🇬🇧Brits Guess Appalachian Slang! 🇺🇸| American vs British
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6 жыл бұрынAnother American slang video for y'all, this time it's the turn of Appalachia or West Virginia. Are these words used in other states in the Appalachian region? Or is it mainly West Virginia. We love learning all these new slang words, so thanks to everyone who's sent some through! We're slowly working our way through them!
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@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
*Thank you Albert for sending this over! Next up in this series will be: ARKANSAS!*
@joshuait9701 6 жыл бұрын
Being British: Joel & Lia Call the Hogs! Woopigsooie!
@Nevisme 6 жыл бұрын
Wow I live in WV and the only word I know from this is none. But I do use the word pop but not dope.
@Nevisme 6 жыл бұрын
Hey if you go to West Virginia you should go to the new River gorge bridge. It's beautiful.
@susankelley5552 6 жыл бұрын
Please do one for Arkansas.
@susankelley5552 6 жыл бұрын
Here are a few words. 1) Demwit - ain't all there in the head. 2)Yonder= distance . I left my brush over yonder. I have to get some yonder. 3) reckon = think or guess about doing something. I reckon I'll go to town.
@cousinbecky 5 жыл бұрын
As one who has lived in WV most of my life, I must point out that the region is AppliLATCHian not AppliLASHian. Thanks.
@heathermurray74 4 жыл бұрын
YES! Hearing how they pronounce it is like nails on a chalk board.
@meadowoliver7047 4 жыл бұрын
Well............I hate to be that person but it really depends on where your from in the Appalachian
@samanthawilliams3433 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh yes! I’m in North Carolina where we have Appalachian State University and we definitely say appaLATCHian not appaLAYSHian!
@ZerryBerrytheSpaceRaccoon 4 жыл бұрын
AppaLATCHian is how I always heard it.
@TheAtomicRedhead 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, came here to say this! Lol if you ever say Appalaysha to an Appalachian they'll always correct you! My granny always said its Appalatcha like "throw an apple atchya" lol
@theaveragepowerlifter3527 4 жыл бұрын
Appalachian is it's own accent. The lady here sounds extremely southern 😂. Honestly I think the southern and Appalachian accents are completely different.
@ActingOutVA 3 жыл бұрын
Appalachian has a lot of western American english added in
@kellsita 3 жыл бұрын
Southern accent has a lot of british Elizabethan influence. Appalachian is more Irish influenced.
@billpotter7162 3 жыл бұрын
Southern is Non Rhotic and is typical in Mobile or Montgomery Alabama or South Georgia. Appalachian is Rhotic and found from Northern Alabama up to southern Ohio.
@prayerangel1 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. We don't have near as much twang but we do have some oddities of speech and phrasing.
@upliftforbid9389 3 жыл бұрын
There are those people here that have a very southern accent
@ash1377 4 жыл бұрын
Think of it as saying "I'll throw an *apple-at-cha* "
@CodyMarple 5 жыл бұрын
I live in the Appalachians, and I literally have never heard of any of these words before
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
For anyone asking for a Paris update - we will definitely be making a short video on it at some stage, but there's not much to say other than THANK YOU to you guys for your continued support. We haven't heard from the police since, so I think we just have to draw a line underneath it and move on, sadly. ❤️
@romakregon432 6 жыл бұрын
Joel and Lia good for you! Glad your both back💙💚 Appeciate the southern bits love their culture.
@thereseember2800 6 жыл бұрын
Being British: Joel & Lia: If only Inspector Jacques Clouseau could help you find that awful criminal...
@marilynmcelroy9634 6 жыл бұрын
Any investigation takes time. They have to make sure to get all the details right before they will give out any info. Basically if they release any info too soon, and facts are wrong, they can get sued for falsely accusing someone. I'll keep you in my prayers that you have good results . . eventually. HUGS from your California granny. Oh, and I'm so glad it didn't spoil your enjoyment of doing your vlog. I would really miss it.
