LAST EDITED ON Dec-11-19 AT 11:11AM (MST)[p]On another site, a few of us put together a faux dictionary geared to hunting forums. All the words/phrases came from actual messages.
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Accurized -- Adjective. To have been made accurate, especially a firearm.
Additude -- Noun. A way of thinking.
Allot/alot -- Pronouns. A bunch, a passel; also a small parcel of land.
Allready -- Adjective. Positioned to begin, as in ?Are you allready for the hunt??
Amo -- Noun. Latin for ?to love,? also an abbreviation for ammunition.
Antelers -- Noun. What male cervids grow on their heads.
Apostrophe -- Punctuation combined with S to form plural nouns on this forum.
Apostrophe S -- Used to make nouns plural, as in ?trophy?s I have taken" and ?six javi?s.?.
Arguement -- Noun. Heated exchange resulting from opposing views.
Arrow -- Verb. Describes shooting an animal with a bow.
Ballsilic -- Adjective. Relates to projectiles in flight; also a variation of silly ball or a type of vinegar.
Beems -- Noun. The part of antlers from which tines grow, also a verb as in ?Beem me up.?
Billyjack -- See whackadoodle.
Blackie -- Noun. Black bear or black-tailed deer.
Blktail -- Noun. A black-tailed deer, either Columbia or Sitka variety. Infrequently a mule deer.
Bord -- Noun. A panel of decision makers; also an adjective as in disinterested.
Bored -- See bord.
Break -- Noun. Abbreviation for muzzle brake; a device that reduces a firearm's recoil.
Bro -- Noun. Brother, also hunting partner.
Brodside -- Noun. Neither front, rear, top nor bottom, as in ?I had a brodside shot.
Brownie -- Noun. A freshly shed antler.
Bullit -- Noun. Projectile propelled from a firearm.
Busey -- Adjective. Having much to do, as in ?I'm too busey to stop.?
Buzztail -- Noun. Any species of rattlesnake.
BYOB -- Acronym for someone else will bring food.
CA -- Noun. One of the abbreviations for states used by the U.S. Postal Service; in this instance for California and "Calif." of formerly common useage.
Calaburr -- Noun. Prickly item found under saddles; also the diameter of a firearm?s bore.
Carp -- Noun. A less-desirable animal, especially a mule deer.
Complane/complaning -- Verb. To express dissatisfaction with proposed hunting rules.
Coroperate -- Verb. Two surgeons, one patient; also when hunting groups work together.
Coues -- Noun. A Coues white-tailed deer.
Couse -- Noun. Small white-tailed deer with cult following.
Cows -- Noun. Archaic pronunciation of Coues, as in ?Did you shoot a Cows dear?? (See dear.)
Crossbread -- Noun. See highbread.
CV -- Noun. Local abbreviation for Camp Verde.
CW -- Noun. Abbreviation for Coues whitetail, especially as in CW.com
Dear -- Adjective. Term of affection; also a noun describing an antlered ungulate.
Deferences -- Noun. Dissimilar items.
Desert -- Noun. A mule deer or bighorn sheep.
Desert monkey -- Noun. A coatimundi.
Doesen/duzzen -- Noun. Twelve; also unwillingness to act as in ?she duzzen want me to go.?
Dog -- Noun. See yotes, especially the male of the species.
Dont -- Verb. A pastry with hole in center; also preferred variation of don't on this forum.
Each and every one of -- Variation meaning ?each? or ?every.?
Elkys -- Noun. More than one elky.
Endloader -- Noun. See muzzy.
Envestagate -- Verb. What wardens do when inforcing laws. (See inforce.)
Envolve -- Verb. To include as a necessary part, as in ?I don't want to be envolved.?
European -- Noun. Feral swine (see ferrel) resembling Eurasian wild boars.
Everyone that -- Variation of ?everyone who.?
Exested -- Verb. To have survived. (Cockroaches have exested for millennia.)
Ferrel -- Adjective. Variation of ?feral? describing a domesticated animal "gone wild.?
Fling -- Noun. A brief romance; also a verb meaning to propel arrows.
FNG -- Acronym for friggin new guy.
Frontloader -- See muzzy.
Fue -- Adjective. A small number, as in ?There are too fue permits.?
Gambels/Gambles -- Noun. Two or more Gambel?s quail.
GF -- Acronym for loud, easily provoked humanoid known to cause financial difficulty.
GFD -- Acronym for state agency known to cause financial difficulty.
Glair -- Verb. To stare in fierce or angry manner. ?The cat glaired at me.?
Goat -- See speed goat.
GSP -- Noun. A special breed of companion animal that ?points? and "holds" birds for its master.
Hafta -- Noun. Missing union leader; also verb: Obliged to do something as in ?I hafta go.?
