tonyatippetts2316for non pool players, depending on the strictness of the rules you are playing by, if you hit the 8 ball into a pocket, or hit the 8 ball before you've hit one of your own balls; before all your balls are pocketed, you lose immediately.

[@ronallens6204]

Like being between a rock and a hard place

[@kenbrown2808]

@@ronallens6204except "Behind the 8 ball" to me includes a sense of urgency. but there's also "up the crick" or "up a creek without a paddle"

[@mrtoadslove]

I think of it as being late to start or behind schedule on something.

[@tomo9126]

New York minute is the time between a traffic light turning green and the taxi behind you honking. (Roughly 0.16 milliseconds)

[@Island_Lady]

😂🤣😂

[@kgs2280]

IF they wait that long. LOL

[@aviasilas2255]

😂😂😂

[@sandratuttle]

Broiling is when the heat comes from the top. On a n electric stove there is a boiling element in the top of the oven. On a gas stove there is a bottom drawer that pulls out but your heat source comes from gas jets above. Grilling the heat source comes from the bottom whether outdoor charcoal or propane or indoors on the stove in a heavy grill pan.

[@pletch73]

In ww2 the ammunition belt for the guns on a plane is 9 yards long. So if you gave the whole 9 yards it means you gave all you can.

[@JillCee]

No list is complete without “bless your heart.” 😂

[@SpodySpazable]

Both and insult and a compliment - you never know! lol

[@thatguyblue4811]

But that’s southern America.

[@JillCee]

@@thatguyblue4811 Almost everyone here knows what it means though lol!

[@kimberlyfulp7471]

New Yorkers

[@JillCee]

@dean-543 🤣

[@josephmedford2233]

Related to the New York minute is the country mile. A mile in Appalachia must travel around very bendy terrain. Thus it seems that you are traveling incredibly far. A country mile seems to go on forever.

[@garycamara9955]

Depends on how fast you drive.

[@KathleenBurns-w8v]

"Stuck between a rock & a hard place" meaning caught in an impossible situation

[@eglol]

I've heard this phrase used infinitely much for tv show titles. I swear people are obsessed with doing that with this phrase

[@lordomegagandhi9088]

Being in a pickle

[@rachelraccoon5565]

That's from ancient Greek though. Any Brit who doesn't know that hasn't read the classics.

[@MandyNoyes]

Watching you react to American ‘things’ (phrases, houses, snacks etc. ) has been so freakin’ amusing! Thank you for your content! It’s truly appreciated! M❣️

[@Nesfurata28]

"The whole nine yards" extends from WWII our machine gun ammo was in 9 yard strips to be able to reload faster. Typically you'd only discharged a portion of that in a battle or gun fire exchange. You never want to waste ammo, so you never use more than you need. So, the saying "the whole nine yards" means "i had to discharge all 9 yards of my ammo strips" which equates to you threw literally everything you had at this battle.

[@HTLugnut]

It was also the whole roll of fabric when purchasing cloth in the old days. Ladies would say that they want the whole 9 yards.

[@jimwelke1286]

I have may doubts, as a 27 foot long ammo belt would be extremely heavy

[@lucmillette700]

Aircraft fighter planes had a 9 yard chain of bullets loaded for each machine gun. If the pilot said, « I shot the whole 9 yards » he meant he had shot all his bullets.

[@99Stutz]

Wikipedia says there are a bunch of explanations and they're all speculative. Many are from the 1800s, so long before the world wars. The origin is still uncertain.

[@purplpen]

One possible derivation is Scottish: the full Scottish great kilt was said to be pleated with 9 yards of tartan woollen cloth. "The whole 9 yards" is required to make the best of this Scottish Highland garment.

[@shortleaf6818]

“Everything but the kitchen sink” or “anything that’s not nailed down” are fun phrases too.

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

Piss poor and don't have a pot to piss in are funny

[@AuntLoopy123]

When I was a teenager, I had a purse with EVERYTHING crammed in there. People used to joke that I carried "everything but the kitchen sink." Then, my Dad found a shop that sold miniatures, like for doll houses, and he bought me a kitchen sink. I carried that in my purse for years, just waiting for someone to say that again, so I could whip it out, and say, "Well, actually..." Golly, but that was a sweet moment for me! The look on that guy's face! Aw, man, I wish the straps on my purse hadn't broken, but it just weighed so much. I wonder whatever happened to my little kitchen sink?

[@Boy3ga]

I was thinking that too when I heard the whole 9 yards! Another addition would be when it comes to people (idk if this is just the US) a lot of folks I know will say “everyone and their mother”. Just a lot of people basically. Like a busy place I’ll say “dang everyone and their mother showed up”

[@lmbrtshrry]

There are always football games on Sunday, so Monday morning you've already seen the game. My dad would have slapped the shit out of me of i tried to plead the 5th to him.

[@CheleBoxy]

😂 😂 My mom would have knocked me into next week if I tried to plead the fifth!