@Leon-wz1js 6 жыл бұрын
Besides a side note that the F&^*%R was caught (or a side note 'thank you' to people who helped you), I really don't expect to hear more on the subject. I don't think I could bear seeing Lia crying anymore.
@katiemcgilvery8828 6 жыл бұрын
Do you guys know what gussied up means?
@TXnine7nine 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve always heard “pecker wood” and “dickhead” be used interchangeably.
@icxc1233 5 жыл бұрын
I’m West Virginia born and raised and I’ve never heard of si gogglin lol. We always used cattawompous (however you spell it.)
@brianmilem4002 5 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@possumfriend2335 5 жыл бұрын
I only know si-gogglin from hearing older eastern kentuckians. Never heard it in WV either.
@abigailpatriciadole3167 5 жыл бұрын
You must be young then because this is an old term.
@ChasingDestinyBand 4 жыл бұрын
These are Western NC words mostly
@dancingfirefly7761 4 жыл бұрын
My mother, from the mountains here in Virginia, saud sigoggling.
@edm9760 4 жыл бұрын
I can't believe you didn't cover "over yonder", like my relatives live over yonder, meaning they live over that direction. Usually accompanied by the person pointing in that direction.
@tylorcable3178 4 жыл бұрын
My family and I will say "go get you some yonder", meaning basically get out/away from here... and you got to be pointing while saying it too!
@taehyunkim5709 4 жыл бұрын
yonder isnt just in the appalachian mountains
@sal5704 4 жыл бұрын
Yonder is just common English
@ryenburgess8209 4 жыл бұрын
Yonder or holler are most used in my family for any kind of measurement.
@franklinshepardinc 4 жыл бұрын
*yander*
@christophermckinney3924 6 жыл бұрын
As a person raised in Eastern Tennessee, let me be respectfully correct your pronunciation of Appalachian. The Appalachee (app-uh-latch-ee) were a Muskogean Native American Tribe of northwestern Florida. The name means the "other side of the river." The Spanish (for some unknown reason) named the Mountains after that group of Indians. The Mountain chain stretched from Georgia to New Hampshire and Vermont. The proper pronunciation of "Appalachian" is not but . The people who call it app-uh-LAY-shun, are never from there. The locals know better. It's a matter of local pride and cohesion. Like people from Missouri pronouncing their state name Miz-oo-ruh. But no big deal for our British friends, I still haven't figured out why Worcester is pronounced Wooster and Leicester is pronounced Lester.
@romakregon432 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!! Thought it was very interesting.
@techrin3570 6 жыл бұрын
Ah someone knows how to pronounce it -Nc
@jpr9954 6 жыл бұрын
It's the same on my side of the Smokies as well.
@polarbarr21 6 жыл бұрын
Yep, easy way to tell they're an outsider.
@MsBuggyness 6 жыл бұрын
Southern West Virginian born and raised and yes! “Apple-atcha” said fast is how it’s pronounced by folks here. My elementary school teacher would correct us if we said it wrong “to remember she’d throw an apple at ya” (as a mnemonic to pronounce it that way).
@bradhamilton8542 6 жыл бұрын
I think gaum is just the pronunciation. Should be gummed up. At least that's my impression when you used carburetor for context.
@williamroden8495 6 жыл бұрын
Brad Hamilton . Correct you are.
@elizza716 6 жыл бұрын
That’s how I’ve always used it, but I grew up in Northern Michigan so maybe it’s different in WV.
@polarbarr21 6 жыл бұрын
Correct, that's just a pronunciation of gummed up and not common to all of WV.
@amethystsamia 6 жыл бұрын
The carburetor example should definitely have been “gummed up”. However, other types of messes are referred to as “gomm”, not “gowm “. In my area of WV it almost always goes with “messin & a gommin’”.
