Danvur Werd of the day - Wayzout

wayzout or wiseout
(depends on what side of the tracks you hail from in Denver)

pronounciation: wāz-aut, wīz-aut

Example: "phew! damn bud your ass kicks! wayzout/wiseout bro!"

Have you every teased or played a practical joke on someone? I'm sure we are all guilty as charged, and have had to apologize for our actions. For years in Denver WAYZOUT has been a way to tell someone you're just kidding around with them. The phrase "Wayzout" has been the foundation to our home spun-jargon in the town of Denver, or like our fellow Danvurians would say; DANVUR BuuuD! I've talked with countless Danvurians about the origins of the word "Wayzout", and from my understanding the word "Wayzout" started sometime in the late 60's/early 70's. Just like the vast majority of Danvurians Wayzout was created somewhere in the valley's of southern Colorado and migrated up to Denver.

Here are a few examples of using Wayzout in casual "Danvur" conversation: For instance back in the late 80's a fellow classmate of mine had made a comment about a heavy set girl who wore a spandex outfit to school. He blurted: "Damn girl, those spandex make you look fat! HAAAhaa! Wayzout!" In shock the girl turned to him and shook her head with much Danvur attitude followed by the notorious deflation: "PSSSSSssssh". before she could take actions into her own hands the classmate followed up his insult with a double shot of WAYZOUT: "EEEE, Wayzout girl! your ass makes you look fat!" needless to say she still didn't take the joke very well and proceeded to hand over her earrings, Aqua Net, purse, vent brush and Mary Janes to her girlfriend who was standing next to her. The girl shouted "Fuuuuuhk that!" and charged the poor fool who every so confidently blurted out the insult. Believe me, you didn't want a Poofer chic pissed off at you. The name "Poofer Chic" is another phrase that is part of the Danvur jargon, I will save that one for a later post.

In recent years, Danvurians ranging from ages 25-50 have seen a huge decline in the using of the word "Wayzout". This decline has not stopped a vast majority of Danvurians growing up in the 80's from saying Wayzout in their conversations. Many of Danvurians make the Freudian slip and will say Wayzout instead of just kidding in the work place (You know us Danvurians, we just LOVE "keedin'" around with people.) If you work in a company with colleagues who live all over the U.S. you get some strange reactions to Wayzout. Try slipping in Wayzout instead of just kidding when your around the old water cooler, and watch the looks on their faces, priceless.

When a Danvurian travels outside of the Denver Metro area, Wayzout will have a tendency to slip out during conversation. The Danvurian is then stuck with the task of explaining the meaning of the word and where it came from. Back in the mid 90's I moved to Southern California. I had a wide range of friends: From Mexican Americans to Chicanos and Hippie Surfer types. One day I was hanging out with this group of straight up chola-chics. We hung out and drank beer in the hills of Mount San Jacinto. I recall telling them about life in Denver and how some things are similar. They told me they pictured Denver as straight up "country living" with buffalos roaming free?! I replied with "Yes.....Wayzout! No, we have city living and one of the best Arts complexes in the country?!" All 4 chicas looked at me and said "WhhhAT?!" to which I replied "Wayzout, don't you guys know what that means?" I was so comfortable in conversation that I just assumed they knew the word Wayzout, because they were Mexican American and reminded me of fellow Danvurians. When I explained the word they laughed and it caught on and they would say hey "Wayzout" everytime they saw me. I wasn't sure if they were laughing with me or at me. Us Danvurians get paranoid that way.

Wayzout is a way of life for the Danvurian, without it we will not have luscious words like: Neds, psych, Huh and many other words that make up Danvur jargon. To me, and I think I can speak for other Danvurians, Wayzout is the one word we as Danvurians can all identify with.