Appalachian Vocabulary #1

[artykat]

To acknowledge my relatively new *residency in Appalachia, I am going to be publishing an Appalachian Vocabulary list every once in awhile. I originally got this list from the very sweet Tipper at http://BlindPigandtheAcorn.com. This is the first one, of course

Comments

[artykat]

Oh, I love Big Stone Gap too... our area is so similar except our mountains aren't as spread out, much closer here.

[curiouswombat]

Hee - right over here we use addled too - 'that fall fair addled his brain' - and we would 'egg someone on', also we 'aim to do things' as well!

[artykat]

The original settlers of this area were Scots and Irish. So I'm not surprised that you'd have those in your vocabulary! The music is very Celtic sounding, too.

[daisytells]

From Boston, Massachusetts I have heard the following words used in my own neighborhoods and use them myself:
addled
egg on
aim to

[artykat]

I think they must be pretty common, at least on the East Coast.

[vaporw]

I've heard most of those terms. Funny, they still make me smile.

[artykat]

Stay with me, as there are more to come... and you'll be smiling a lot, I daresay!

[pds_lit]

Heard everything on the list except the two you mentioned. It might be regional with them.

[artykat]

Probably so