@SparksMakesFire 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from western North Carolina. We pronounce gaum more like gom. Example...That carburetor is all gommed up...That guys house is a major gom...lol
@jaymorris9952 4 жыл бұрын
West Virginia has some of the most beautiful country I've ever seen, it also has some very depressed areas. It's a weird state that way. The eastern part has the best scenery in my opinion
@JeffMarshallfan 2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been on U.S. 60 between the New River Gorge Bridge and Charleston? IMHO that area has some beautiful scenery, especially at Falls View/Glen Ferris and Hawks Nest State Park overlook.
@ThtUglyGuy 2 жыл бұрын
@@JeffMarshallfan I actually from Logan county closer to the Logan Lincoln line southern side and I agree it’s an extremely diverse state in mental health and accents
@spicymilk7311 5 жыл бұрын
In the core of Appalachia, (West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, western NC), it is pronounced app-a-latch-un
@noahshaffer8043 5 жыл бұрын
Not here in WV. It's a "sh" sound. Sorry. 🤷♂️
@gianaomi5517 5 жыл бұрын
My grandma is from the Appalachian mountains. She’s from Eastern Kentucky.
@itsjustmyopinionbut1671 4 жыл бұрын
Noah Shaffer The real discrepancy here is if its a long a or a short a in the middle: Apple- Ate or Apple-at... and most, if not all of us from here would agree it’s the second.
@justinsmyth3211 4 жыл бұрын
And Eastern Kentucky
@jameserkel4238 4 жыл бұрын
@@noahshaffer8043 where tf in West Virginia are you from. It's "CH" here in southern wv
@powerofthemindinc4946 6 жыл бұрын
I am from Georgia. We call all soda coke. “Do you want a coke?” Yes, what kind? 😊😊
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Ah really??? How cool! ❤️❤️
@leonnahobbs5054 6 жыл бұрын
My husband and I have this debate regularly even after 10 years together 😂 I’m from Kentucky where we call it pop, he’s from southern Tennessee and calls it all coke. We drive each other crazy with it
@heidimarchant5438 6 жыл бұрын
Leonna Hobbs we're in the same boat, I finally got my husband out of saying pop but he slips up every now and then and I let him now it too lol.
@deathbeforedecaf7755 6 жыл бұрын
So very wrong lol
@lateesha8174 6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Tennessee and we do too.
@words-with-wooly 6 жыл бұрын
Also, if you ever go to the Appalachians, go in the fall! The colors of the leaves are just beautiful! Even just driving through, it's fantastic
@jimgreen3966 5 жыл бұрын
Just for the record, Lia's song "Take me home" was by a guy from Colorado named John Denver, and the song's title is actually "Country Roads". Great song! Another old song in the list is "Poke Salad Annie". Si-gogglin' can also be "out of whack".
@allicat1100 4 жыл бұрын
West Virginia!!!!!
@averageperson4953 4 жыл бұрын
Mountain mama
@mershmellowo2440 3 жыл бұрын
John Denver was New Mexican...
@JeffMarshallfan 2 жыл бұрын
One of the sate songs, and in my opinion the best, is The West Virginia Hills. Oh, the West Virginia hills! How majestic and how grand, With their summits bathed in glory, Like our Prince Immanuel's Land! Is it any wonder then, That my heart with rapture thrills, As I stand once more with loved ones On those West Virginia hills? Chorus Oh, the hills, beautiful hills, How I love those West Virginia hills! If o'er sea o'er land I roam, Still I'll think of happy home, And my friends among the West Virginia hills!
@gothnate 2 жыл бұрын
It's actually poke sallet. It's from an older form of English, and it's a cooked salad made of pokeweed.
@steelers6titles 4 жыл бұрын
"Icebox" stayed in use long after electric refrigerators became common, although it's gone now.
@shell0998 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Texas, I was brought up saying Icebox and I still do say icebox.
@taehyunkim5709 4 жыл бұрын
M.D. Same here
@grahamparks1645 4 жыл бұрын
steelers6titles I still use it but I was close to my grandparents
@amybradley216 6 жыл бұрын
"I'm plum tired" is how I would use it. I'm from Texas.
