I say:

Goodafternoot... lol Madea

Genesia said:

Timmy84 said:

That's usually his reaction!

Spinlight said:

MidniteMagnet said:

I guess I've just never noticed anyone saying it. I'll have to listen closely. I lived in Texas for a while and they were probably more likely to say it down there than here in Maine. We have our own made up words...

I don't know where I picked it up - likely in Baltimore/DC as I used to live there. Everyone used to say it jokingly, it was just a thing. I dunno. lol.

I do know that I have said it to other people who have been shocked people actually said it. To me, breaking out into random, jokey colloquialisms is just part of conversation. A lot of people in the B-more area also say "warsh" and being serious about it, thus a lot of people say it jokingly too.

perhaps it is a Baltimore/DC thing then since I have spent my entire life there

Ebonics is like a 2nd language to me........not that I speak it but whenever I hear it, it sounds normal to me

looks like it made the Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionar...erm=skrimp

sextonseven said:

SUPRMAN said:

I agree with both of you 100%. Say the word correctly please.

I'm inclined to agree with you all as well. My ex used to prounounce shrimp this way and I couldn't stand it. To make matters worse he claimed that he "couldn't help it" and that it was really the way he talked that made him misprounounce the word that way. That wasn't it, he just wanted to sound ignorant so he could fit in with his other ignorant slow friends. I'm glad I'm rid of him. I need a man who's inclined to be intelligent and is big on intelligence.

Shyra said:

SUPRMAN said:

I hate it. A guy I was dating once used it when ordering.

We never went out again. He couldn't believe it when I told him why.

Gorgeous too. I can't do ignorance though.

I know what you mean! If a man I'm interested in makes a major grammatical/social error, and I clearly know he is not kidding, it just kills it for me. I can't be worried about him embarrassing me in front of family, friends or coworkers. Once, I heard a guy say, "Oh, don't touch that. It's mines." Needless to say, he was toast.

missfee said:

sextonseven said:

I agree with both of you 100%. Say the word correctly please.

I'm inclined to agree with you all as well. My ex used to prounounce shrimp this way and I couldn't stand it. To make matters worse he claimed that he "couldn't help it" and that it was really the way he talked that made him misprounounce the word that way. That wasn't it, he just wanted to sound ignorant so he could fit in with his other ignorant slow friends. I'm glad I'm rid of him. I need a man who's inclined to be intelligent and is big on intelligence.

I wouldn't be shocked if he was one of those idiots who screamed "it's a black thing!"

skrimps, labstuh and sammiches.