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Chicago Slang
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Chicago Slang Posting this for visitors to understand us Chicagoans. 1. Grachki (grach'-key): Chicagoese for "garage key" as in, "Yo, Theresa, waja do wit da grachki? Howmy supposta cut da grass if I don't git intada grach?" 2. Sammich: Chicagoese for sandwich. When made with sausage, it's a sassage sammich; when made with shredded beef, it's an Italian Beef sammich, a local delicacy consisting of piles of spicy meat in a perilously soggy bun. 3. Da: This article is a key part of Chicago speech, as in "Da Bears" or "Da Mare" -- the latter denoting Richard M. Daley, or Richie, as he's often called. 4. Jewels: Not family heirlooms or a tender body region, but a popular name for one of the region's dominant grocery store chains. "I'm goin' to the Jewels to pick up some sassage." 5. Field's: Marshall Field, a prominent Chicago department store. Also Carson Pirie Scott, another major department store chain, is simply called "Carson 's." 6. Tree: The number between two and four. "We were lucky dat we only got tree inches of snow da udder night." 7. Over by dere: Translates to "over by there," a way of emphasizing a site presumed familiar to the listener. As in, "I got the sassage at the Jewels down on Kedzie, over by dere." 8. Kaminski Park : The mispronounced name of the ballpark where the Chicago White Sox (da Sox) play baseball. Comiskey Park was renamed U.S. Cellular Field (da Cell) 9. Frunchroom: As in, "Get outta da frunchroom wit dose muddy shoes." It's not the "parlor." It's not the "living room." In the land of the bungalow, it's the "frunchroom," a named derived, linguists believe, from "front room." 10. Use: Not the verb, but the plural pronoun 'you!' "Where use goin'?" 11. Downtown: Anywhere near The Lake, south of The Zoo (Lincoln Park Zoo) and north of Soldier Field. 12. The Lake : Lake Michigan . (What other lake is there?) It's often used by local weathermen, "cooler by The Lake." 14. Braht: Short for Bratwurst. "Gimme a braht wit kraut." 15. Goes: Past or present tense of the verb "say." For example, "Den he goes, 'I like this place'!" 16. Guys: Used when addressing two or more people, regardless of each individual's gender. 17. Pop: A soft drink. Don't say "soda" in this town. "Do ya wanna canna pop?" 18. Sliders: Nickname for hamburgers from White Castle , a popular Midwestern burger chain. "Dose sliders I had last night gave me da runs." 19. The Taste: The Taste of Chicago Festival, a huge extravaganza in Grant Park featuring samples of Chicagoland cuisine which takes place each year around the Fourth of July holiday. 20. "Jeetyet?": Translates to, "Did you eat yet?" 21. Winter and Construction: Punch line to the joke, "What are the two seasons in Chicago ?" 22. Cuppa Too-Tree: is Chicagoese for "a couple, two, three" which really means "a few." For example, "Hey Mike, dere any beerz left in da cooler over by dere?" "Yeh, a cuppa too-tree." 23. 588-2300: Everyone in Chicago knows this commercial jingle and the carpet company you'll get if you call that number -- Empire! 24. Junk Dror: You will usually find the 'junk drawer' in the kitchen filled to the brim with miscellaneous, but very important, junk. 25. Southern Illinois : Anything south of I-80. This is where Smothers' is from.... 26. Expressways: The Interstates in the immediate Chicagoland area are usually known just by their 'name' and not their Interstate number: the Dan Ryan ("da Ryan"), the Stevenson, the Kennedy (da "Kennedy"), the Eisenhower (da "Ike"), and the Edens (just "Edens" but Da Edens" is acceptable). 27. Gym Shoes: The rest of the country may refer to them as sneakers or running shoes but Chicagoans will always call them gym shoes! � CEEDEE � CEEDEE I suffer from delusions of grandeur |
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12/30/2007 5:25 am |
Only certain people from Chicago talk that way! It was a funny walk down memory lane.  ....I am Happy..  ...Single..Naked and Free...Care To Join Me?... ...
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12/5/2007 12:53 am |
I seen that before, I love it too! Funny cause it is so true like sleepyangel said. Youse guys take care over by dere now!!
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12/4/2007 6:18 pm |
OMG it's SO TRUE!! I say almost all of these! I just went to Jewels today! LOL! And I totally love The Taste!! 'Spressways. That's what my family calls them. Doesn't matter which one it is either. If you can go over 45 on it, it's a 'spressway. "Take da 'spressway to da lake." LOL!! Sleepy Angel  I  my friends!! 
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