Websta's Dictionary
Not to be confused with Noah's...here is a list of Webster's lingo - words, phrases, and local vernacular which you will no doubt recognize if you have grown up here or have lived here for any length of time.
Terms:
5 and 10 |
Woolworth's |
| Alls I know | a culmination of everything you know about something |
| Barrel-assing | Going fast, speeding |
| Big D | Price Chopper |
| Bottle it | The high school on Lake Parkway. "He goes to bottle it." (Bartlett) |
Cocked Up |
Drunk |
Chippy's 'Cowt! |
Gilbert's Market Look out! |
Downstreet |
Downtown Webster |
Enuffa |
Enough of |
Good Pickup |
Car/girl that accelerates well. |
| Greek Market | The market on South Main Street, (aka the lower end). |
Grinda |
(Grinder) or submarine sandwich |
JoJos |
Super-large french fries, basically a potato sliced into quarters. |
No Name |
Anywhere else in the world ask for Calzone |
No-suh |
You don't say |
Nuh-uh |
You don't say |
The Choppa |
Price Chopper |
The French Church |
Sacred Heart on East Main St. |
| The Grape | The Fuzzy Grape (now Mario's) |
| The Lower End | South Main Street |
The Pits |
Place to go parking with your girl |
The Polish Bank |
Webster First Federal Credit Union |
The Polish Church |
St. Joseph's Basilica on Whitcomb St. |
The Ranch |
Indian Ranch |
| The Saft | This afternoon. E.g., I'll give it to ya the saft |
Tird Street |
Third Street |
The Village |
North Village Apartment Complex |
Tree |
Three |
Triftee's |
Thrifty Supermarket, circa 1960-1984 |
"I toll ya dat"
I told you that
"Ova heeya not ova dare"
Over here not over there.
"J'eet yet?"
Did you eat yet? Ans. "No, D'joo?"
"Gettin' a grinda at Lake"
Getting a submarine sandwich at Lake Pizza.
"Gettin' cocked at Waterfronts"
Getting drunk at Waterfront Mary's
"Goin' down to the Hub"
Getting candy from Gene Cyr's
"Goin' to the club"
A polite way to tell your wife and kids you were going to sit at a bar all weekend. "The Club" projected an aura of mystique, like it was an exclusive place to be, where important "man business" took place.
"Hey" (used as punctution by some Websterites)
Example - "We were on our way to the mall, hey - and we saw this dead thing in the road, hey - and it turned out to be a fox, hey."
"They give a good plate"
They serve large portions
"Who was she from home?"
What was her maiden name?
Got a Websta term or phrase? Submit to: cmanzi@oldewebster.com
Contributed by Chad Pepin