Here are some PA Dutch expressions ...
"Quit yer brutzin " - Stop crying, fussing
"Sit still and stop rutchin' around!" rutch - to wiggle or fidget Sometimes, you hear "ritch" instead of "rutch".
"It makes no never mind." Simply means that it does not matter
"Goin' down to the crik" crik = creek , small stream
"You better redd up that room!" Not necessarily clean a room, just tidy it up.
"He's so ferdutzed or He's so befuddled" ferdutzed and befuddled means confused / mixed up
"C'mere wunst!" Come over here. wunst = once... Depending on the tone, you know as a kid you should hurry up and get over there.
"Don't put your shoes on the davenport." davenport is a word for couch
"Would you like some dippy eggs?" eggs over easy sunny side up
"You daresn't go out " daresn't = dare not , not allowed
"C'mere wunst. Have a sitz." Come here and sit down
"Don't get lippy to me!" Don't talk back
"It's all buggered up" Can't be fixed. Damaged
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