@maggot6320 6 жыл бұрын
oh my god, i didn’t actually think that you would do this!! oh my fucking GOD!!!! i felt so silly writing such a long email and you really did it!! love you guys
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@polarbarr21 6 жыл бұрын
You failed to tell them how to properly pronounce Appalachia ......
@laradilley5572 6 жыл бұрын
The kind of intense Appalachian accent that you two settle into when you really get going reminds me of the Old Prospector character that is used sometimes to satirize that accent. So funny 😂
@laradilley5572 6 жыл бұрын
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@ThrashMetal4026 6 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Valentina was from Appalachia
@ethanchaney9511 4 жыл бұрын
my favorite WV terms gotta be 'tickled' meaning happy or very giddy. ex: "He was tickled to death after his team won last night."
@ashleynikolenko 3 жыл бұрын
GA Appalachian girl here, had no idea this word was specific to the region. Interesting!
@japanfanatic1415 3 жыл бұрын
We say that in Tennessee
@chelseasammons3947 3 жыл бұрын
And it’s often used with plumb. “Well ain’t she plumb tickled to death!”
@ethanchaney9511 3 жыл бұрын
@@chelseasammons3947 yess so right on that lmao
@japanfanatic1415 3 жыл бұрын
@@chelseasammons3947 yep we say that in Tennessee too
@ericfisher1360 4 жыл бұрын
"Plumb" could be thought of as "Fully" or "Complete".
@ericcox7242 4 жыл бұрын
Bingo!
@paultroy7248 4 жыл бұрын
In carpentry if a board is “in” plumb it is perfectly vertical, or completely accurate, right on the mark. So to say that boy is plumb crazy you are also saying it is without doubt.
@grahamparks1645 4 жыл бұрын
Eric Fisher this can be seen as an extension of a plumb line or plumb bob in construction meaning straight and true - so plumb was something truly ... or completely or perfectly .... or very ....
@elmobrother 4 жыл бұрын
Plumb full.
@matthiasreinert966 3 жыл бұрын
Plumb tuckered (totally tired)
@tonyatee3832 5 жыл бұрын
In Tennessee and NC our grandparents and great grandparents taught us the origin of calling soda “dope”. It was because the original Coke-A-Cola had actual cocaine in it so it really is about drugs/dope. No wonder Coke was so addictive.
@lindataylor2131 5 жыл бұрын
Yep. What I said. LOL. Wasn't till 1910 or there about that the formula was changed to caffeine instead of cocaine. By the way then you paid a quarter for a little glass cup of Coke, we would call them shot glasses today. Or Demitasse cups.
@bjellison905 5 жыл бұрын
Actually soda dopes was a brand of soda pop
@vickiesimpson2496 5 жыл бұрын
In Kentucky we call all soda coke and that covers all soda,,,,,you want a coke? I got Dr pepper ,Mountain dew etc.
@dawglifeisgood1423 5 жыл бұрын
Vickie Simpson it depends where in Kentucky I’ve heard them call it pop
@deltadaze6836 5 жыл бұрын
Vickie Simpson, Texas is like that. There is only COKE in Texas (real Texas back in the day--maybe not current Texans :P). You ask your friend if they want a Coke, if they say yes, than you say, what kind? 😆
@Richard-zm6pt 6 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Appalacian "gaum" is just a pronunciation spelling of "gum." We say something is gummed up, usually something mechanical, implying the oil has gotten thick and stopped it working. The carburetor is gummed up. Thanks for another interesting linguistics segment!
@talktokld44 6 жыл бұрын
Richard Norwood this is exactly what I thought too!
@polarbarr21 6 жыл бұрын
Correct.
@anniesmom2207 5 жыл бұрын
Gummed up, yes, but it can be applied to anything, not just mechanical things. Same as f'd up.
@uniquelykarebear1917 4 жыл бұрын
App-a-latch-in if you’re actually from here lol
@naiaddore1797 4 жыл бұрын
Here's something to think about: Poke came from the word Poca which is Scottish Gaelic for bag.