[@WhatsCookingTime]

Yes our parents never allowed us to actually get away with pleading the fifth 😮😂😊

[@Emigail]

All I could think was pleading the fifth when questioned by parents is the fastest way to get in trouble other than being caught redhanded

[@michellecrutchfield8701]

Okay, so, I've subscribed... finally. Not sure exactly why I didn't before now. And I think, as a southerner here in GA, in the USA, hearing you say our "Y'all" is absolutely adorable coming out of your mouth, with your strong accent. LOL!!! Just made me want to reach through the screen & give you a big hugs! LOL! Too cute hearing you say it... along w/all the other phrases. 🥰❤

[@renee176]

"Plead the fifth" does NOT work with parents...lol!😂🤣😊

[@lancekirkwood7922]

Use that, parents know your guilty.

[@martiseelye6443]

Yah, that would be a big mistake 😂

[@Heegaherger]

You can try, but it won’t end well.

[@chrismerrell7957]

Never stopped me from trying

[@Salty_Balls]

Can confirm, I got beat either way, talking to them or staying silent.

[@MyRubyEyes]

6:28 Hawaii has “island time” which is basically that things happen on their own schedule. Also- New Orleans is sometimes called “the Big Easy” and can sometimes refer to the tendency to be very casual about schedules

[@billzens3664]

So true. I travelled to Hawaii from the mainland for 15-20 years, and learned all about Hawaiian Time. Mainlanders use it as an insult (as to slow Hawaiian workers) but after a while I learned that Hawaiians should actually call their work "Billy Joel Time." I found they almost always "got it right the first time..." and the quality of work I got from Hawaiians was always superior to what we got from those on the mainland. (BTW: Mainland = Continental US. Dont EVER go to Hawaii and say ... "when I get back to the states..."

[@ildabaothfrozendevourer2100]

I'm from alaska, technically over seas, (by govt standards) and island time is a thing here also. Slightly differing reasons. Hawaii! Alaska! Freak states UNITED!!

[@MRB-19]

Or, referencing elsewhere in the world, there is "Africa time" 😅 Sort of indeterminately flexible 🙄 (Some would besmirch Islam's "insha'Allah" with similar sentiment as misused in Islamic cultures 🤔)

[@Kailandra29]

Random funny story: I grew up in Kentucky, which is split by the EST / CST zone cutoff. I lived in EST, but the lake my family went to all the time was 45 minutes away and in CST. When I was little, I didn't really understand timezones, and I'd heard people mention "lake time" - and I thought that was a real thing and the reason for the time change, so we could have an extra hour to spend on the lake. 😂😅

[@morggo8332]

In the south, yeah, we say "hot minute"... to mean a long time. Like "Man, I haven't seen you in a hot minute, where you been?" Meaning, it's been a long time since you've seen them.

[@CandaceDreamer]

We say that in the Midwest too.

[@DarthZ01]

my favorite southernism is bless your heart. basically a nice way to say youre an idiot.

[@maryrichardson1318]

We always said it has been "a month of Sundays" since we had seen someone to say it had been a long time.

[@KaityKat117]

@@DarthZ01 common internet misconception. "Bless your heart" means what it says on the tin. but it can sometimes be said sarcastically (and often is). oh hey! that's another fun american-ism "what it says on the tin". but yeah it's also frequently used to genuinely compliment someone. It's kind of context-dependent. Sort of a catch-all phrase. Just like how service workers will say "have a nice day" and sometimes they actually mean it, and sometimes, it really means "fuck you".

[@bethylou8293]

@@KaityKat117 My grandmother used to say "Bless your pointed little head" meaning, "Wow, are you stupid!" lol!

[@wilddesigns857]

Broiling is less grilling and more for charing or caramelizing dishes. Sort of like when you want to bake cheese on a dish that isn't meant to be super heated in the center. It allows for the top heating element in the oven to cook the top part of the dish at high temperatures to melt anything or char it to a crisp. Mostly done for flavoring and texture. Not to actually heat a whole dish

[@thepixiepicker111]

Fun fact: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior are also the names of the four years of American high school.

[@uscitizen7665]

Can be used in College or university (undergrad)

[@Janjones7735]

Yeah it’s much more common in high school than college not sure why she didn’t mention that

[@KatieBellino]

@@Janjones7735 Equally common actually. Used for high school and Bachelor's degrees.

[@britnymichelle4245]

@@KatieBellino it’s not though. I hear ‘first year of college, second year of college’ etc way more

[@KatieBellino]

@@britnymichelle4245 Might be regional or depend on the college/university. I never hear it that way.

[@markcundiff1697]

One of the funniest things I have ever witnessed was in Brussels where I went to see a play put on by the British contingency. The play was Death if a Salesman which is set in the US deep south. The spectacle of a troop of Brits imitating a Southern Drawl for almost two hours had me dying to burst out loud laughing rolling on the floor, which I could not do. My cousin, who lived there, kept hitting me keep me quiet. By the way, I am from Atlanta Georgia.

[@TooTired4]

😂

[@Barbara-lu2sj]

That's funny. Death of a Salesman actually takes place in New York and Boston. Maybe the troupe couldn't do the NY or Boston accents, so they set it in the south.

[@manfightsms2815]

I was thinking the same thing about where it took place.

[@MM_Sheehan]

Death of A Salesman is set in Brooklyn.

[@asyouknowmesoiam]

East Texas here, y'all

[@DebiB62]

When you grill the flame is underneath the food but when you broil the flame is above it. So they're not really synonymous, even though they're both methods used for cooking.

