2020年3月1日 · Spend any amount of time in the Maritimes (that's Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick), and you're sure to hear at least a couple things you probably won't hear anywhere else. 1. Sook. “Sook" in the Maritimes basically means the same thing as “sulk" does everywhere else. It can be a noun or a verb.“Don't be such a sook."

2015年11月20日 · There's the industrial Cape Breton accent as typified by Maynard Morrison's Cecil character from the Summertime Revue. There's the Acadian accent from roundabouts Cheticamp, Isle Madame, Louisdale, and L'Ardoise. There's the Victoria and Inverness county accents, heavily influenced by Scottish Gaelic.

Home to some good NS Slang influenced by the Waterways! The early East Coast settlers to this prosperous area were mainly from Scottish decent. There were numerous ports of entry to this new world but emigration was mainly through the Halifax Harbour. MacNab Island just off the harbour was a holding area for imigrants to be cleared for entry.

2017年3月27日 · An updated version of a dictionary of Canadian English has enshrined some 20th-century Nova Scotia expressions that might be less familiar in other parts of the country.

2007年1月1日 · This collection is arranged alphabetically and includes over two thousand intriguing names and expressions that have been coined, invented, borrowed, or otherwise stolen by Nova Scotians. The Nova Scotia Phrase Book is a lively and engrossing work that includes helpful explanations and a wealth of information about many of the more obscure ...

2019年11月10日 · There are a ton of uniquely Canadian/Maritime words though; Sook - someone sulking. Slippy - it’s the bastardized version of slippery. Owly - describes someone who is angry/irritable. Sobey’s bag - any plastic bag. Scribbler - notebook. Come From Away - …

The Nova Scotia Phrase Book: Sayings, Expressions, and Odd Names of Nova Scotia: Author: Dan Soucoup: Publisher: Maritime Lines, 2007: ISBN: 1894420306, 9781894420303: Length: 135 pages:...

Nova Scotia is blessed with a rich language. It is literally littered with words and expressions that vary from county to county, and town to town. From a dog’s breakfast, to blowin’ a gale, bed lunch, giv’er, fill yer boots, dough funkers, back-ass-wards and right some good, Nova Scotia Slang will introduce you to a whole new language.

2016年2月21日 · Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.

Nova scotian sayings. 1. "Stay where you're to 'til I comes where you're at." - This saying is used to tell someone to wait until the speaker arrives. 2. "A stitch in time saves nine." - This saying emphasizes the importance of taking care of things promptly to prevent bigger problems later on. 3. "The early bird catches the worm."