@galaxyanimal 6 жыл бұрын
"Gum'd up" means "full of gunk/goo enough to be stuck or unable to flow" in North Carolina. A carberater will get gum'd up if gas sets in it too long, like in a lawnmower over the winter.
@tatumelanie79 5 жыл бұрын
Right, that's why it's "gum'd UP". Lia was wondering why the word "up" was used, that's why...think of it like something filling up with gunk or goo. We use it in B'ham, AL too.
@galaxyanimal 5 жыл бұрын
It's really like that in most of the South, and yes, it's fill'd up with gunk/gum, that's the origin.
@pbj4toast 5 жыл бұрын
Sets... that was used where I grew up too. I think "sits" is the more proper way, hens "set", but everyone says it the way you did. ...or something that becomes solid after it "sets", we would say, let it "set." Meaning, leave it alone. Leave it be.
@kjeracarroll450 5 жыл бұрын
Haha I kept saying that as I was watching it! Gum’d up. They need to say gum’d up and don’t forget the up part or doesn’t make sense 😂
@Ian-dn6ld 5 жыл бұрын
Melanie Tatum if you want to know, the whole “up” is actually another form that is originating from when english was more northern german sounding it has the same idea of being halted or carried out. abräumen -> uproomin’ -> room up (clean up) abhalten -> upholdin’ -> holding up (halting) abwaschen -> upwashin’ -> washing up abstumpfen -> upstumpin’ -> stumping up (confusing, stumping someone)
@cassie1150 6 жыл бұрын
So glad to see you guys already moving on from what happened last week! 💛💛💛
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cassie, us too! ❤️❤️
@bethknight4436 4 жыл бұрын
OMG - what happened last week?
@wackyruss 3 жыл бұрын
"Plum tuckered out" means really tired. That's the only time I've heard the word plum used like that other than the fruit!
@erinsturgill4017 5 жыл бұрын
As a West Virginian, I died laughing😂😂😂
@elijahsmith3404 3 жыл бұрын
Me to cause I talk like this but I say words like dawg, wassup homes.
@kathrynirwin7422 6 жыл бұрын
It’s not appa-lay-shun. It’s appa-latch-un 😂😂 I’m a West Virginian native, I may be a bit biased, but West Virginia is beautiful. It’s so homey. You should visit ❤️
@traildog_adventures 6 жыл бұрын
Kathryn Irwin depends on where you're at. Since the chain goes from Canada to Northern Alabama there's going to naturally be variations in pronunciation. Hell in SW Pa neighbors pronounce it differently some the way they did, some the way you do.
@CAT-2323 5 жыл бұрын
COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOOOOMMEEEE
@OneGeekStudios 5 жыл бұрын
Same. Born and raised. I live in a different state now, but always West Virginian
@isabelmorales8544 5 жыл бұрын
OH I LOVE YOU GUYS
@Just-Nikki 6 жыл бұрын
It’s gorgeous in West Virginia and I have one for you. Gully warsher means a bad storm.
@jassheen5318 6 жыл бұрын
Totally forgot about that one! I've been away so long I've lost the language! lol
@Just-Nikki 6 жыл бұрын
Jason Shinn I moved to Atlanta years ago but most of my family still live there. I pick the language right back up when I go home to visit. 😀
@RandomJane104 6 жыл бұрын
gully washer or frog-strangler. I prefer frog-strangler.
@mandibeth33 6 жыл бұрын
Gully warsher with the all important added "r"! 😂
@Just-Nikki 6 жыл бұрын
mandibeth33 yes ma’am, we can’t go forgetting to add that r 😋
@steelers6titles 4 жыл бұрын
"cattycorner"--"diagonally across"
@ashleynikolenko 3 жыл бұрын
Had no idea I’m this one either, been using it my whole life and didn’t know it was regional lol
@andrewseifert6327 4 жыл бұрын
Appalachian” generally refers to West Virginia, western Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, and even southwestern Pennsylvania
@Stephenguitar93 4 жыл бұрын
Southern New York, Almost half of Ohio, Northern Georgia and even more of Northern Alabama, part of Missouri and Carolina herself are Appalachian states as well. Idk how you left out Ohio lol They can't decide if they're West Virginia, Kentucky, or Canada half the time.
