Almost everyone coins or uses expressions that make sense to only a few people. What word or phrase do you use most often that you have to explain the meaning of to others?
I'm from Newfoundland, so most of our expressions don't make sense to anyone who isn't from here, the most common being;
Oh me nerves! - Meaning someone's done something or something's happened to you that's got you really stressed or annoyed.
Yes b'y! - Kind of one of those thing's that gets lost in translation "b'y" would be the person you're talking to and it's usually used when you're impressed or being sarcastic.
ex; "I got a 95 on my French exam!" "Yes b'y!"
How's she cuttin'? - Just "How's it going"
Best kind - Another one of those things that gets lost. It's kind of just when you're happy about something... or being sarcastic.
If I go up to the main land (A.k.a the rest of Canada) or even Labrador I always get asked to repeat things like 10 times.