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That reminds me that sometimes in my family we'll jokingly say jeet? It comew from the comedian Jeff Foxworthy who said it's redneck for "Did you eat? " I'm in
by dghughes 10y ago
That reminds me that sometimes in my family we'll jokingly say jeet? It comew from the comedian Jeff Foxworthy who said it's redneck for "Did you eat? "
I'm in Canada and not redneck I wonder if jeet is actually used in the US.
- dsr_ 10y agoMy father's native New-Jerseyan uses "jeet jet" for "did you eat yet". The one bit of that I consistently use is "agnishna", for "air conditioner".
- fenomas 10y agoI recently found a list of these for Scottish that were amazing. E.g.: "space ghettos" (in standard American accent) becomes Scottish "Spice Girls" :D
- throwanem 10y ago> I wonder if jeet is actually used in the US Not really. Foxworthy's joke isn't that that is actually a word, which it's not; it's that that is how the phrase "Did you eat?" comes out sounding in the accent of his home, which is a couple states east of mine. (Also apparently in the accent of New Jersey, which suggests to me that this particular trait may be more coastal than specifically Southern.)