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Gilly's 
Glen
One of my coworkers gave this to me, because he likes to make fun of my *heritage* I finally got around to sharing it with you, cause it's so amusing.
*I've actually heard these growing up in Wisconsin
If you tink you can deck yourself out in green and gold and walk around occasionally bellowing "Go-Pack-Go!" and qualify as a Wisconsin native...you're dead wrong. Youse gotta know the lingo too, ya-know, hey.
Fer dos of youse jus plannin a trip nort to Wisconsin der, yur gonna wanna no da followin words.
*Ain-a OR Ain-a-hey: Placed at the end of a profound statement; as in "isn't it?"
Bart: A Green Bay institution who doesn't need a last name; see Vince.
*Believe-you-me: Attached to the beginning or end of a statement makes it more credible; as in, "really!"
Big fatties: Nightcrawlers for fishin'.
*Blaze orange: What deer hunters and cold-weather Packers fans wear at Lambeau.
*Born in a barn?: A sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open.
*Borrow: Used in place of "lend," as in, "Could youse borrow me a couple two-tree bucks?"
*Brat: A sausage; a Wisconsin tailgate favorite; doesn't have anything to do with a spoiled kid.
*Bubbler: To the rest of the world outside Wisconsin's borders; it is known as a drinking fountain.
*Budge: To merge without permission; cut in, as in "Don't you budge in line for a brat, I was here first!"
*By: To; near; as in "Let's go by One Eyed Jack's," or "She'll come by Froggers tonight." It has nothing to do with a purchase.
*Cheddarhead: Someone from Wisconsin; see "Cheesehead."
*Cheesehead: Someone from Wisconsin; see, "Cheddarhead."
*Cheese curds: Small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them; a parish picnic favorite when deep fried.
Come-hear-once: A beckoning call to another Cheddarhead.
Couple-two-tree: More than one; as in "Delmer and I drank a couple-two-tree beers."
*Cripes: A Wisconsin expletive
*Cripes-sake: A mild Wisconsin expletive.
Cry-yiy!: A bit stronger expletive.
Cry-yiy-yiy!: A much stronger expletive.
*Crymany-cripes-sake: A wild Wisconsin expletive.
D: A substitute for words beginning with "TH"; as in "Dat guy over dere in dah Bears shirt is a FIB."
*Da OR Dah: Used in place of "the," almost the same rules as D.
Davenport: What your mom called the sofa; a couch.
*Dere: Used in place of "there." Same rule applies to all the "th" words - see D
Fair-to-midlin: Not bad or great, just "O.K."
FIB: Acronym (three words) for our neighbors sout of the state line - middle work is "Illinois."
*Fish fry: A Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin.
*Farm & Fleet OR Fleet Farm: A Cheddarhead's answer to Bloomingdale's.
*Frozen Tundra: Lambeau Field.
*Geeez!: Another Wisconsin expletive.
*Gohead: Proceed; as in, gohead and back up your car."
Gots: Used in place of "have"; as in, "I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da Frozen Tundra."
*Guldarn: Another Wisconsin expletive.
*Hey: Placed at the beginning or end of phrases for emphasis, as in "Hey, how 'bout them Packers?" or "How 'bout them Packers, hey?"
Holy-cry-yiy: As in, "Wow!"
How's-by-you?: A greeting; the same as, "How's everything?"
*Humdinger: A beauty; as in "dat crappy ouse caught upnort is a real humdinger."
John Deere: A Cheddarhead's other vehicle.
*M'walkey: Wisconsin's largest city; located just down the lake from Trivers and Mantwoc.
N'so?: A word inseted at the end of a statement; used as a substitute for "right?" or "correct?"
*Oh, yah: Depending on emphasis, it's either used as acknowledgement (as "That's correct.") or skepticism (That's bull!).
Parish picnics: Social events of the summer upnort.
*Pert-neer: Near; in close proximity; just about.
Polka: What you do at parish picnics.
*Rubbers: Protection for your shoes; also known as "galoshes."
*Sconsin: The state where Cheeseheads are from.
*Schmear: When someone piles on points while playing Sheepshead.
*Sheepshead: A card game.
Side-by-each: Used instead of, "Next to each other."
Skeeter: Wisconsin state bird.
*Smelt: Used in place of "smelled," also a fish that you catch in nets.
*Soda: A non-alcoholic drink such as coke, pepsi, etc. Everywhere else it means club soda.
Sout: The direction you travel from Wisconsin to find lots of FIBs.
*Start wit me last: To forfeit your turn, "Go ahead of me," or "you go first."
*Stop-and-go lights: What everyone else refers to as traffic signals.
Tirdy: Same as "thirty," and used on all numbers from 30 thru 39. Exception to the "D" rule, similar to "tink" and "tousand."
*Uff-da: Affirmative, as in "that's right." (Gilly's note: I have heard this used more often as "uh-oh," you trip and say Uff-da)
*Un-thaw: To defrost.
*Where-bouts: Locality; proximity; as in, "where-bouts are youse guys from?"
*Upnort: Where Wisconsinites go on vacation.
*Up-side right: Right side up.
Vince: The other Green Bay icon who doesn't need a last name of recognition, (see "Bart").
*Whozitz: A thing.
Yah-hey: Affirmative; as in "uff-da."
*You-betcha: Affirmative; as in "yah-hey."
Youse: Pronounced "YOOS"; it means "you" as in "are youse guys goin' up nort?"
*Youper: Someone from even further upnort than you.
I got this in an email, so if you happen to come across this page and discover that I stole it from you, just let me know.