[@MDean-cp4iu]

they said that in uk grill is the oven setting with the flame on top, like our broil setting.

[@DebiB62]

@@MDean-cp4iu Yes..... I know. However I was trying to explain to him the difference in the terms as we use them here in the US.

[@RJAllykat]

it's Monday morning because College football was on Saturday and NFL on Sunday, but now it's also on Monday and Thursday so shit got f'd up😂

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

"Knock on wood" is most commonly used when referring to bad things, not for good things. So you wouldn't really hear someone say, "I hope to get the promotion next week! Knock on wood." It would be mostly for things like, "I have never had a broken bone. Knock on wood." Or, "That's about as likely to happen as a plane landing on my house! Knock on wood." It's moreso about preventing bad luck than being hopeful for something good to happen. (At least that's how I've always heard it used, and I've been in the USA my entire life of 36 years.)

[@OnceUponaTimeline]

Not in my experience, IME it's used to not jinx good things, just as she said.

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

@@OnceUponaTimeline Maybe it's a regional thing. I don't know. Weird how a common phrase can come to be used for two similar yet different things.

[@fluffycloud9]

Yeah, that’s how I’ve always heard it used as well

[@NeoHiPPy1980]

I've heard the phrase comes from superstition about felling trees and possibly offending the spirit of the tree, or the surrounding wildlife. By knocking on the tree, before cutting it down, you're warning the tree or the resident critters that it's coming down, as a courtesy, which is supposed to keep the cutter from incurring their wrath. Of course, it could also be something like a technique to determine the tree isn't rotted through, which would avoid the misfortune of needlessly working for something that isn't useful. (Who knows?) Either way, it's always used when you say something that could invite the possibility of misfortune, and you wish to stave it off before allowing the potential misfortune to occur. Ex: "I finally finished this incredible plan, there's NO WAY it'll go wrong-- knock on wood!"

[@ebreshea1337]

I agree, it's to prevent bad luck, but you can also use it while referring to something good. "Oh I should be able to get it done within an hour - knock on wood". You think it should only take an hour, but the "knock on wood" implies warding off bad luck that would cause it to take much longer. But I would invoke it to "help" something good happen that was unlikely. Only to not jinx something that was, in my mind, already a done deal.

[@mikelmorrow4681]

John Hancock has the BIGGEST signature on the declaration of Independence

[@jikook7457]

"Monday morning quarterback" is said because football games are played on Sundays and people go to work monday morning and say the team should've done this or that instead of what they did do. Kind of like a "backseat driver",someone who sits in the car telling the driver how to drive.

[@richardkenan2891]

The other relevant detail not explained is that the quarterback is not just a position on a football team, it is the central position on the team. If a player is the "leader" of the football team, it's the quarterback.

[@LJBSullivan]

Except back seat driver is doing it real time where as Monday morning quarterback has had a while to think about it.

[@jikook7457]

@LJBSullivan lol I'm aware. I guess I should've broken my point down more.

[@DeeBo-x4g]

The song he’s talking about is by the Mighty Mighty Bostones, called, “The Impression That I Get”. The line is, “Never had to knock on wood. But I know someone who has, which makes me wonder if I could…”

[@DianeCasanova]

High school also uses Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior in the USA.

[@cameronnewman9362]

i was going to say the same thing lol i have never heard it used for college but hey, i didn't go to college lol

[@fsujavi16]

@@cameronnewman9362never watched any college sports? They always say which one a player is or they’ll have it listed on the screen.

[@charlieschuder9976]

We used to have a term, "Freshman Fridays." Every Friday the upper-classmen would toss freshman into trash cans head-first, hold their heads in the toilet while flushing to give them "swirlies," or drag them under the bleachers and close them on them. Of course it was all a myth, but that never stopped me from telling the other freshman that I was an "honorary Senior" and that I helped in these antics. Good times!

[@rachelmarkham6286]

It's used for college.

[@originalslicey]

I would say it's actually more common for high school (everyone uses it) versus college. You'll often hear "first-year student," "fifth-year..." etc for college (university) as well as the class designations. We also use the term "frosh" for Freshman. And the word "sophomoric" comes from sophomore. It's like someone/something trying to be a little cocky but is actually pretty juvenile. It's like, when you're a sophomore you think you're so much better than the lowly freshman who doesn't know anything, but to the upperclassmen (junior and senior) you're still young and immature to them. Sophomoric is usually used to describe things like someone's writing or music or someone's attitude. It's also used sometimes to describe someone's second work - like "Lady Gaga's sophomore album, Born This Way, went triple platinum in the UK."

[@kelbyfarley7000]

It would have to be a Mississippi minute. I swear someone will say, yeah I'll be there in a min and they will really show up 20 mins to a hour later. I know I'm probably gonna get some heat for this, but here in Mississippi, we usually don't say New Yorker or New Yorkian. We just say Yankee. Heard that my whole life, especially from my grandparents.

[@prman9984]

Mississippi Minute has a nice ring to it.

[@illinoisan]

The alliteration clinches it.

