When I was in NB I heard the term “hardon riggin”. Had no idea. When I said laneway they had no idea. They would say oh the driveway beside your front dooryard. Front dooryard?

    • Cheesus@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Same. It’s a shame that it will soon be moribund, it’s such a versatile word. Chinook jargon (the créole language the word comes from) was known for having a limited vocabulary, which resulted in many of its words having multiple nuances in meaning.