Prince Edward Island Slang

Intern Dude Dexter at K-Rock 105.5 asking the Island about our slang. Notice the accent and dialect. There're some interesting folk out there.

Here on PEI, we have some of the most unique terms and phrases in the world. What is said here just barely scratches the surface. No video can do it justice.

"Me Mudder n' me fadder took da car oot fer a warsh."

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[777godisgreat]

there are mass similarities between all the maratime provinces...slang and accent

[WellGamule]

@777godisgreat That's very true! It's only really when you get into colloquialisms and some of the more extreme rural manners of speech do you really find the noticeable differences.

[nybray]

I've lived in the US my entire life, and up until now, I had no idea why my family (me included) says "slippy" instead of "slippery." My mother's side lived on PEI for generations before coming to the US, so I guess we must've kept some of the accent/slang.

[bawbawbalcksheep]

stop being so sookie.......... no one in the west knows what i mean when i say it

[Jen02honey]

@Jen02honey "over across" and "up west" I had no idea what either of those things were

[Jen02honey]

after moving to the island about 6 months ago, I have heard things that they don't even realize they don't say right....aka the word "tomorrow" does not have an "a" in it "tamarrow"

[tjmfishing]

@theBCdream True

[theBCdream]

@tjmfishing - Sorry to get all political, I just had to say it.

[theBCdream]

@tjmfishing - I blame the government for taking away things islanders love... like K-rock. Just wait, when they can find an excuse, they will take more good things away as well. It's happening in America and Stephen Harper is all for cutting out the good stuff.

[tjmfishing]

@theBCdream what did the government have to do with that?

[theBCdream]

@tjmfishing - Anything the government can do to suppress their people:) PEI is becoming fascist!!

[fun747]

changed the station

[leonmuise]

I went to school with this guy hahaha.