@petrolheadgames92 4 жыл бұрын
@@Stephenguitar93 You also left out western Maryland. Granted it is a small strip of land, only 1.8 miles at it's narrowest point.
@msbellenc 4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Seifert It also includes the western mountains of North Carolina from the VA/TN border to the TN/GA/SC border. Appalachian State University is in Boone, NC.
@benadams5557 4 жыл бұрын
Also western NC and north central GA about 30 miles into the state just below the TN NC line
@MajahDancer 3 жыл бұрын
@@Stephenguitar93 Definitely the part of Ohio I'm from is Appalachian!
@georgegraves8125 6 жыл бұрын
Gaummed up is just a local way of pronouncing "gummed up". A carburetor will get a sticky build-up of old gasoline residue and dirt, then its parts won't move freely anymore. Then it is said to be gummed (gaummed) up.
@JJF1973 6 жыл бұрын
When Southerners use an "o" that sounds British, it's called the Piedmont O, which is mainly in the Carolinas.
@hunteryoungblood649 4 жыл бұрын
North georgia
@forestrot666 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah a lot of southern terms and phrases are old English like figured or yonder.
@agoogleuser4443 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed by NC native here.
@chadperkinson965 4 жыл бұрын
And Virginia, ever heard an old fart from Central VA say "house" or "out" there's also the high tider accent on the eastern shore and OBX
@mikewinter8806 4 жыл бұрын
Or "reckon"
@MsLighthorse 5 жыл бұрын
Si goggling? I’m from Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Never heard it. You got poke right; also plumb. As a kid soda was called dope. Never understood until I grew up and found out the original Coca-cola had cocaine in it. My family always said pop. We never said “gummed”. It just goes to show that there are hundreds of miles of Appalachian Mountains and a few differences in words. I’m in my sixties and realized that a lot of old British words were left in the hills. When I was little, pants were “britches”. When my mom would go to the store she would call it “trading” or she would say “tradin”. You’ve brought up a lot of memories.
@michaelrains2268 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Big Stone Gap ,Va . I spent my childhood in St .Charles (lee county) and in Woodway , later on in Big Stone Gap . My family comes from the this area so beautiful. Gods country!😊
@jghjgh6481 5 жыл бұрын
In WV A hollow is called a haller A shopping cart is a buggy Soda is called pop Our town of hurricane wv is pronounced hurrican. Gaum is a mess. You are gaumin up the carpet with mud. Ive never heard of pop being called dope. Wash is often called warsh We have some of the best white water rapids if you ever want to visit.
@gigissketches2603 5 жыл бұрын
I'm up in New Jersey, and I've heard a few people call shopping carts "wagons". "Where are the wagons?" "Uh, don't you mean carts?" 🤷♀️
@TheAhirishman 4 жыл бұрын
I remeber my great aunt telling us kids when we came in dirty from playing that we were "Trackin in all that muss and gaum"
@pancakesteve5675 4 жыл бұрын
I go to Hurricane nearly every day! Its great
@pancakesteve5675 4 жыл бұрын
Jgh Jgh im live in teays valley btw
@ethancooper1560 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen people from Ohio call it hurricane and not hurrican and it really bothers some people
@Nimeariel 6 жыл бұрын
If you ever do visit West Virginia, check out Harper's Ferry. Not only is it a real town where people shop and live, but it's also very historical as well with historical buildings and tours and sometimes re-enactors or interpreters who are there to answer questions about the past. You can really only get to it by bus if you are a tourist. If you are a resident then you can have special permits to drive there. It also has a LOT of the W. Virginia beauty you were describing, including part of the actual Appalachian Trail running right through it! There is also a huge walking bridge that you can walk across a big river and get some AMAZING views! Highly recommend checking it out one day!
