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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 13:56:08 GMT -5
Two phrases I heard as a kid...."What in tar nation" and "Cotton pickin'" They're used all the time in the old westens What in tar nation are you doing? Get you cotton pickin' butt off that counter! Never realized how derogatory they were till was older. "Where is tar nation?" asked Br'er Rabbit. To which Br'er Fox replied, "I think it's where the Tar Babies live." That's right said Uncle Remus. "now why don't you two get off your cotton pickin' butts and do some work." "What kind of work Uncle Remus?" asked Br'er Rabbit. "What kind of work, What kind of work?" barked Uncle Remus, "What kind of work do you think?" Why cotton picking, of course."
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Post by Johnny on Jan 7, 2019 20:58:22 GMT -5
Two phrases I heard as a kid...."What in tar nation" and "Cotton pickin'" They're used all the time in the old westens What in tar nation are you doing? Get you cotton pickin' butt off that counter! Never realized how derogatory they were till was older. They are both familiar to me, but not in first person, only on film or TV. Cartoon characters, such as Foghorn Leghorn & Yosemite Sam come to mind, using those phrases. here's a few more Appalachian English words I've heard in my travels down the Blue Ridge. : yonder (pronounced) yander) use of the word yonder., e.g. "my fishing pole is leaning on that sweet-gum tree rightch yander" plumb (plum) use of word plumb, as an adverb meaning very, as in, "my truck is plum wore out". "that fella is plum crazy" directly (pronounced d'reckly) meaning - in a little while, or soon.. "when you comin' home? I'll be back d'reckly" or "she'll see you d'reckly"
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Post by Johnny on Feb 23, 2019 0:59:55 GMT -5
When Jenny Pendleton stands beneath the portrait of her mother at the old homestead, she asks stepmom Eula, "do you think I favor her?" (from S1Ep17 the Love Story). I wonder if using the word favor in that way, is still common across Appalachia? or perhaps it was just in common usage in America during 1930s. I can see it being used in literary context but in common speech, I would not expect to hear that today.
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Post by JeriJet on Feb 23, 2019 1:55:47 GMT -5
When Jenny Pendleton stands beneath the portrait of her mother at the old homestead, she asks stepmom Eula, " do you think I favor her?" (from S1Ep17 the Love Story). I wonder if using the word favor in that way, is still common across Appalachia? or perhaps it was just in common usage in America during 1930s. I can see it being used in literary context but in common speech, I would not expect to hear that today. I think we may well hear it today -- but only from VERY senior citizens (i.e., older than I )
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Post by rickking on Sept 14, 2020 13:59:38 GMT -5
I had to look up "motor court."
"Parceling" was easy to decipher by how it was used.
And "nary" is a word I use sometimes.
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Sept 14, 2020 15:10:31 GMT -5
I use cotton picken all the time. I don't find any of the words used on the show odd.
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Post by whisper on Sept 14, 2020 16:14:45 GMT -5
Codswollop. I know what it means but have no idea of the origins Doddle, as in "it's a doddle"
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Post by jul on Sept 15, 2020 9:21:14 GMT -5
Ok, what in "tar nation" do Codswollop and doddle mean?
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Post by whisper on Sept 15, 2020 10:38:33 GMT -5
Ok, what in "tar nation" do Codswollop and doddle mean? Codswollop means it's untrue or speaking rubbish. If something is a doddle it means it is easy to do
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Post by jul on Sept 15, 2020 10:55:20 GMT -5
Thank you Whisper! I'm going to try to add these to my daily vocabulary!
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Post by Easton on Sept 15, 2020 11:10:44 GMT -5
I'm rather partial to 'gobsmacked' myself.
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Post by whisper on Sept 15, 2020 12:17:06 GMT -5
I'm rather partial to 'gobsmacked' myself.
Ooooh I don't like that.
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Sept 15, 2020 14:58:10 GMT -5
Ok, what in "tar nation" do Codswollop and doddle mean? Codswollop means it's untrue or speaking rubbish. If something is a doddle it means it is easy to do Ive heard tar nation but not the other two 😂
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Post by Johnny on Sept 15, 2020 21:03:21 GMT -5
Codswollop. I know what it means but have no idea of the origins
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Post by whisper on Sept 16, 2020 7:13:18 GMT -5
Codswollop. I know what it means but have no idea of the origins Thanks Johnny, that makes perfect sense, I should have realised as beer is well known as "a pint of wallop"
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