[@evansjessicae]

The Mississippi drawl is so strong it takes a Mississippi minute to speak a few words. 😜

[@andycofin6983]

Lol, I thought the same state as well. Georgia is another laid back state. I’m from Chicago and we talk fast. A good friend I knew in my adult year🎉s was from Athens, Georgia and he would infuriate me and his wife with 😮his slow speaking. Honestly, he would make Treebeard the Ent from Lord of the Rings seem fast

[@lmbuckhalterjr6123]

As someone from Mississippi and Louisiana... On point.👍👍💚

[@Skypl3x]

the freshman, sophomore, juniors and seniors also happen in highschool

[@izzafizza339]

Never knew it was a college thing I always see it as High school

[@claudiayates7621]

Sophomore is from two Greek words sophisticated (wise) & moros(foolish)wiser but still "wet behind the ears"...another idiom

[@keroshikelz1278]

We welcome you to use our phrases. As a matter of fact, I accept you as an honorary Texan😊

[@memecats5698]

That also goes for our high schools the same thing, ninth grade is freshman, 10th grade is sophomore, 11th grade is junior and 12th grade is senior.

[@jamesmcdonald9286]

The source of the word sophomore is a combination of "sophist" and "moron." It originally meant "wise fool." In other words, you had enough experience to be smarter than a freshman but you still had a lot to learn.

[@JeremiahChisumgosse]

​@jamesmcdonald9286 So, in other words, enough knowledge to get into trouble?

[@myschiefmuintir7357]

I've also heard Freshman shortened to "Fish" before, but I'm unsure if there's similar patterns to the other 3 years or not - if there are they aren't used where I went to school.

[@Whoozerdaddy]

No, we don't shorten names. That whole "freshy, brecky, prezzy," thing is distinctly *_NOT_* American and specifically British/Australian.

[@dianeschnur9594]

@@Whoozerdaddy I've heard some people call freshmen "frosh", but I haven't heard any slang for any of the other grades.

[@Sandra.Sandy.Robinson]

She's wrong. Pleading the fifth is exercising your constitutional right not to incriminate yourself.

[@Ayverie4]

She was referring to the slang term though. It's not always used in a legal context

[@Sandra.Sandy.Robinson]

@@Ayverie4 there's no different meaning in slang. She either doesn't know or misspoke.

[@warriorwaitress7690]

Chappelle's Show forever changed how I look at this amendment. "FIIIIIFFFF!"

[@boriscat1999]

she's also wrong about John Hancock. He signed the Declaration of Independence and his signature is just the most ornate and easy to read one.

[@eglol]

Most people believe and/or say what she said, and people probably use it in unrelated contexts to the actual fifth right-thingy

[@bederbederp]

A really slow minute would be a Cotton-pickin' minute, which coincidentally does come from the south. It's Cotton-picking because picking cotton by hand was (surprise surprise) brutal work, especially during slavery, meaning one minute doing a painful/monotonous task in the heat and poor conditions would feel MUCH longer than a normal minute

[@kengrover6205]

"Cotton pickin' minute" is the same as "hold up" or stop what you are doing. Commonly used as "just wait a cotton pickin' minute" as in "stop what you are doing and listen". Not sure how picking cotton by hand was more brutal during slavery as opposed to before and after. It was the same task with the same plant in the same fields with the same weather.

[@risslah]

The complete opposite of a New York minute….

[@csipawpaw7921]

I'm sorry, but as someone who picked cotton for pay in the 1950s, I must disagree. A cotton picking minute was not a slow or long minute. Yes, cotton picking was long and hard work. Men and women would get up before sunrise, eat breakfast, start work at sun up, and work until sundown stopping only for water and toilet breaks in the tree line. There were no outhouses in the fields. It was hard work and could be very painful, especially for newcomers, due to the needle-like husks. You had to learn how to pick the cotton without getting stuck or picking the husks. But a skilled cotton picker could pick quite a lot of cotton, with little or no debris/husk material in a minute because you were paid by the pound and purity of your bag, not by the hour. So when you stopped a cotton picker to talk to them "for a minute" they would make it a very short minute because it was costing them hard-earned money! It was some of the hardest work I ever experienced, but it taught me a great deal about work ethics.

[@user-MssMiE]

​​@@kengrover6205 Cotton picking is a racist term used to demean. Cotton pucking is a term related to american slavery. It is used to replace cuss words. Unlike a New York minute which means fast ...

[@thatonegirlelaine]

@@kengrover6205Considering slaves had to pick a couple hundred pounds of cotton per day, I'd say that's why.

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

"The whole nine yards" is a reference to the length of belts of .50 Cal bullets that were used in combat aircraft during WWII. So "give them the whole nine yards" was a way of saying give them your all.

[@Red_Bearded_Dad]

Born and raised in the South (Mississippi). EVERYONE regardless of nationality or social backgrounds or any culture should feel free to say Y'ALL!!! Best word ever next to "ain't"!

[@-alovelygaycat-]

I love ain’t. It’s so versatile. You can use it as a substitution for at least two other contractions than the one it stands for.

