How do you say hello in Florida?

Found mostly in Southern Florida, oye is a way to say "hey" or "hello" to someone. Like a lot of Southern Florida slang, this term has roots in Cuban.
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What words do Florida people use?

Florida Slang Words
  • No see ums = Those annoying bugs that people have a hard time seeing! ...
  • Jit = Usually a kid, but it can be anyone younger than you. ...
  • We're parked in Goofy = Meaning you have parked a very long distance from your destination. ...
  • Sleep = To be missing out on something. ...
  • Wicked Up = Similar to “wasted”.
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What does git mean in Florida?

Git /ˈɡɪt/ is a term of insult denoting an unpleasant, silly, incompetent, annoying, senile, elderly or childish person. As a mild oath it is roughly on a par with prat and marginally less pejorative than berk.
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How do you say South Florida?

Soflo/Sofla

(Noun): Another way to say, “South Florida.”
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What does JIT mean in Florida?

Jit. Jit is a cute little term Floridian's use to refer to someone younger than them. Typically, it's used for a kid. Example: The jit has a lot of gall to hit on my sister.
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Does Florida have an accent?

Speaking Floridian has nothing to do with acquiring a Southern accent. People in Georgia and Alabama speak with Southern drawls. Floridians don't. But Floridians do have a distinct vocabulary that, once mastered, will permit any immigrant to pass for someone who is Florida-born.
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What is Gator slang for?

Gator is a slang word for alligator.
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Is Prat a swear word?

According to Oxford Dictionaries, we started using “prat” to mean idiot in 1960, but before that, it was a 16th century word for buttocks. So when you call someone a prat, you're also calling them an arse. This is another delightful description of someone who's painfully stupid.
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What are some Southern slang words?

These Are All the Slang Terms You'll Only Hear in the South
  • Buggy.
  • Fixin'
  • Druthers.
  • High cotton.
  • Bubba and Sissy.
  • Hoecake.
  • Catawampus.
  • Piddling.
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What language do they speak in Miami Florida?

English is the official language of Miami, but due to the large immigration of people from various Spanish speaking regions, Spanish is also a dominant language and is spoken by 60% of the population.
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Does Orlando have an accent?

The dominant dialect found in Orlando is the same kind of General American speech that is spoken from Hartford to Philadelphia to Cincinnati to Minneapolis, said Pederson.
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How do you say water in New York?

Starting off with some of the most popular words New Yorkers say differently and stereotype accent words that non-Natives love to hear locals say.
  1. Coffee – Caw-fee – Easily a New York Accent word favorite. ...
  2. Water – Waw-ter or Waw-da.
  3. Chocolate – Chaw-clet.
  4. Dog – Dawg.
  5. Call – Cawl.
  6. New Yorker – New Yawka.
  7. Talk – Tawlk.
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What Green Means Florida?

Green means go. Go, car, go. Except in Miami, the city of exceptions to societal norms. Most places, when the traffic light turns green, drivers press the accelerator.
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What are the most popular slang words?

Below are some common teen slang words you might hear:
  • Dope - Cool or awesome.
  • GOAT - "Greatest of All Time"
  • Gucci - Good, cool, or going well.
  • Lit - Amazing, cool, or exciting.
  • OMG - An abbreviation for "Oh my gosh" or "Oh my God"
  • Salty - Bitter, angry, agitated.
  • Sic/Sick - Cool or sweet.
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What does BAP mean in Florida?

“Bap” an obsolete or broken thing, usually something tech. “Sleep” to be missing out on something—“You are 'sleepin' – that club is hot!” “Buss/bussin” good food, great food, DELICIOUS food!! “Florida bath” basically you're getting clean in a pool, not the shower!
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What does JIT me mean?

"Just in Time" is the most common definition for JIT on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. JIT. Definition: Just in Time.
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What does it mean hitting licks?

“Hit a Lick” means to get a lot of money very quickly. Usually illegally by robbing and stealing all in a short amount of time. Robbing someone, coming up stealing, or hitting the jackpot gambling would known as “hitting a lick”. The term “Lick” and “Hit-a-Lick” has been used by Gucci Mane, YG, Lud Foe, Roddy Ricch, J.
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What does grits mean in Florida?

GRITS. Gentlemen Raised In The South. GRITS. Godly Revelations in Today's Society. showing only Slang/Internet Slang definitions (show all 9 definitions)
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What does it mean to YEET?

Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don't yeet something if you're worried that it might break.)
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What does OOMF mean?

It's tough to keep up with jargon when the internet moves so fast. Pop star Ariana Grande announced Saturday that she had learned what "oomf" meant ("one of my friends" or "one of my followers"). Knowledge is power, and Grande expressed an immediate feeling of empowerment.
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