Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Laissez les bons temps rouler!





It's Fat Tuesday, every pup!! Mardi Gras!! Put on some Boozoo Chavis or Terrance Simien and get your party on!
Momma is gonna go to the store and get the fixins to make some Seafood Dirty Rice.... maybe she will slip me a little treat tonight, too... I sure hopes so! I luvs getting a lagniappe!


Since it's Mardi Gras, thought I'd share a few Cajun words and their meanings...


Meeno............cat
Tooloulou......fiddler crab
tree...............three
Ain................What did you say?
Bahbin...........facial pout expression
Coo-yôn.........foolish
Drawz............under wear
Freesôns........goosebumps
Hose pipe.......garden hose
Haunt.............embarrassed
Nuttin.............nothing
Passe'.............go away
Peeshwank.....runt, little person
Pod nah........partner, good friend
Udder............other
Vay-yay........spend time talking (from the French veiller)
Lagniappe.....something extra


So, laissez les bons temps rouler!! May your folks give you a lagniappe with your dinner tonight!! It's Mardi Gras!!  


 Bark ya later, gators!

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