[@krystalcook1317]

Oh, my English teacher would hit you with a ruler. Yes, I'm telling my age because that stopped years ago, if you said ain't. She would say it isn't a word. Then the class clown would say, "Ain't Ain't a word"

[@mandipurple4908]

was thinking this plus it using alliteration which i love haha

[@jerireneeroberts1647]

And you cain't ferget to warsh your hands

[@gelusvenn5063]

I was thinking the same dang thing. A'int is the ultimate negative contraction. And Y'all is super convenient.

[@ricebag22]

"for the birds" references bread crumbs-- they're so small it's not worth cleaning up or thinking about, so you might as well leave them for the birds and they'll take care of it

[@vbcurler]

Probably originally for grain seeds when harvesting, for example, wheat.

[@rosieme1146]

New Yorkians. 😂 We're New Yorkers.

[@deancollins1371]

I'll give you a thumbs up, but for me, "you're" not "we're" New Yorkers.

[@BrandiKendle]

😂😂😂

[@DennisLock-x8f]

Thought is was New Yorkites...😂

[@bruceleealmighty]

What the heck, maybe in the future they will be Yorkians like Earthicans, I'm all for it.

[@DennisLock-x8f]

@@bruceleealmighty 👍

[@sallyward846]

It was asked about the state equivalents of "A New York minute" In Texas we sometimes refer to "Texas time", meaning that your getting the job done, or showing up for a meeting or a college class is relaxed. You may get job done earlier or later. You may arrive earlier or later. Example: The class is "independent study" and we are on "Texas time". Meaning students may show up to class a little early or, more often, a little later than scheduled. This is often announced by the instructor on the first day of such a class in college. Yes, it's a southern thing. 😊

[@JJ-vt7sh]

A lot of NFL games are played on Sunday. That is why Monday morning quarterback means after it has happened.

[@stevengomez1284]

Never heard that phrase before until now.

[@forbin1185]

it used to be the only day the NFL played games

[@smillstill]

"Put some English on it."😂 (Pool technique of putting spin on the cue ball).

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

Yes; it's short for "body English", in other words, "body language".

[@smillstill]

@@honorsilverthorne7227 According to Merriam-Webster and Etymology Online, the pool term from 1860 preceded the term body English (1908) by decades. They conclude it came from Americans learning it from British pool players and possibly confusion or word play of the word “angle” with “Anglo” (Latin for English).

[@ksquid1457]

This is an amazing word association. Thank you 😂

[@neshobanakni]

"The Whole Nine Yards." Like half of these phrases, it is British - but forgotten in the home country. On a sailing ship, each sail was called a Yard. If you had every sail open to its fullest capacity, and were reaching for top speed and efficiency... then you had gone "The whole nine yards." Three masts of two sails, two at the bowsprit and one at the rear, well you get it.

[@jameshaskell1073]

I never knew that. I had always thought it was sarcasm mixed with football. Of course in football, you need ten yards. So the “whole” nine yards was like, a silly way to say the whole thing.

[@paulwilson5490]

I learned the phrase came from fighter pilots in world war 1 that could carry nine yards of ammo for their guns. If they used all of it (and were fortunate enough to return) they would say they used the whole nine yards meaning that they gave it everything they had.

[@guardiankrillin]

I believe it has transformed multiple times, the sail analogy was the original "that I am aware of". The World War I example is one I am also aware of. I am also aware of the football analogy as well.

[@annburlingham4563]

Nope. False etymology. Still looking for an origin.

[@neshobanakni]

@@annburlingham4563 Hope you find it and share it.

[@jflaugher]

Monday morning quarterback is on Monday because most professional football games are played on Sundays. The term “John Hancock” it refers to the representative from Massachusetts who one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence - while everyone else signed it with a regularly sized signature, John Hancock signed his extraordinarily larger than the others so that it would stand out. Now people use the phrase “John Hancock” to simply refer to their signature. People might say, “please put your John Hancock on this document.” Which simply means, “sign this document.” Knocking on wood comes from ancient Celtic pagan belief that spirits lived in trees. People knocked on trees to ward off bad fortune. For the birds means worthless, not to be taken seriously, or no good. For example, This conference is for the birds-let's leave now . This term has been said to allude to horse droppings from which birds would extract seeds. "The whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is a colloquial American English phrase. Its first usage was the punch line of an 1855 Indiana comedic short story titled "The Judge's Big Shirt".

[@jameslandley2392]

Broil means that the flames are coming from the top down, as opposed to the oven which heats the whole oven to temperature. For example, you're making Baked Ziti. You've already cooked the Pasta and sauce, you are just looking to melt and brown the cheese on top...you turn on the Broil setting on the oven. Restaurants will often have a dedicated 'Broiler' oven going for exactly this type of thing, or to heat up food, etc.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Thanks. Our oven has that setting, but I've never known what it did so I've never touched it.

[@ampzz1]

lmao i say "this shits for the birds" all the time when im doing something i dont want to do, especially if its tedious

[@debbiedoughty]

I looked it up. The phrase dates back to WWll. Soldiers noticed that birds would peck at horse feces to look for seed to eat. The original phrase was; "don't worry about that, it's sh*t for the birds."

[@dimblytumblefoot3827]

As a Texan I can tell you that your "Hey Y'all" is very natural sounding.

