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		c-hendricks 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Typology of Canadianisms sad they don't have "barmp" here, it's a newfoundland-ism (maybe east coast) that means "honk" of a car horn. rick mercer: https://x.com/rickmercer/status/1491480449226579969 nova scotia: https://theshuffledemons1.bandcamp.com/track/barmp-your-horn newfoundland: https://barmp.com/

kimos 7 months ago | [–]

Incredible. I’ve never heard this. How is Newfoundland even a real place.

c-hendricks 7 months ago | | [–]

also missing "heatbag", another newfoundland-ism. Meaning "being very conspicuous while doing something you shouldn't"

c-hendricks 7 months ago | [–]

also missing "bunk", again Newfoundland, meaning "bad"

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