Actually I believe 'bang a yooie' is Bostonian for masturbation. Either that or sex with a lobstah, not exactly sure.

"Eh?"

Most of mine are covered in the Redneck Dictionary.

Indignant, a resident Bostonian, has been known to "whack it" on Ventrilo during BF2142 nights.

Local slang for carbonated beverages always gives me a laugh. To me, "soda" is normal. My wife grew up in Seattle and to her it was "pop" until I savagely broke her of that filthy filthy habit. In some places, every type of soda is called "coke", which makes me wonder what's wrong with those people and what you do if you actually want Coke.

My move to the Carolinas taught me a few interesting terms.

• Yuns: The South Carolina version of "y'all." See yuns later!
• Awll: Oil. Yew need yur awll changed.
• Tea: Rot-your-teeth sweet iced tea. There is no other kind of tea. Here's yur tea. Yuns need a dentist referral?

Where I'm from, that conversation usually goes like this:

Person: I'd like a coke, please.
Server: Sure thing, sug. What kind?
Person: Hmm... A Coke?
Server: Is Pepsi alright?
Person: Um, I'll just have some water, thanks.
etc.

It wasn't until I came to Rochester, the land of "pop" *shudder*, that I realized 'coke' was not universal lingo for a soft drink. I asked for a coke and, entirely unbidden, servers were actually bringing me Coke. So disorienting.

yoopers = people who live in the northern Peninsula
Michigan left

You people talk weird.

Brilliant!!

I only know two colloquialisms, both from Western Pennsylvania:

"yins" - Similar to "yuns," as in "Where're yins guys from?"

"crick" - Creek, as in "The car rolled into the crick."

Also, if I am eating an oblong sandwich, I am eating a grinder.

Here, in eastern central Wisconsin, most people don't call them ATMs, they call them TYME machines. When ATMs first came to this area 25 years ago, they were all owned by one company, and they were TYME (Take Your Money Everywhere) machines. And now that they're not all owned by the same company, a lot of locals still call them TYME machines ("are we going to the movies? I gotta hit a TYME machine"), which causes a real problem when you go somewhere else and ask a person where the closest TYME machine is, and they look at you like you're crazy.

Also, the term "...er no?" is pretty local. It sounds like one word.

Example:
"You wanna go to the bar after the movie, er no?"
Translation:
"Would you like to go to the bar after the movie, or not?"

Oh yeah? And what's coming to us "pop" hippies?

Soda always sounded like you wanted club soda, and that's just gross!

Greek idioms that my students have translated into English, expecting me to know what the hell they're talking about. Very difficult not to fall out of my chair laughing the first few times:

"I cut my head!" (with a right-handed chopping gesture to the neck): "I believe so firmly that my answer is correct, that I'm willing to wager great bodily harm." Funniest when they say this, and they get the answer wrong.

"Should I sniff my fingernails" or "I'm sniffing my fingernails" (while running their fingernails under their nose): "I have no way of knowing the kind of information you are asking me. Should I consent the Delphic Oracle, sacrifice a goat and study the entrails, or just discern the nuanced meaning you're looking for based on the last place I scratched (with aforementioned fingernails)."

My wife's English is amazingly good, but there are of course idioms I've used with her that she's either misinterpreted or has no idea what the hell I'm talking about.

1. "Go nuts." or "Knock yourself out." by which I mean "if you're willing to put forth the effort to complete your proposed action, I am happy for you to do so." Note: This is NOT the way she interpreted these statements.

2. In Greek, "okay" is always an affirmative, always a "yes." Not so in English, which I didn't think about, until she asked me if I wanted some ice cream (or whatever), and I responded with, "Eh, that's okay." by which I meant "no, but thanks for asking." I now try to say, "no, but thanks for asking."

I know there's more, but my brain is fading...