Harvest -- Verb. Euphemism for ?kill? or "take."
Heard -- Verb. A passel of critters.
Highbread -- See crossbread; also white, rye or whole wheat on top shelf.
Hog -- See European, javi and toad
Hole/whole -- Noun. As in: ?I blew the hole rabbit to pieces when it peaked out of the whole.?
Horns. -- Noun. Noise-making devices, especially on vehicles; also see antelers.
Hunnywhole -- Noun. A productive place; its location is always kept a secret.
Inforce -- Verb. What wardens are paid to do with laws.
It's/its -- Used interchangeably on forum.
Javi -- Noun. A foul-smelling, debatably inedible new world species found from the American Southwest into Central and South America.
Kidden -- Verb. Joshing, as in ?Are you kidden me?? A polite form of ?sh***in?.?
Laff -- Verb. Spontaneous reaction to humor.
Lark -- Noun. Something done for fun; also a ground-dwelling songbird or an old goat.
Loose -- Verb. Derived from lost, as in ?I hated to loose my money.?
Loose -- Verb. To have lost something, as in "I hated to loose it."
Lope -- See speed goat.
Mag -- Noun. A publication or a powerful calaburr.
Mall -- Verb. To wound by biting and scratching; also noun: Place where wives of hunters get even.
Me and my buddy -- Variation of ?my friend and I.?
Mollywhopped -- See wacked.
Mr. Bob -- Noun. A bobcat.
Muley/mulie -- See carp.
Muzzlegun -- See muzzy.
Muzzy -- Noun. Muzzleloading firearm, especially a rifle.
Neaded -- Verb. Required, as in ?I neaded money;? also spelled kneaded.
Newbie -- Noun. Young animal, also a new contributor to the forum.
Peeg -- See javi.
Photoe -- See pic, pix.
Pic -- Noun. Has replaced "photograph" and "photo."
Pitchers/pitchure -- See pic, pix.
Pix --Noun. Plural of pic.
Posison -- Noun. A deadly substance; also a location.
Rack -- Noun. A woman?s chest; also see antelers.
Realy/reely -- Adverb. Expresses surprise, doubt or degree; also one who cranks in a fishing lure.
Restrections -- Noun. Rooles and regulateshuns.
RUM -- Noun. Booze; also abbreviation for a Remington rifle caliber that kicks at both ends.
Scaley/scallie -- Noun. One scaled quail, but sometimes also more than one.
Scaley?s/scalie?s -- Noun. More than one scallie.
Scull -- Noun. Small boat; also what's left of a critter after body and flesh are removed.
Seen -- Verb. To have visually observed, as in ?me and my buddy seen,? and ?we seen.?
Servey -- Verb. An educated guess, as in ?our servey shows (fill in the blank).?
Shed -- Noun. A discarded antler.
Sight -- See websight.
Skunked -- See tag soup.
Smoke pole -- See muzzy.
Speed goat -- Noun. A hooved animal of open spaces with excellent eyesight and horn-like protuberances that are replaced annually.
Spots -- See Mr. Bob.
Steal -- Noun. What outlaws do to trail cameras; also a metal made from iron ore.
Stick and string -- Noun. Archery equipment; also a violin.
Stink pig -- See javi.
Stock -- Noun. Wood or plastic surrounding a gun?s metal parts. Verb. To approach game stealthily.
Strutin? -- Verb. Variation of strutting.
Stud -- See toad.
Sweet -- Adjective. Opposite of sour; a variation of bootiful.
Tag soup -- Noun. Unsuccessful hunt, especially the meals following such hunts.
Teusday -- Noun. Day of week following Sundy and Mundy.
Their/there -- Used interchangeably on forum.
Thems -- Noun. Similar to thoses; a variation of these ones.
These ones -- Noun. Plural of this one.
Thoes -- Noun. Digits on one?s feet; also more than one "this" and opposite of "these."
Tipical -- Adjective. Not abnormal; also noun as in northern and southern ends of California.
Toad -- Noun. An extra-large animal (when in capital letters, a REALLY big toad).
Tomaro -- Noun. The day after today.
Tones -- Noun. Unit of weight, as in ?Elephants weigh six tones.?
Trophy?s -- See Apostrophe S.
Turn-a-key -- Noun. Turkey. Origin unknown and unexplainable.
Vamit/varmit/varmet -- Noun. Variations of varmint.
Varmit/varrnit/varmet -- Noun. Troublesome animal that knows exact range of your firearm.
Virshun/virsion -- Another form of something.
Wack/whack -- See mollywhop and whackadoodle.
Waisted -- Adjective. Squandered; also noun describing a beer gut; also see whackadoodle.
TONY MANDILE
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