Mermaid Language and Lexicon

 Merpeople language: words and phrases that merpeople use 

Merkind (humankind/mankind)

Bullshark (bullshit)

O-fish-ally, Ofishally (officially)

Son of a swordfish (son of a bitch)

Mer-mazing (amazing)

H2OMG (omg)

Merfriends, Merbesties, Gillfriends, Gillbesties, (Besties, Pals)

Mer-riffic (Terrific)

Shellphone (Phone/Cellphone)

Shello (Hello)

Shellfie (Selfie)

Sea-riosuly (Seriously)

Dolphin-ately (Definitely) 

Shellebrate, Shellabrate, Shell-e-brate, Shell-a-brate, Shella-brate, (Celebrate)

Shellfish, Sell-fish, (selfish)

Shore Thing (Sure Thing)

Curren-sea (Currency) 

Seasticks (chopsticks)

What up, fishes? (whats up bitches)

S’whale (Swell)

Krill, Kriller, Krilling (kill, killer, killing)

Namerste, Na-mer-ste, (Namaste)

Sofishticated, So-fish-ticated, (sophisticated)

You mer-make me smile (You make me smile)

Merm's the word (Mum's the word)

Have a fintastic day. (Have a fantastic day)

Seacret, Sea-cret, (Secret)

Seariously, Sea-riously, Sea-rious, Sea-riously, (seriously)

Sea (see)

For shore (For sure)

Long time no sea. (Long time no see)

Fintastic, Fin-tastic, (Fantastic)

Beach (Beat)

Otterly (Utterly)

Gills (girls)

Mermate (mate, partner)

Jawsome (Awesome)

Tropic Like It's Hot! (Drop It Like It's Hot)

Tail Next Time (Till' Next Time)

Gillfriends, Gillbesties, (Girlfriends)

Mermosa (mimosa) 

Oceanista (fashionista) 

Fin-Crowd (In-Crowd)

Fishionista (Fashionista)

Beach, please (bitch please)

FIN-ished (finished) 

Over-whale-ming (Overwhelming) 

Aloha, Beaches! (Aloha bitches)

Gorge (Underwater "Gorge" and a play on Gorgeous)

Reeffreshments (Refreshments)

Break a fin (break a leg)

Squidding (Kidding)

Louis Zuitton (Louis Vuitton)

Beaches (bitches)

Porpoise (purpose)

Finstagram (Instagram)

I washed up like this (I woke up like this)

Time for me to hit the sea bed (time for bed)

Fishes (Bitches)

Pier-Leader, (Cheer-leader)

Cyndi Purpoise (Cyndi Lauper)

Don’t be shellfish (don't be selfish) 

Mertini (Martini) 

We're Mermaid for this, (We're made for this)

Crabby (Cranky)

Shell yeah / Shell no (hell yeah/hell no) 

Vitamin Sea (Vitamin C)

Turtley (totally)

Apiers (appears)

Oh ship (oh shit)

Out-of-sand (out-of-hand)

Whale, hello there! (well hello there)

Kelp (Help)

Finship (Friendship)

I’m kraken up (I'm cracking up)

Seastar (sister)

Jingle Tails (Jingle Bells)

Fishies (Besties)

Stay salty, beaches (stay salty bitches)

This mermaid needs mer wine (This mermaid needs more wine/or whatever drink)

Just clownfishing around (Just clowning around)

Sea ya later! (see ya later) 

Resting beach face (resting bitch face)

"Mermaid" Christmas (Merry Christmas)

Flippin' (Trippin')

Merdrama, Mer-drama (drama)

Girls just wanna have sun (Girls just wanna have fun)

I’ll bring the bubbles (I'll bring the drinks) 

Bermuda Love Triangle (a play on the Bermuda Triangle location and love triangle)

Sealicious, Sea-licious, Sealish, Sea-lish (Delicious, Delish)

Sealon, Sea-lon (Salon)

We're MER-MADE for each other! (We are made for each other)

Tailed it, (Nailed it)

It’s going swimmingly (it's going great)

Fishing you all the best (Wishing you the best)

Ab-shell-utely (absolutely) 

Wish upon a starfish (wish upon a star)

You’ll stick out like a dorsal fin (Youll stick out like a sore thumb) 

Call me on my shellphone (Call me on my cellphone)

Meraoke, Mer-a-oke (Karaoke)

Water we waiting for (What are we waiting for)

Tails in the air, (Hands in the air)

Mer-maid of honor (Maid of honor) 

You fin? (You in?)

Sanding Ovation (Standing Ovation)

Fin and Out Burger (In and Out Burger)

Merpeople (people who are mermaid, mermen, and other fish people)

Mermaid/mermaids (Usually used for female merpeople)

Merman/mermen (Usually used for male merpeople)

Pod (a group of merpeople)

Siren (humanlike beings with alluring voices)

Pop a Tail (going from legs to tail)

Happy as a clam (Happy)

There’s more than one way to scale a catfish (More ways to do something)

Girls just wanna have sun (Girls just wanna have fun)

Tailbiting, Tail-biting Drama (Nail biting)

Tail-flipping excited (Flipping excited)

Sending a sea full of love (Sending lots of love)

That’s just an old mermaid’s tale (an old maids/wives tale)

Seafood diet (a diet of seafood) 

Feeling a little shell-shocked (shocked)

Jellyfish for brains (fish for brains/someone with lower-than-average intelligence)

Having a whale of a time (having a great time)

I’m hooked on you (infatuated with someone) 

Don’t be salty (don't be mad)

Backpaddle (go back/retreat) 

New shellphone, who this? (new cellphone, who this?)

Squid-brained (bird-brained/lacking logic or rational thought)

Bubble kisses & Starfish wishes! (encouraging people to pursue their dreams and have fun)

Guppy (a young one) 

You’re the catch of the day (lucky to have you) 

Mermade (made by mermaids) 

Sea slug (slow) 

I think you’re s’whale (i think you're swell) 

Sea witch (a merperson who does witchcraft) 

Blowfish (arrogant or obnoxious creature)

Mindwashing (erases someone's memory of the mer world)