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Talkin' dat N'awlins Talk
Alligator Pear - an avacado
Krewe - a group or organization that puts on a parade for the Carnival season
Alligator pear, krewe, bayou, lagniappe
Bayou - a low lying, extremely slow moving
river or lake
Big Easy - a nickname for the city of New Orleans
Lagniappe - a French word meaning "a little something extra"
"Lassiez les bons temps rouler" - a French expression meaning "Let the good times roll"
Lundi Gras - a term that refers to the Monday before Mardi Gras
Big Easy, Lundi Gras, Cajun, Mardi Gras
Cajun - a person of any of the communities in the bayou areas of southern Louisiana formed by descendants of French Canadians
Mardi Gras - translated to "Fat Tuesday," it is the name of a celebration (and indulgence) before the Catholic season of Lent
crescent city, nawlins, creole, da parish
Crescent City - another nickname for the city of New Orleans
N'awlins - a faster way to say, "New Orleans"
da Parish - "the Parish," instead of counties,
Louisiana has parishes. Usually, da Parish refers to Chalmette - a suburb just outide of New Orleans
Creole - a person who descended from the colonial settlers of Louisiana, especially those of French, Spanish, African, and/or Native American descent
Dressed - a term that implies that lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise is added
"Fixin' to" - a faster way to say, "fixing to," meaning "about to," or "going to"
dressed, fixin to
Gumbo Ya-ya - an expression that is used to describe when everyone is talking at the same time
Hurricane Party - exactly what it sounds
like; after New Orleanians batten down the hatches, a hurricane warning can turn into a social event. If it's not predicted to be too bad, they often throw parties to wait out the storm together
"It don' madda" - a faster way to say, "It doesn't matter."
Voodoo - a form of witchcraft
Vignette - a common style of New Orleans art, often sketches or paintings
"Throw me somethin' mista" - a phrase often shouted to Krewes to ask for throws
Throws - trinkets, such as beads, souvenir cups, or coins that Krewes toss out to parade watchers
Yat - a greeting derived from "Where y'at?" It is also a term used to refer to a true New Orleanian
gumbo yaya, throws
hurr party, throw me some, vignette
it don madda, voodoo, yat
King Cake - a traditional cake origionally
Yatspeak - the unique cultural dialect and way of speaking prevalent in New Orleans
made to celebrate the coming of the Three Kings. It's made of a simple ring of dough and topped with colorful sugar sprinkles in
green, purple, and gold. Sometimes, a tiny plastic baby is hidden in the cake, and the person who finds it gets to throw the next King Cake Party.
king cake, yatspeak
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