@witchskee 6 жыл бұрын
Nimeariel I'm so glad someone else said this! I live in Charles Town, lol, so I go to Harpers Ferry all the time ^^ it's beautiful!
@jshous 6 жыл бұрын
Tell the story... John Brown, etc.
@Nimeariel 6 жыл бұрын
Right. It is EXTREMELY historical- pivotal, in fact, some might say, to our American history. Either way, it is still a REALLY beautiful area, there is no denying that. Definitely worth a look, in addition, if one wishes to learn about a less-than-perfect time of history when abolitionists and the US Government collided, but if not for that, then absolutely for the landscape and breathtaking vistas.
@michaelevans6669 6 жыл бұрын
Some more slang for you, Yonder Holler Crick
@tishacadle6875 5 жыл бұрын
I'm from West Virginia we pronounce it like gummed up
@becnicjac3 3 жыл бұрын
It's, "gommed up".
@3rdLegGreg11 4 жыл бұрын
“Hey, you want a coke?” “Yeah, what do you have?” “Dr Pepper, Sprite and Coke.” “I’ll take a DP”
@bretkni 6 жыл бұрын
“Plumb tuckered out” extremely exhausted, a phrase I heard often as a child from my aunts, uncles and cousins on my mothers side who were all from the south (Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and the like)
@kjeracarroll450 5 жыл бұрын
Bret Knight we used this all the time growing up!
@gabbiparsons438 6 жыл бұрын
For the record, us Appalachians pronounce it "app-pa-LATCH-ah" (like I'm gonna throw an apple at cha)
@karenmelissa98 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, come to West Virginia! My home state. 💙💛 so many beautiful places. From Blackwater Falls, Dolly Sods, New River Gorge Bridge, Cass, Snowshoe. Too many places to mention!
@alieller1110 5 жыл бұрын
karenmelissa98 West Virginia is also my home state and I still live here and all of those places are so cool to see.
@JuhiSRK 5 жыл бұрын
Dolly Sods just magnificent
@forestrot666 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and wilderness filled state that's plumb purdy
@---bm5bc 3 жыл бұрын
NAH COME ON DOWN TO SW VA BEST PLACER ERVER
@viridixx 3 жыл бұрын
when my brother was little, he called self checkout aisles (like in a grocery store) "poke-it-up-yourself lanes"
@teknekon 6 жыл бұрын
Great job guys! Very tricky topic and you handled it well. A really complicated accent that's rich in unique slang. I really loved this. Great to see you both back! Thanks! Love and cheers! 👍💗😘🇬🇧
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tek, glad to be back! Language from this region really interests me! J x
@meriahswope7091 6 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! I love how you are exploring regional differences in language in the US. I'm from Pennsylvania and the Appalachian Mountains go through the middle of the state. We use some of these but not all.
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
We want to make our way through the entire country! We're loving learning all this stuff!
@PixelatedTwix 6 жыл бұрын
Central Pa here!
@N3rdgirl75 6 жыл бұрын
Karrie Fuller Same here on peckerwood & I’m from Eastern PA. 😂
@rebeccabsomanybooks3558 6 жыл бұрын
I think it is wonderful how you embrace culture and language. I think it would be awesome once you complete the US to possibly publish a book based on your unique research from a British perspective. BTW -Appalachian country is gorgeous.Please visit Mount Vernon- Thomas Jefferson home in spring or fall. God Bless.
@coffeefirstpls2693 6 жыл бұрын
That how I used peckerwood also.
@contemplativegirl21 5 жыл бұрын
John Denver, lol. And you are right that WV is fully Appalachian and there are 12 additional states that have counties in Appalachia--13 states all together.
