In another thread, someone said their "Glaswegian" wasn't quite up to snuff and asked for a confirmation on a definition of gobob or some such thing (sorry I forgot, but remember the extra syllable was for emphasis).***NOI/BG***

I love to learn/pick up and use different ways of saying things, i.e. someone else's slang. I think it's fun and I've learned a lot here at the Mudcat. Usually I can guess at the meaning, but not always. And, there are many words, included in lyrics, which are regional and may not be clear in meaning to everyone who reads them, so....

I thought it would be fun, here, if everyone would post some of their favourites, from their regions/songs, for us all to learn/laugh at and, maybe even adopt! PLUS IT COULD ALSO BE EDUCATIONAL thus fulfiling a role of this wonderful site. (We all want to know what we are singing, right?)

Anyway, one I know which really isn't all that colourful or unknown here in the West is "crick", which is not a pain in the neck, but a small stream of water. if you are a native, esp. of Western Colorado, you will NOT pronounce is as written, i.e. "creek"! It is "crick".

Another one I noticed when living back East: out here for a neice's wedding, my son's girlfriend from New Hampshire was telling a joke and kept talking about someone looking for "root" such and such. Finally, one of my Colorado friends looked at me and asked me what kind of plant she was talking about! Out here, we say "rowt".

Those are not exactly the types of things I was thinking about tat I've seen in the threads, but maybe they will get you all to thinking and remembering and posting, eh?!

Can anyone tell me what got the expression "spot on" started?

Thanks,

katlaughing