This is a short entry tonight. I would love some comments and additions to this list, please feel free to add your rural words and their alternate meanings.
I Reckon. Means I agree, more or less.
Poke. Out here that is a bag. As in, put your groceries in that poke.
Coal Tar. Suprisingly, it's really kerosene. People used to use this as a folk remedy.
Cigarmoror Tree. Would be a Catalpa tree. The seed pods look like cigars (kind of).
Mango. Do not assume you are speaking of a tropical fruit. In Southern Indiana; a green bell pepper.
A Mess. A quantity of food. This means "x" amount to feed one person, or "x" amount to feed a family. As in a mess of greens. No actual measurement.
Greens. Weeds that people harvest and eat. Dandelion, mustard and so on.
Dude. From my teenage neighbor. Dude still means dude, but now it's used as an exclamation (!).
Dinner. If you are from the West, this would be lunch. Breakfast, dinner & supper, I think. Can never keep this straight.
And my all time favorite...
Bear Ass Burn. I believe she was speaking of Bayer Aspirin!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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