Stubbed or Stumped?
A commenter recently pointed out that I said stumped my toe instead of stubbed my toe. After reading the comment…
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Grandaddy or Daddy Long Legs?
granddaddy noun2 (also granddaddy grey-beard) The daddy long-legs spider.1957 Combs Lg Sthn High: Word List 46 granddaddy grey-beard, harvest-man =…
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Takin the Rag Off the Bush
Over the years of writing, and more recently creating videos, about the language of Appalachia I’ve had folks share words,…
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Ever = Every
every adjective, adverb variant form ever, esp in compounds everbody, everone, etc.1929 (in 1952 Mathes Tall Tales 108) He says…
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Don’t Bow Up
bow up verb phrase1 Same as bow out.1956 Hall Coll. Big Bend NC Aunt Martha Packett brought Oliver into the…
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The No Seeums are Biting!
See that small little thing on my computer screen in the photo above? Its what we call a no seeum….
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 151
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Lamp Oil, Coal Oil, Kerosene Oil
lamp oil noun Kerosene, used in lamps in former days and often in home remedies. Same as coal oil, kerosene…
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Microburst = Cloud Burst
There has been devastating flooding in Western NC and North Georgia as hurricane Fred tracks its way north. Our county…
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Hunt Up
hunt up verb phrase To search for and find (something or someone). 1940 Oakley Roamin’/Restin’ 114 We then pulled out…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 150
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Sun Ball and Home
“The sunball was out of sight, and long shadows lay like deep black furrows in the hollow as they footed…
