Meaning “it’s completely texas”, like the wild west, as in out of control
Can confirm: «helt Texas» or «fullstendig Texas»
(literally “completely Texas”) is an idiom used to describe a situation that’s chaotic, unruly, or out of control. It comes from the perception of Texas as a wild and unpredictable place.
My guess is it stems from the age of the Wild West movies
Yep. It’s been current slang as long as I can remember, so at least since the 80s. Still used.
Yup, we do. Wild West movies and TV shows used to be rampantly popular over here, and a lot of them were set in Texas – the wildest and Westest of all the frontier-era states. For this reason, the phrase ‘helt Texas’ – ‘completely Texas’ – is occasionally used to describe a chaotic situation by highlighting its resemblance to a saloon brawl or stage-coach attack like you’d see in the movies.
That post has a hella texas comment section.
We do! We use it to describe a situation that is utterly wild, due to how we perceive Texas to be wild because of how different it is from our way of life.
I wonder which place Texans refer to when they will describe a helt Texas situation 🤔🤠
True. Not widely used, but any Norwegian will understand what you mean by saying «det er helt Texas»
Helt Texas is an accurate phrase for things go crazy and wild
True. It’s not used for a person, but for a situation and it means crazy, out of control, wild.
I guess the old times cowboy movies from the Wild Wild West where people randomly just shoot each other has a say here.
I have never heard it be used like that.
Yes it is true but it is used less by the up and coming generations
We have a similar thing in Morocco. We would say of a place that is undeveloped and disorganized “it’s like Texas”. The reason is that our idea of Texas mainly comes from western movies. Maybe it’s the same reason Norwegians use Texas to mean crazy.
Holy crap, a butt load of butthurt people in that thread!
Last time I heard it being used was just a few hours ago. A friend’s child needs to have their dentals fixed, and described the teeth as “helt Texas”; teeth falling out, gums bleeding, teeth squeezing on each other, and cavities.
The term is not as common as it used to be, but it pops up naturally quite often.
Det her helt texas!
Kinda true.
We don’t use the word “Texas” as slang for crazy in every given sentence. It’s a singular expression.
“Det er helt texas”. Meant to describe a situation that is wild and/or out of control like the wild west.
Texas er helt Texas!
It’s hillarious to look at your linked post. So many triggered texans, over a humorous, non-insulting saying…. Det er virkelig helt texas over der
It’s a really old expression, and I believe it was initially used as a reference to western flicks. You don’t hear it much these days, but I occasionally see journalists use it.
That’s kinda funny because 99% of Norwegians are one generation away from being sheep farmers and fishermen, they are hillbilly’s that won the lotto today. Isn’t Jean’s originally called “cowboy bukser” in Norway? Cowboy pants…
In Norway we also say something is “Harry” if it’s hillbilly style, or people with bad taste. Like camping in a camping wagon might be concidered Harry.
We use it in the army as well. Usually in the field, at the end of the day when we do weapon maintenance we call it “Texas”.
Yes it is used about a chaotic atmosphere. Though i’ve mostly heard it used when a match or a sports event goes completly off the rail.
This is too bad. Texas is so backwards and right wing, it should never be glorified, even in jest.
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It is true.
We say “det er helt texas!”
Meaning “it’s completely texas”, like the wild west, as in out of control
Can confirm: «helt Texas» or «fullstendig Texas»
(literally “completely Texas”) is an idiom used to describe a situation that’s chaotic, unruly, or out of control. It comes from the perception of Texas as a wild and unpredictable place.
My guess is it stems from the age of the Wild West movies
Yep. It’s been current slang as long as I can remember, so at least since the 80s. Still used.
Yup, we do. Wild West movies and TV shows used to be rampantly popular over here, and a lot of them were set in Texas – the wildest and Westest of all the frontier-era states. For this reason, the phrase ‘helt Texas’ – ‘completely Texas’ – is occasionally used to describe a chaotic situation by highlighting its resemblance to a saloon brawl or stage-coach attack like you’d see in the movies.
That post has a hella texas comment section.
We do! We use it to describe a situation that is utterly wild, due to how we perceive Texas to be wild because of how different it is from our way of life.
I wonder which place Texans refer to when they will describe a helt Texas situation 🤔🤠
True. Not widely used, but any Norwegian will understand what you mean by saying «det er helt Texas»
Helt Texas is an accurate phrase for things go crazy and wild
True. It’s not used for a person, but for a situation and it means crazy, out of control, wild.
I guess the old times cowboy movies from the Wild Wild West where people randomly just shoot each other has a say here.
I have never heard it be used like that.
Yes it is true but it is used less by the up and coming generations
We have a similar thing in Morocco. We would say of a place that is undeveloped and disorganized “it’s like Texas”. The reason is that our idea of Texas mainly comes from western movies. Maybe it’s the same reason Norwegians use Texas to mean crazy.
Holy crap, a butt load of butthurt people in that thread!
Last time I heard it being used was just a few hours ago. A friend’s child needs to have their dentals fixed, and described the teeth as “helt Texas”; teeth falling out, gums bleeding, teeth squeezing on each other, and cavities.
The term is not as common as it used to be, but it pops up naturally quite often.
Det her helt texas!
Kinda true.
We don’t use the word “Texas” as slang for crazy in every given sentence. It’s a singular expression.
“Det er helt texas”. Meant to describe a situation that is wild and/or out of control like the wild west.
Texas er helt Texas!
It’s hillarious to look at your linked post. So many triggered texans, over a humorous, non-insulting saying…. Det er virkelig helt texas over der
It’s a really old expression, and I believe it was initially used as a reference to western flicks. You don’t hear it much these days, but I occasionally see journalists use it.
That’s kinda funny because 99% of Norwegians are one generation away from being sheep farmers and fishermen, they are hillbilly’s that won the lotto today. Isn’t Jean’s originally called “cowboy bukser” in Norway? Cowboy pants…
In Norway we also say something is “Harry” if it’s hillbilly style, or people with bad taste. Like camping in a camping wagon might be concidered Harry.
We use it in the army as well. Usually in the field, at the end of the day when we do weapon maintenance we call it “Texas”.
Yes it is used about a chaotic atmosphere. Though i’ve mostly heard it used when a match or a sports event goes completly off the rail.
This is too bad. Texas is so backwards and right wing, it should never be glorified, even in jest.
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