July 21, 200818 yr Author The article has a map of regional dialects with a sound bytes that is pretty cool. The lady from Cincinnatti has got to be the one who does the canned phone responses. "Press 1 if you meant to press 1. If you did not mean to press 1, press 2. Did you mean to press 2? If so, press 1.
July 21, 200818 yr I must be the biggest Hillbilly here I got all 10 of them correct.YEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW
July 21, 200818 yr I don't think I've ever used any of them in casual speach. Does anyone use any of these words? I have used and still use branch, whistle pig, skiff and cat head in describing what they were said to mean on here. By the way, a whistle pig imo was also a name for a ground hog bc they would stand up on their hind legs and make that whistle sound described earlier at you saw one out in a field and made a shrill whistle. If'n some of y'all would lend an ear we could give ye sum learnin', we is edjumacated hear in Booger Bottom and kin give ye some learnin that jest ain't comin' in out no book.
July 21, 200818 yr I got 7 out of the 10 right. I didn't know cackleberry, hippoes (if had been spelled hypo's I would have) or airish.
July 21, 200818 yr I have lived in Pike County, (only lived in Lexington area for about two years) practically all of my life, and only knew what two of those were. Most people (from my experience) look at Pike County really harshly in terms of being real redneck and hick, but like said after living here my whole life can vouch that for the most part this really isn't the case at all. I mean sure it is very country, but I think hick is way past its due, not sure if this quiz helps my claim or not.
July 22, 200818 yr I knew 9 of them, hadn't ever heard hippoes before. Same here! Here's one for you. Quickie......what does that mean? (and not what just ran through HHSDad's mind either) answer: Short, sharp pain
July 22, 200818 yr I got 8 correct. I wasn't sure about hippoes and cackleberries were. But the rest of them were easy. Large biscuits are known as 'cat heads' to most Owsley County residents. My aunt still makes the best cat heads in the county. 'Skif' is a term we apply to a light snow. I've heard and said that one all my life. "knee deep" is the sound a frog makes (with a little imagination). We joke about it when we hear them around ponds: One frog says, "Come across, come across", and is anwered by another frog on the other side of the pond saying, "Too deep" or "knee deep". "Afeared" is an old mountain saying, rarely used anymore. My late grandmother used that word. "Airish" is still used by quite a few people in my county. My father would use that word. It is used for a day that is not very cold, just cool, and windy. "Branch" was easy. 95% of Owsley Countians probably use that term for a small stream that runs into a creek. "Whistle pig" is not used all that much anymore, but most mountain folk know that it is a groundhog. They make a whistle sound if they are startled or excited. "Bracer" is what a good strong drink of moonshine or bourbon would be. You better brace yourself, especially for that first swig. A friend of mine used to say, "That first drink cuts a trench plum to your belly!"
July 22, 200818 yr Author Since I didn't know most of those, I thought I would come up with a few double meanings that I did grow up with. Fit.--The way your clothes feel. The past tense of fight. An uncontrolable seizure or outburst. Poke.-- To jab at something. A bag, usually paper. A green plant edible in it's early stages, poke sallet. Hit-a-lick at. To make a half hearted attempt at something. Sometimes a derogatory term such as, "he's so sorry he wouldn't hit a lick at a snake". Sorry.--To have feelings of remorse. To be worthless. (see above) Any others come to mind?
July 22, 200818 yr A few more that have different meanings in Mtn Speak. Plug = an amount of tobacco. Blinds = window shades. Slap = complete or completely. (He ate those beans slap up.) Swan = Swear. (I swan, its been raining a week) Touched = crazy Plum = very Kyarn = roadkill Cornpone = a batch of cornbread Mess = a needed amount (usually food)
July 22, 200818 yr How many of these can you answer? 1. tromp 2. sull 3. straddle 4. spell 5. smidgen 6. balk 7. plime blank 8. mountain oysters 9. hunker 10. frog strangler A. big rain B. the space between furrows in a cultivated field C. precisely D. crotch E. to squat F. a very small amount G. testicles of a boar or bull when prepared for food H. an episode of some sympton or illness I. to press down with the feet J. to pretend to be dead
July 22, 200818 yr A few more that have different meanings in Mtn Speak. Plug = an amount of tobacco. Blinds = window shades. Slap = complete or completely. (He ate those beans slap up.) Swan = Swear. (I swan, its been raining a week) Touched = crazy Plum = very Kyarn = roadkill Cornpone = a batch of cornbread Mess = a needed amount (usually food) This is one that the H-L article was wrong about, I believe. They said it came from a term used in the coal industry. Kyarn, or cyarn, means rotted meat, or carrion.
July 22, 200818 yr Author A few more that have different meanings in Mtn Speak. Plug = an amount of tobacco. Blinds = window shades. Slap = complete or completely. (He ate those beans slap up.) Swan = Swear. (I swan, its been raining a week) Touched = crazy Plum = very Kyarn = roadkill Cornpone = a batch of cornbread Mess = a needed amount (usually food) Very good list although I thought blinds were universal and what everyone said. Here's an old joke. A woman is in the shower when she hears the doorbell ring repeatedly. Annoyed, she grabs a small towel, steps into the hall and yells. "Who is it?" "Blind man." came the answer. "humm.." she thinks. "A blind man can't see me so no point in getting dressed." She drops the towel, opens the door, and says "What do you want?" "Where do you want these blinds, lady?"
July 22, 200818 yr I'm guessing on #2 & #6, but here is my answers 1. I 2. B 3. D 4. H 5. F 6. J 7. C 8. G 9. E 10. A
July 22, 200818 yr This is one that the H-L article was wrong about, I believe. They said it came from a term used in the coal industry. Kyarn, or cyarn, means rotted meat, or carrion. :thumb: I agree.
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