Aguy | 772 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I was watching a show with people from North Carolina and when they had to make a u-turn in the middle of the street and they called it "making a louie", which I'd never heard of. I've heard of making a "uey", pulling a stinky, or (according to my wife) flip a bitch. What do you call it in your neck of the woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 332 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Flip a bitch here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, SilverspoonGaming said: Flip a bitch here. Here too. But my mom is from kansas city, MO and she says “hang a louie” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 332 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MrWunderful said: Here too. But my mom is from kansas city, MO and she says “hang a louie” Never heard that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) When I was growing up in Minnesota we always used hang a louie. Edited February 11, 2022 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 @FireHazard51 had sent me an awesome book about dialectal stuff in the states, this wasn't in it. Very interesting! People should also post where they grew up when responding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,983 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 We usually say u turn or uey but that is probably because Aussies like to add the ee sound to a lot of things. @fcgamer as a linguist you might be interested in this list. https://www.wordnik.com/lists/aussie-ie-ee-y-ey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 U turn or "You-ee" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 U turn or the phrase "pull a U-ee" - Ohio I can't believe some of these terms. Also @fcgamerI think you would LOVE this NPR show called A Way With Words, https://www.wvxu.org/show/a-way-with-words You can listen for free and they have two times that are ~12 hours a part so you can find a time that would be convenient for you I bet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I can't spell it so I'm going phonetic, you-ees (u-ie) are illegal here, we have the mysterious "Michigan left" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_left Youie like Louie would be how I wanna say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) I always just say "make a u-turn", but if I here slang, U-ee seems most frequent and I've lived in the Carolina's my whole life. I have heard "Lui" which I just assumed was a combination of Left and U-ee. I've never heard of any of these other alternatives. Edited February 14, 2022 by RH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It is one of those phrases where I doubt there is (or ever was) an official spelling, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, drxandy said: I can't spell it so I'm going phonetic, you-ees (u-ie) are illegal here, we have the mysterious "Michigan left" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_left Youie like Louie would be how I wanna say it It has TWO U-turn maneuvers in it so you are allowed to do U-turns at designated locations. We have SuperStreets/RCUTs here in Ohio. But in general you can do U-turns legally unless marked or outlawed by city ordinances. In the City of Cincinnati U-turns are allowed unless signed or if you are in a zone business district. So make sure you keep a zoning map on you. Most just think it's illegal, business districts are everywhere so odds are good it's not legal. Spoiler Edited February 11, 2022 by FireHazard51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, FireHazard51 said: It has TWO U-turn maneuvers in it so you are allowed to do U-turns at designated locations. We have SuperStreets/RCUTs here in Ohio. But in general you can do U-turns legally unless marked or outlawed by city ordinances. In the City of Cincinnati U-turns are allowed unless signed or if you are in a zone business district. So make sure you keep a zoning map on you. Most just think it's illegal, business districts are everywhere so odds are good it's not legal. Hide contents That's how it is around here. 100% legal, unless you see that specific sign, which is typical of busy, or narrow, intersections in towns and cities. Now a 3-point turn... that's a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, FireHazard51 said: It has TWO U-turn maneuvers in it so you are allowed to do U-turns at designated locations. We have SuperStreets/RCUTs here in Ohio. But in general you can do U-turns legally unless marked or outlawed by city ordinances. In the City of Cincinnati U-turns are allowed unless signed or if you are in a zone business district. So make sure you keep a zoning map on you. Most just think it's illegal, business districts are everywhere so odds are good it's not legal. Reveal hidden contents Sorry if this was harsh @drxandyI deal with explaining these kinds of things with the public and had a rough RCUT project not too long ago. People freak out about it and I'm just like.....IT'S JUST TWO U-TURNS!!! It's not scary or complex, it's just a simple U-turn that you people do all the time in rural areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Haha I'm not invested in these things, you are fine. Still waiting for the pot tax to go to the roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, drxandy said: Haha I'm not invested in these things, you are fine. Still waiting for the pot tax to go to the roads Why Are Ohio's Roads Better Than Michigan's Roads It's like 98% of our budget goes to maintaining our existing roadways, culverts, and bridges. I still think we can do a better job so I cringe at what Michigan does. Spoiler Some road salt in that wound, you guys have a higher gas tax so you are doing less with more money.... Edited February 11, 2022 by FireHazard51 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Uey for U-turn, and hang a louie means turn left 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 27 minutes ago, drxandy said: Haha I'm not invested in these things, you are fine. Still waiting for the pot tax to go to the roads Lol, there's a "pot tax", haha... that's like saying lottery proceeds will go to "education"! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0xDEAFC0DE | 1,277 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 35 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Uey for U-turn, and hang a louie means turn left Same here. Louie definitely means a left turn for me. Never even heard of flip a bitch or pulling a stinky. I'm from Illinois. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 42 minutes ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Same here. Louie definitely means a left turn for me. Never even heard of flip a bitch or pulling a stinky. I'm from Illinois. Indiana, here, so it must be a midwest thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 772 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, 0xDEAFC0DE said: Same here. Louie definitely means a left turn for me. Never even heard of flip a bitch or pulling a stinky. I'm from Illinois. I've always lived in Southern California but I think I heard "pull a stinky" from my dad who grew up in up in upstate New York. I think it refers to when you make an illegal U-turn, you may burn rubber as you accelerate out of the turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests · Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I call it an U-sväng (Sweden). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,522 Editorials Team · Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 8:00 PM, Aguy said: making a "uey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,492 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 On 2/11/2022 at 4:56 AM, Kguillemette said: U turn or "You-ee" This. From the Great Plains, but they also say that on the left coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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