Appalachian Vocabulary #2
Borrowed with permission from The Blind Pig and the Acorn http://www.Blindpigandtheacorn.com
It's that time again-time to test your Appalachian Vocabulary skills.
1.Back
2.Backset
3.Bad mouth
4.Bait
5.Bawl
6.Bear down
7.Beatinest
8.Bed tick
9.Biddies
10.Biggety
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1.Back-To address a letter "Be sure to back the letter before you put it in the box."
2.Backset-A recurred illness "L.C. was getting better, then he took a backset."
3.Bad mouth-To speak bad about someone "She was bad mouthing her momma for grounding her."
4.Bait-A large amount of food "Nothing better than a bait of fish for supper."
5.Bawl-To cry "Poor little girl was bawling her eyes out-missing her Daddy."
6.Bear down-To work harder "We're going to have to bear down to get the hay in before it rains."
7.Beatinest-Meanest; Ultimate of anything "I've got the beatinest husband in the world!" (could be a compliment or could be you're bad mouthing your husband)
8.Bed tick-A feather bed "Granny had the softest bed tick ever!"
9.Biddies-Little chickens; Old women "The old biddies like to sit around and gossip about everyone."
10.Biggety-Uppity, snooty, stuck-up "Ever since Nellie moved to town she's been biggety!"
I'm familiar with all the Appalachian words-except the first one, "back." The rest-I hear and use on a regular basis. I hope you'll leave me a comment and tell me if you've heard any or all of them. Some of them I heard growing up in NE Kansas, which I truly believe is an branch of the Appalachians!
It's that time again-time to test your Appalachian Vocabulary skills.
1.Back
2.Backset
3.Bad mouth
4.Bait
5.Bawl
6.Bear down
7.Beatinest
8.Bed tick
9.Biddies
10.Biggety
(click to enlarge)
1.Back-To address a letter "Be sure to back the letter before you put it in the box."
2.Backset-A recurred illness "L.C. was getting better, then he took a backset."
3.Bad mouth-To speak bad about someone "She was bad mouthing her momma for grounding her."
4.Bait-A large amount of food "Nothing better than a bait of fish for supper."
5.Bawl-To cry "Poor little girl was bawling her eyes out-missing her Daddy."
6.Bear down-To work harder "We're going to have to bear down to get the hay in before it rains."
7.Beatinest-Meanest; Ultimate of anything "I've got the beatinest husband in the world!" (could be a compliment or could be you're bad mouthing your husband)
8.Bed tick-A feather bed "Granny had the softest bed tick ever!"
9.Biddies-Little chickens; Old women "The old biddies like to sit around and gossip about everyone."
10.Biggety-Uppity, snooty, stuck-up "Ever since Nellie moved to town she's been biggety!"
I'm familiar with all the Appalachian words-except the first one, "back." The rest-I hear and use on a regular basis. I hope you'll leave me a comment and tell me if you've heard any or all of them. Some of them I heard growing up in NE Kansas, which I truly believe is an branch of the Appalachians!