WORD |
DEFINITION |
SYNTAX |
NOTES |
| Aieee | Used
when someone is trying to say: "that's Impossible!"
|
Mike:
"I took 10 minutes to get downtown last night." Joe: "Aieee! stop zaggerating*!"
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*see:
Zaggerate
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| A'busta | Enveloppe
containing money given at celebrations such as weddings and baptisms
|
"Aieee!* I can't go wowt* cause I have to save money for a'busta for my cousin's wedding" | *see:
Aieee *see: go wowt |
| A'canteen | Cold room in the basement of all italian households in St-Leonard | Mom:
"Gianfranco, go get oujousse* in a'canteen" Gianfranco: "Aieee*, it's always me that has to go downstairs..."
|
*see:
Aieee *see: Oujousse |
| Ahummazingah | Amazing | "The
Sopranos is ahummazingah!"
|
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| Allègna | Fire wood | "I
have to help my father pecuz we just got allègna for the winter" |
*see: Pecuz |
| Alla masse | Intentional mispronunciation of the French expression "en masse"
|
"At
dat* party, there was girls alla masse!"
|
*see: Dat |
| All kinds |
Can either mean "everyone" or can be used to say "Several, a lot" | "Minghia!*,
the guy's making all kinds of cash with his new club!" or "Meee!* All kinds Of people were there last night!" |
*see:
Minghia *see: Meee |
| All worried
|
Sarcastic
expression used a person tries to show they don't care about something
|
"Even if the guy kicks me out, I'm all worried cause I'll just go to the other bar" | |
| Ammarketta Jantallo | An outdoor market called "Marché Jean-Talon" | "The
fruits and vegetables are on special* at ammarketta jantallo" |
*see: On special |
| Amma sorry | I'm sorry | "Amma
sorry but where's Lacordaire boulevard?"
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| Amméssa | Mass
(Usually in a Catholic Church with an italian-speaking priest)
|
"I
have to make the tomatoes tomorrow because I have to bring my grandmother to
Amméssa"
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| Ariacondish | Air conditionning | "My
new Civic is troppo nice*, it even has ariacondish!"
|
*see: Troppo nice |
| Arrandja | To fix | "My
computer crashed but my friend Remo is gonna arrandja it!" |
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| A'ruell | Back
Alley in a residential neighborhood. Derived from the french "ruelle"
|
"The kids are playing in a a'ruell" | |
| Aschtuff | The stove | "Take
the lasagna out of aschtuff, it's ready"
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| Ashouranz | Insurance | "I
can't take my car cause my ashouranz is finished"
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| Ashpètt | Wait! | "Ashpètt,
I still have to put gel in my hair before I come to pick you up to go wowt!" |
*see: Go Wowt |
| Assadj
|
To taste | "Dese
peppers are good, assadj!"
|
*see: Dese |