[@claudiayates7621]

If you adopt Y'all, ya gotta learn when it switches to "all y'all" (it is a group thing)

[@EliasKayama245]

Texan here, too, and yep

[@sax5055]

Y’all got that right. As a Texan in the Legal field, I was constantly harassed about using “y’all” on conference calls (all in good fun). One day we concluded a negotiation on a conference call. The folks from up-north asked me how long it would take me to make all of the changes and get a contract ready for signature. I replied, “I’m fixin-to start as soon as we hang up.” There was a looong pause and then someone said, “You are fixin-to?! What’s that mean?” I thought they were joking, but they confirmed that they had no idea what I meant. I explained, “Fixin-to means: that ‘I’m about to embark upon the project…I’m going to start immediately.’” They laughed but said it was a good clarification. You gotta know your audience. It makes things go easier… • that’s slicker than snot on a door knob. (a good idea) • you dun stepped in it now (you’re in trouble) • ya best keep that info down wind (it’s a secret) • that job is rougher than a corn cob in an outhouse 😂 (corn cobs use to replace TP…no more explanation needed 🤷🏻‍♂️😂) • He’s all hat and no cattle. (Looks and talks the part, but ain’t got no experience…a rookie) • he’s a half bubble off plumb (dumb/crazy) • you look rode hard and put up wet (you look bad/sick) ….And on and on

[@brittneyihrig1216]

So "ya'll" is also often used in Utah and parts of Idaho. When I lived in Rhode Island people always thought I was from Texas, or some Southern State. Always shocked people when I said I'm from Utah. As a funny joke my friend made me a sleeveless red t shirt and huge bold black letters that reads "F**k Ya'll, I'm Awesome" He made me the shirt after Always kinda being teased for saying ya'll. In a drunk moment I said the comment he put on the shirt. 1 of my fave shirts to this day. 😂

[@Moni633-00]

I agree. His “hey y’all” was perfect!

[@razziade]

You sound like an American saying “y’all”. Perfect! 👍🏻

[@OldMFer]

A cool saying is "One Horse Town". Not as prevalent as earlier times, but was a way of describing a small town or village. This was from before we had cars and you had to take horses everywhere. If you couldn't access a place by wagon because the trails were to steep or not wide enough, but you could get there by horseback or on a single horse only even with a buggy. It was a one horse town. If you could only get there on foot due to lack of trails or harsh terrain, it was "Off The Beaten Path" another cool saying to describe a hard to reach place.

[@amygrimm7825]

“New Yorkian” is so fair. Californian, Oregonian, Floridian, etc. “New Yorker” actually is the anomaly. I love the fresh perspectives on things I’ve never questioned.

[@Cadaveroux]

Seattleites

[@katheryns1219]

It depends on the ending sound of the place. States ending in "n" or a vowel usually add the n/ian. Different consonants will add "er" - like New Yorker or Vermonter. If the end sounds an "r" or an "l", then "ite" might be added like Seattleite or New Hampshireite. Lots of different rules.

[@vpasquale9096]

I visited NY on the 2nd anniversary of Sept 11th and VERY quickly found out what a NY minute was about! The actual MOMENT the light turned green, if you weren't moving, they honked their horn. LMBO!!! B* I clearly have out of state plates on my car 🤪 And here, if you pz us off, we're just gonna go slower 😇

[@DelphineDenton]

We also have Mainers, Marylanders, Michiganders, Rhode Islanders, and Vermonters.

[@illrwinweave5792]

" New Yorkians " and " Seattleites " are hilarious 😂😂😂

[@jillian_marie_b]

As a Southerner, I absolutely give you "permission" to say y'all whenever you want! You are really cracking me up on this video, thanks!!

[@savannah7375]

I second this. Y'all sounds good with a British accent haha

[@cannibalvince]

Might as well throw ain't in there too.

[@larrym.johnson9219]

Say Y'all if you wish 🔥🤟 From Florida 🇺🇸

[@1DwtEaUn]

He can also Y'inz, if he wants to sound a bit Pennsyltucky

[@ashleyguffington5706]

Same. You have a y’all pass. And you called New Yorkers “New Yorkians”. You can say “y’all” all you want.

[@ericholbrook1733]

In an oven, there's a bottom burner, read bake. There's also a top burner (heating element). The top one is the "broiler".

[@tufif]

American phrases are often more about style than brevity. Older generations in the south would describe a short person as "knee high to a grass-hopper" or something which obviously is much longer than just saying short, but it's more colorful

[@neosunrider]

:3 I remember being called that when I was young. Always got a giggle out of me.

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

I ain't heard that phrase in a hot minute!

[@DarthZ01]

well if that just aint the bees ding dang knees, i tell ya what. aka thats good.

[@claudiayates7621]

Cats pajamas

[@neshobanakni]

Two hours ago is was raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock.

[@lightwarrior432]

These are funny 😊👍🏽😁 But if I ever said to my parents: “I plead the fifth”, I’d wake up on the floor. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

[@fredflanders7917]

You and me both

[@andrew5401]

True story

[@jessicadukes9589]

You would wake up? Maybe I'm older than you but if I said that I wouldn't have woke up at all 😂.

