It didn't occur to me until the other day, when someone mentioned that they had never heard of an expression I used....that we have a number of expressions and words that may been made up by family members and we have used them for soooo long, we got to thinking, they were things every one understood. Here are some of our words... Could your family add to this Dictionary of Words and Expressions...?
Baloney Lady - a psychic, astrologer, tarot card reader...anyone who "sees into the future."
Paper Devil - hard working, industrious sort of character..she/he works "like a paper devil."
Pooka - A creature well known for having "eaten the last cookie", not put the toliet seat down, forgetting to turn off lights, lock the door, an irresponsible sort of character..."The Pooka did it"
Shinta - A creature who is a "neatnik" and in charge of putting down your collar, straightening your tie, tucking in your shirt..."If you don't...straighten, tuck,....The Shinta will get you !" (always imagined as a child for this to be a snake-like animal.)
Shmutzy - messy....dirty....a baby learning to eat with his/her hands will have a shmutzy face...painting without a drop cloth will leave "shmutzes" everywhere !
Totsoyeah - pronounced Tot so Yeah...has some slavic derivation; means "That's just the way it is."
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