Maritimers are known for having a strange and unique vocabulary. For many Dalhousie students,
understanding the slang your prof uses can be just as difficult as understanding the content they teach.
We at The Dalhousie Mackerel went ahead and created a guide to help students understand the wacky
phrases their professors use:
Go on!
Pronounced “g-wan”, a response to information that is either unexpected, or unbelievable.
I wish I could help, but it’s out of my hands
This is something I could easily deal with, but I do not want to put in the extra work.
The affirmative inhale
A sharp inhale while saying yes ‘hYea’.
This is a difficult time for us all. If you need to prioritize your mental health, please do
If you try and play off a relative’s death as a reason for missing class, you’d better have the coroner’s
report to prove it.
Right
“It’s right cold out,” for example. A replacement for the word “very”. A nod to our roots, stemming from
the Scottish Gaelic word “reit”, meaning “very”.
If the assignment does not match the exact formatting I specified, you will receive a zero
My wife hasn’t touched me in over seven years.
We hope you found this guide right useful!