[@jenniferoettle6849]

Agreed 😂

[@HopeNeff]

I'd be outside picking my own switch! 😂

[@spocksvulcanbrain]

John Handcock means "your signature." It comes from the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was so mad at the Crown and wanted to separate that he wanted everyone to know it so he signed the document using a HUGE signature so nobody would miss it.

[@jeannettedow9709]

So king George could read it without his glasses.

[@uhohhotdog]

+

[@coop8267]

It's HERBIE Hancock.

[@cameron24378]

yea and everybody else scribbled it really small so they wouldn’t be tried for treason

[@deborahsanders6762]

The Juniors and Seniors are upperclassmen. The Freshmen and Sophomores are lower class men. So you move up in the hierarchy as you progress. This is true of high school ( grades 9-12) as well as college ( University).

[@alyssarodriguez8893]

4:45 no his was the largest signature

[@VSG2abetterme]

A Mississippi minute for sure not only for the laid back lifestyle but also when we count and we want to count slowly, we say one Mississippi, two Mississippi…

[@magnoliablossom8127]

The reason the word "Mississippi" is used is for timing; because it has four syllables and usually separates saying each number by one second, as opposed to just saying a string of numbers quickly. There is no widely used "Mississippi minute," only the way each State would use their State's name in a local or colloquial manner.

[@duckstudios3513]

I use one Mississippi to count cause it's takes a full second to say the word lol.

[@VSG2abetterme]

Exactly but since we use that for that reason anyway that was the state that popped in my mind as a good choice for the opposite of a New York minute @@magnoliablossom8127

[@krystalcook1317]

We always counted seconds saying, one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc because it takes one second to say the number and Mississippi

[@KaityKat117]

you spelled mizipi wrong

[@bobjerk2492]

"Behind the Eight Ball" is best translated as "In a precarious position" or "overextended" or "exposed to danger".

[@rickkoenig3793]

Behind the eight ball can also mean “unprepared” or “screwed.” Like in a competition, someone is crushing it but you showed up behind the eight ball.

[@bobjerk2492]

@@rickkoenig3793 I'll just say "late". "behind the eight ball" does not redily imply a place in time but rather a place in space. It is refering to physical location and not temporal location. Otherwise it would be "BEFORE the eight ball". Watering down the precise use of cultural phrases is exactly how they become cliches and then archaic. The subsequent generations have to create new or abbreviated ones - causing cultural disharmony with older generations. "Brother Smith" became "Brother" which became "Bro'" which became "Br / Bruh" which is now "B". Some young people now think "B" is a term of familiarty taken from "Bumble Bee" the Transformer. Weird.

[@guardiankrillin]

Can also mean "You're out of time", in pool if the opponent is ready to sink the 8-ball they are about to win the game and you don't have time to come back.

[@bobjerk2492]

@@guardiankrillin Right, like in the bottom of the ninth inning in baseball and you're in the field. Your opponent has all the power to make or break the game.

[@raedaily9854]

@@guardiankrillin Most situations I've heard it used means you can't get where you are going or get done what you need to get done in time. You're going to be late no matter what you do.

[@erickpoorbaugh6728]

“Freshman” is short for “Fresh (=new) man on campus.” “Sophomore” comes from the Greek for “wise fool” because after finishing your first year, you feel like you know a lot even though you really don’t know much yet. If you imagine it as short for “sophisticated moron” (i.e., someone who knows enough to pretend to be educated but isn’t), you wouldn’t be far off.

[@jasonandersen5975]

Finally, someone gave the correct answer.

[@JDFloyd]

"The whole nine yards" is actually a U.S. Army Air Force World War II phrase. It related to the fact that the 50-caliber ammunition belt American fighter aircraft, like the P-51 Mustang, used each were 27-feet, or 9-yards long. So when American Army Airfare pilots were asked how they shot down German airplanes, they said "I gave him the 'whole nine yards'..." to mine he shoot the other airplane with a full 9-year long belt of 50-caliber ammunition.

[@jimmy64224]

Interesting bit about the knock on wood. People used to believe that fairies and trolls would cause bad luck. Fairies would live in places of wood like trees or furniture. So to prevent bad luck you knock on the wood to scare away the fairies.

[@MillieBlackRose]

I read it was so the tree spirits would hear them and protect their wishes or something like that.

[@alyxchristophe4385]

The definition of a New York minute is the amount of time from when the signal turns green to when the car behind you honks their horn. Lol

[@maingate7672]

In my school days, we had a saying, ''You can always tell a freshman by his green and silly looks. You can always tell a sophomore, because he carries one less book. You can always tell a junior by his worldly ways and such. And you can always tell a senior, but you sure can't tell him much.''

[@Prettypeachylife]

I love this 😊

[@Raggmopp-xl7yf]

In my school it went something Like: Freshman think they're Cool b/c they're Freshman; Sophomores think they're Cool b/c they're no longer Freshman; Seniors think they're Cool b/c they're Seniors; And Juniors sit back and watch everybody else making Fools of themselves.

[@ksquid1457]

Nice! We never had sayings. In middle school, everyone went a year calling seventh graders "sevies," which was a huge insult, for some reason 😂

[@avedurham]

As someone from the Southern US and also a bit of a grammar pedant, I feel like everyone should adopt "y'all." It's an amazing word.

