In just two weeks, we'll be on the ground! So hard to believe. As promised, below is some more NO-speak for us to try out. Can you put together a fully-loaded sentence AND have it make sense? Let the games begin!
Banquett (ban' ket): Sidewalk--French meaning a small bank along the road
Calliope Street (Cal' i ope): (The ope said like rope--no "e" heard) Don't ask where "Cal-lie-o-pea" is, nobody will understand what street you're looking for!
Cajun (kay' jun): French Acadians that settled here from Canada
Camelback (cam' l bak): A single row house with the back half made into a two story. The front section remains a single.
City that Care Forgot: A nickname for New Orleans
Creole (cree' ole): Descendants of French, Spanish, and Caribbean slaves and natives; also come to mean any person whose ancestry derives from the mixed nationalities in the Caribbean.
Crescent City Connection: Twin bridges connecting the Eastbank with the Westbank
Dressed: Sandwiches served with lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise--"the works"(And, of course...the way those with class catch their Mardi Gras throws!)
"Fixin to": About to
Flambeaux (flam' bo)
Gallery (galllll rreeeee): Balcony--walkway outside of homes on the second floor
GNO: Greater New Orleans area
Hi-rise: Anything above sea level! - (just joking--with a bit of truth!) The elevated interstate roadway.
Makin' groceries: Buying groceries
Metairie (Met' tree): A suburb of New Orleans--between the Airport and New Orleans
Muffuletta (Moo Fa' lotta) and a lotta it is!: Super-large, round, fat sandwich filled with salami-type meats, mozzarella cheese, pickles, and olive salad
Neutral Ground: Median or grassy area between the paved areas on a boulevard
pantry (pan-tree)cupboard
Shot gun: Usually part of a "double"--a single row house in which all rooms on one side are connected by a long single hallway--you can open the front door and shoot a gun straight through the back door, without hitting a single wall
Sno-ball: Shaved ice (nearly powder) served with flavored syrups.
Tchoupitoulas Street (Chop a two' les): Interesting street name .... one of the trickiest to pronounce - and spell!
The Parish: Louisiana has Parishes not Counties, but this often refers to Chalmette, a suburb outside New Orleans.
Uptown (uhp' tawn): Area "upriver" from the French Quarter
And finally....
Yat: Standard greeting--("Where yat?" is "Hello, how are you doing?"). Also can be used the neighborhood where the term is used.
Taken from: http://www.experienceneworleans.com/glossary.html#1
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