Appalachian Vocabulary Test 97
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear some of the words….
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The High Sheriff
Photos courtesy of the Cherokee County Historical Museum high sheriff noun A sheriff, the chief law enforcement officer of a county,…
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When You Get in the Habit of Saying the Same Thing
Have you ever been around someone who used the same word or words in every sentence? Years ago, I…
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Words for Love in Appalachia
In Appalachia… courting = dating sparking = dating sweet on = means you like someone he-ing and she-ing =…
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Mingledy = Mingled in Color
mingledy adjective Mingled in color. 1997 Montgomery Coll. (Adams, Bush, Cardwell, Norris, Oliver, Weaver). Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English ————————–…
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Do You Saucer Your Coffee?
saucer noun, verb B verb To pour (esp coffee) into a saucer to let it cool before drinking. 1981 Whitener…
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Sparking = Courting…which =s Dating
Tipper and Pap 1980 something spark B verb (also spark with) Esp of a man; to woo, court; hence…
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Doney Gal = Sweetheart
“Doney-gal means sweetheart, an expression British sailors picked up in Spanish or Italian ports and preserved by backwoodsmen whose ancestors…
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Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English
On my last Appalachian Vocabulary Test Blind Pig Reader Ron Stephens asked if I might share the various sources I…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Cute as a Speckled Pup
The old saying cute as a speckled pup is still alive and well in Appalachia – especially when a pretty…
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Take and…
The most common definition for the word take is: lay hold of (something) with one’s hands; reach for and hold….
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Fire Sayings
My post earlier this week about smoke following beauty reminded me of a few other old sayings about fire-things like: If…
