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Cajun Slang Words and Phrase
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


G

ga lee an expression of astonishment.

garde soleil an old-fashioned sun bonnet.

Gep a wasp.

Go to bed! Get out of here!; I don't believe you!

Grand Beedè Big clumsy man.

gree gree A curse or spell put on someone (from the Hatian word gris gris).

gumbo okra, a vegetable native to Africa, used extensively in Cajun cooking.

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H

Ha! I don't know!

He's got the cabris He's got a wedgie (his underwear are stuck between his buttocks).

He's got the gumbo His pants are too big in the seat.

hont embarrassed.

hosepipe water hose.

Hot, hot Very hot; (many adjectives are used twice with the first one meaning very).

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I

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J

J'ai gros couer I feel like crying.

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K

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L

loan mo lawn mower.

lee-lahs little green balls that grow on certain trees, usually thrown at friends.

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M

magazin store.

Mais Well (begins many French and English Sentences).

Make a bahbin pout.

make a bill buy groceries.

make the veiller( vay-yay) Spend the evening talking with friends.

Mamere Grandmother.

Mashwarohn a catfish.

meenoo cat.

Meenoo, meenoo Here kitty.

moochon a knub, a stump.

moustique, maraguin a mosquito.

muspeulus A Japanese pear tree.

My eye! OR My foot! Never!

my-nez mayonaisse.


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Letters A to F
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Letters G To M
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Letters N To T
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Letters U To Z



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