People Reveal Words Their Families Completely Made Up

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Mayarey
Feb 26, 2021 2:00 PM EST

When you spend too much time with people a lot starts to happen. You can predict their moods, memorize their sleep schedule, and of course, you develop some kind of a dialect that only becomes more and more abstract with time. Made-up words can definitely solidify a relationship. So, who do we spend the most time with growing up? Yep, our families. And some 'famiolects' just happen to go much farther than others.

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    Rectangle - Iva Cheung @lvaCheung · Jan 11, 2018 What words, expressions, or pronunciations are unique to your familiolect? Quote-tweet with your favourites! ... 788 2I 1.8K 769
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    Twitter user @IvaCheung asked people to share their own funny expressions that are unique to their families. I wonder if this is more common in families where multiple languages are spoken. I know for me there are some words that I was 100% convinced were actually English.

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    Font - Iva Cheung @lvaCheung · Jan 11, 2018 I had tonnes with my parents (in Cantonese) when I was growing up. In my immediately family now, we have our own names for specific recurring foods/dishes (e.g., "magic beans" = Szechuan-style green beans). See also ... A Iva Cheung @lvaCheung · Jan 16, 2017 Growing usage in my household: "responsible" as a verb. "Will you responsible the dishes?" "I've reponsibled the trash." cf. "adulting" 14 27 18 264
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    It seems that @IvaCheung also grew up in a household with multiple languages. It always adds more flavor, more experiences, and more confusion! But at least we can laugh at how broken we sound in not one but multiple languages! Ah, the joys of being bilingual!

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    Product - welcometocommerica @herewegokids7 · Jan 14, 2018 ... Replying to @lvaCheung My grandbaby calls flamingoes "fingamoes" pretty sure we'll say that forever. Whenever we take a curve a bit fast, someone always says "is this where we tip over" bc Grandad once said that.hes gone now. He was a card. 1
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    Font - Adele Buck - ACTING UP out now! @_AdeleBuck · Jan 11, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung "Rat-spit" for Ratatouille (I used to say it sounded like "rat-ptui" [spitting noise]). "Shnah" (anything oozing or dribbling out of where it shouldn't - "Ew. You overfilled the waffle iron and you got shnah everywhere.") My husband has totally co-opted shnah into his vocab. 27 1
    via @_AdeleBuck
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    Font - larry, im on ducktales @LeonoraStonks · Jan 11, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung Whenever anyone almost drops something, my brother and I respond by saying "Thanks, Dad." There's a whole backstory. Also, we use "poop fart" as a swear word bc we are all five. 27 1 3
    via @LeonoraStonks
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    Product - Vinícius M. Kern @vmkern · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung I learnt my wife repeats, when driving with friends, my mumble to reckless motorists and bikers: "deceased apprentice" (sounds better in Portuguese: "aprendiz de defunto").
    via @vmkern
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    Rectangle - MCJ @EmceeReads · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung We also call all the stuffed animals "aminals" and all animal paws are "pawlies." These started when our girls were toddlers; they're well into their teens now and we still use these words. 27 1
    via @EmceeReads
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    Organism - Gracie DayGlow @GracieDayGlow · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung When my sisters were little, they threw extra Y's into words and some have still stuck even when they're in their 20s. E.g. M&Ms= "emmyems" pancakes= pannycakes ... We also have a code word for when you're on the phone, but not alone: "I'm in a cornfield rn" (surrounded by EARS)
    via @GracieDayGlow
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    Font - Cescüi @Cescui · Jan 12, 2018 ... Replying to @lvaCheung Hubby still says "Hangenber" instead of hamburger since little daughter said it that way when she was a toddler #familiolect 1
    via @lvaCheung
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    Font - superstache @_perrynormal Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung We call the car beeper thing on your key chain a "beep-beep". When something disappears it actually "misappeared". As in "damnit, the beep- beep has misappeared again!"
    via @_perrynormal
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    Font - Catherine Prestwich @A_Prestwich Jan 12, 2018 ... Replying to @lvaCheung "It's an explainy gift" meaning l've got to tell u a whole story before u know why u like my gift. We're talkers and like to take the proper amount of attention when giving a gift
    via @A_Prestwich
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    Font - A Good Egg @pairx2 · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung In our house a washcloth is a "sorry." When the kids were young and in the bath, we would wipe soap out of their eyes and say "sorry!" Also, all our cats are "boos," the hermit crabs are "worms" and the made up word "aspitay" means hurry up!
    via @pairx2
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    Font - katie changed her pfp @hes_the_gay_one · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung We call drinks beverines (bever-een). Like beverage, but with a twinge of a pretend old timey soda commercial "introducing mountain dew, a genu-ine lemon lime caffeinated carbonated beverine! Try it today!" 27 1 1
    via @hes_the_gay_one
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    Organism - Baguettely @Fwack_N_Bang · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung We call flipping someone off "licking the butter." It's because some time ago my brother was flipping off my mum behind her back and she turned around and caught him and so he tried to make out that he had got some butter on his middle finger and was just licking it off.. 27 1 1
    via @Fwack_N_Bang
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    Font - Carrie C @aBitCarriedAway · Jan 12, 2018 Replying to @lvaCheung Pooky/pookie (adj) a state of having a mopey, whiny, bad attitude for a not completely explained reason. "Leave her alone because she's really pooky right now." I tend to get pooky after long plane/car rides.
    via @aBitCarriedAway

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