[@debneuweiler9867]

Behind the eight ball is like between a rock and a hard place

[@RobertBreedon-c3b]

Now you will confuse him with Between a rock and a hard place

[@tmcleodjr]

It's a billiards reference. The cue ball is behind the eight-ball in a tight area on the table one might have an almost impossible shot.

[@BrandiKendle]

​@user-qv2ur2bw3z 😂😂😂

[@anna-lisaansardi9419]

@@RobertBreedon-c3b Hopefully not, since "Between a rock and a hard place" is from 'The Odyssey' in reference to Scylla and Charybdis.

[@carolw24]

Broiling uses only the upper heating element in your oven, applying high temps to the top of dishes for fast flavor. Use this method to cook and crisp delicate foods or brown the top of already-cooked dishes. Most broil settings use temps between 500 and 550° F, so keep a close eye on cooking progress. Grilling is cooking from the bottom and usually over coals.

[@jackferguson6873]

As a Texan, I give you my full endorsement to start using Y'all. Get after it, Bubba!

[@steadfastscout4606]

Bubba Brit 😂😂😂

[@Impericalevidence]

As a Texan I second this.

[@bryanhurley6303]

As an Alabaman, I third it... just don't add the fake drawl... nobody likes a fake drawl. (and we can tell)

[@jax782q]

Kentucky approves too y’all

[@-alovelygaycat-]

As long as he spells it correctly. It’s ‘y’all’ not ‘ya’ll.’

[@SunflowerSunflower101]

I'm an Okie & lived in CA for a couple years. People always laughed at my slow talking, said it took me 5 minutes to say one word. LOL

[@WilAdams]

John HANCCOK is a signature, and it the saying does indicate signature, but in the case of John Hancock's usage it is based on the statement John made upon signing the Declaration of Independence, he said, "I am writing my name large enough so that ol' King George won't need his spectacles to read it. So, it means to sign with confidence.

[@joewilson4151]

as a proud Virginian of Scots-Irish descent, ya'll is awesome, an indispensable word. everyone around the world should proudly adopt the usage.

[@duke927]

I’m listening to a podcast about the origins of English. It’s very detailed. Apparently You All, Y,all or all you all etc. provides a way of expressing a tense form of “You” that English lacks or seems imprecise.

[@joewilson4151]

@@duke927 that seems right. i studied Spanish for a lot of years and never really got it, you know? i could never think in Spanish. i know the words, and i can conjugate, i just can't put it all together with any fluidity. so many ways for humans to relay reality via language.

[@Jack.Waters]

A "New York Second" is the length of time from when a traffic light turns green to when a taxi driver hits his horn.

[@KaityKat117]

Wouldn't the taxi driver be totally cool with spending an extra minute or two at the light? Don't they have a meter running that tallies up the time spent driving which determines how much they get paid?

[@lorisilverstein3010]

Monday morning quarterback-the Monday part came in because the football games in the past were televised on Sundays and on Monday men would get together and critique the plays that their favorite team quarterbacks used or failed to use as if the audience were more of the experts than the players themselves.

[@Bob-jm8kl]

The South being the opposite of New York doesn't imply laziness on behalf of Southerners. They just take life a more relaxed pace in the South. I have to remind myself everytime I visit. I'm used to getting my stuff, paying, and getting out at the gas station, store, etc. In the South it seems like you're expected to have a conversation. That might also be an urban versus rural thing too. Anyway, when I visit, I take the time to relax and talk.

[@lynnes1864]

I tried to stick with "you all" but after years of living in the south I just gave up and went with y'all, lol

[@RELAXcowboy]

So in America, a Grill is outside cooking on open flame. Broil is a setting for the Oven that instead of heating the entire oven, a heat element kicks on and a fan blows the heat down onto the food being cooked. It is often used at the end of a bake to sort of crisper the top of a dish. Good for making things like Garlic Bread where it melts the garlic butter on top and crispers the top of the bread without over cooking the entire thing.

[@karenblevins1562]

Actually broil is a method of cooking that cooks food from above. Grill is a method of cooking over an open flame.

[@RELAXcowboy]

@@karenblevins1562 I re-read my comment and I think I see what you mean. Broil doesn't use the fan. I was thinking of Convection Oven that uses the fan to blow the heat over the food. You are correct. I was wrong.

[@karenblevins1562]

@@RELAXcowboy lol you were thinking about Baking 😉

[@leslieortenzi8875]

Now I want garlic bread!

[@phatmonkey11]

@@leslieortenzi8875 Now I'm going to start using the word crispers instead of toasts!

[@shawnbflannigan]

FOR THE BIRDS….. It originated as U.S. Army slang in World War II; the original phrase was “that's shit for the birds", but it was altered later to remove the expletive and make it less “vulgar". It came from the observation that birds would often peck at horse manure for seeds buried in it.

[@jryan9547]

I say it both ways haha

[@sallyvillarreal4294]

I thought it just meant something really sucks, as opposed to being “pointless”.

[@carolhuleteads5846]

The whole nine yards was referring to machine gunners bullets were in yards with a max of a total of 9 yards. So when it was a tough enemy in battle it was,said we gave them the whole 9 yards. Meaning you put in everything you had to give.