You're gonna need more Allen's and a bigger fire to get to the bottom of this one.

Parents, grandparents and great grand parents all went to the same school as I did here in Maine. And I've never heard of it...

I grew up in Maine and most of our stupid phrases were just dumb inside jokes. One time a parent said "Get my jacket off the floor! You're getting it dirty, friggin'". It was so absurd it got embedded into our vernacular. For a decade we would say "Dirty, friggin, jacket, friggin" and laugh like morons.

That said, I have never heard the phrase "Give ah the dinnah."

We said "She's a biscuit" (That girl is high maintenance), "Doin' the numbahs" (Rolling low quality joints) and "Swamp donkey" (Generic insult). Just dumb kid stuff.

Can't say I have ever heard that one and I went to MMA. Literally a school full of Maine sailors, so I don't think there is much I haven't heard.

Your husband made this up.

That's usually said in regards to stomping on a gas pedal of some sorts.

I've only heard, "give it the beans!"

Yah. Similar to "give it to uh bub"

"Throw my wife down the stairs her coat!" - My French Canadian grandfather.

Put the boots to ‘er!

I've heard "Give 'er the corn!" Never the dinnah.

He also says “rev ah up and dump ah”

He swears it’s real!

And about 10 more pallets

That's funny. It's Rhode Islandese too - "Throw me down the stairs my bag!"

“I need you to… just friggin…” - Paul Lepage

Is this in reference to being with a woman or being in a car?

Yup. Sounds about normal. Lived on the east coast my whole life. We always said these but it's usually from going fast on anything with a motor

My mom, who is from Rhode Island, would say that all the time while I was growing up. I didn’t realize it was a known thing till I was about 25 and an older guy at work said to me.

I’ve heard both. Wonder if it come from corn BEING the dinner. So rather than just giving ‘er the side dish (the corn) you need to give ‘er the whole meal (the dinnah)

I think it’s one of those phrases that can be multi purpose. It can definitely be related to sex, but also if you are driving fast or off roading.

It's a reference to give more power no matter the source. Stuck in the snow or mud? Give er the corn! Stubborn bolt won't come loose? Give er the corn! Mother almost there? Well, you know.

What part of Maine is he from? I've lived here my whole life and never heard it.

Do you mean. "Feed'er a hot suppah."?

He’s from Readfield, central Maine

I always enjoyed swamp donkey. My wife grew up in Maine but was originally from Colorado. She laughs at all my weird phrases that I picked up from my parents.

I've heard it, and used it, but no idea the origin.

Were these Temp Tales quotes perhaps?

I never understood why Augusta is considered "central" Maine. It's halfway between Portland and Bangor, but there's a whole lotta Maine north of Bangor.

I always figured it was a little joke at the ethanol in the gas (give it some corn), I wonder if dinner came after as the next logical leap

Members of my family were saying it way before ethanol in our gas was a thing.

Temp Tales https://youtu.be/S0atpn4mejs

Well, someone once said it to me, for the first time, as once, someone had said it to them for the first time, as once someone before that said it to them, and so on and so forth.

It’s also probably on the menu at Governor’s

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give ah the bean suppah

This phrase is mainly used when you find that big spring mud hole and halfway through the 84’ F150 with 36” swappers starts boggin’

and maybe a few tires

Feed 'er the corn, she'll eat!