| Now if you every come to Newfoundland, don't be surprise if you don't understand some of what we are saying. I have often heard that we Newfoundlander (or Newfies as we are sometimes called) speak a language all our own. Here are some Words and Their Meanings, some Newfoundland Sayings, and Figures of Speech you may still hear today, but you difficutly heard many years ago. |
| Arn | Any |
| Brewis | Hard biscuit boiled, and pork fat |
| Chucklehead | A Stupid Person |
| Doter | An old seal |
| Faddle | A bundle of firewood, fardel |
| Grumpus | The whale |
| Helf | The handle of an axe, haft |
| Jackeen | A rascally boy |
| Kingcorn | The adam's apple of the throat |
| Lashins | Plenty |
| Manus | To Mutiny Aboard Ship |
| Narn | None |
| Omadhaun | A foolish person |
| Peeze | To leak in small bubble |
| Quot | To crouch, squat |
| Rompse | To Wrestle |
| Scruff | The back of the neck |
| Tacker | Waxed hemp for sewing boots. |
| Vamp | The sole of a stocking, to walk |
| Whiting | A tree from which the rind has been removed |
| Yean | Giving birth to young by sheep |
| All Mops and Brooms | This refers to an untidy condition of the hair. |
| A Gunshot Away | A short distance, about fifty yards |
| An Hour by Sun | An hour before sunset |
| Come day, go day, God send Sunday | Applied to a lazy person |
| Long may your big jib draw | A good wish for the future |
| Black as soot | Dry as a bone |
| Flat as a pancake | Lazy as the dogs |
| Leaky as a basket | Slow as cold molasses |
| Smart as a bee | Thich as tar |