@Khorne_of_the_Hill 5 жыл бұрын
I'm from TN, and I'd use peckerwood pretty much interchangeably with "putz"
@amasoner2317 6 жыл бұрын
I love this!!! I live in the most eastern part of Tennessee. Right smack dab in the middle of the Appalachian mountains. We certainly do have our own dialect. My mamaw and papaw (My grandparents) still say all these words on a daily basis lol. There are tons of words and phrases we say that sound very British but I'm guessing that's because most families that settled here in Appalachia came from the British Isles. Both sides of my family originally came from Kent. There are so many other words we have that make no sense to other parts of the world lol please do Tennessee!!! I love you guys so much. I never miss a video!!! Fantastic job!!! Oh and getting dressed up we say "gussied up" lol have a great day guys!!!!
@tidalpool1 6 жыл бұрын
we saw meemaww and pawpaw for grandparents.......tante for aunt, and oncle for her husband.....a complete mess of old english, french and indian.......
@normalgirltries5082 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve lived in West Virginia my whole life and haven’t heard half of these. It was such a fun video and I learned some new words. Lol
@gtpcruiser02 5 жыл бұрын
I live in Berkeley County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. I always heard the word "POKEY" referred to as a jail cell. For instance.... if you keep on breaking the law you're going to end up in the Pokey.
@KateBates22zabu 4 жыл бұрын
Or it can mean slow
@AlexiRamirez2000 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Berkeley county too
@TheMadSounds 3 жыл бұрын
We call jail the clink but pokey is like to be slow. Like “why are you poking along” or “your being too pokey” or “get on, dont poke
@TheMadSounds 3 жыл бұрын
@@KateBates22zabu yep that’s what we use it for. WV/OH border
@gigiclink 5 жыл бұрын
"Poke" is actually old English -- like buying "a pig in a poke." Buying some unseen.
@margietucker1719 4 жыл бұрын
Poke means a sack, or bag. Hence a pig in a poke....which would be sight unseen of course.
@dubrc8577 4 жыл бұрын
A poke would be like a "stash"...you might stash your jewelry or money in your poke.
@jonathanross149 4 жыл бұрын
"You let the cat out of the bag" (revealed a secret) it's from the same source. They were about to sell you a cat in a bag instead of a piglet.
@grahamparks1645 4 жыл бұрын
Also poke hole (hidden stash of money)
@AndNowThis.. 6 жыл бұрын
I’m from West Virginia and I never used or heard anyone using dope for soda but I do say pop. I’m plumb tired. 👍 I like the accent.
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that! Maybe it's not used as much anymore! ❤️
@labrat9786 6 жыл бұрын
It refers specifically to Coca Cola which used to have coca leaves in it. My Methodist grandmother who was born in the 1880's in the mountains of North Carolina would never let my mother drink one as a child and teen. So now I know what the poke is in the expression "a pig in a poke".
@hahaloves 6 жыл бұрын
plumb tired is the only way i've ever heard it used....i'm from nc
@cynthiaranucci4683 6 жыл бұрын
plumb crazy
@cynthiaranucci4683 6 жыл бұрын
The only person I've ever heard use dope for soda is my mother, and she's from Mississippi!
@shaleenthepunk8568 6 жыл бұрын
I live in the Appilachian part of Virginia, and "pokey" is another word for jail/prison in my family. And yes, it's a beautiful place, especially in the autumn season when the leaves change.
@rigbyfin 5 жыл бұрын
Poke can also refer to Poke Salat, which is a plant that is eaten when it first comes up, but then becomes poisonous when older. When mature it has deep purple poisonous berries which were used to dye things. "I done picked me a mess of poke this morning."
@lelasdada 5 жыл бұрын
As a native West Virginian, I can tell you that some of the slang is only used in certain parts of the state. For example, si-gogglin isn't a phrase I've heard here in central West Virginia and suspect it to have come from the eastern panhandle due to the population of Dutch immigrants. In this area, the term dope is used to refer to either illegal substances or someone who has done something "stupid" a usage example would be "stop being a dope.". a slang term you may be interested in would be bumfuzzled which means confused or flabbergasted. a usage example here would be " he traded a working car for a junker, it just has me bumfuzzled." and another would be "yonder" meaning a location of some distance from your current placement. ranging from a few yards away to several miles away. an example would be "The mayors' house is over yonder next to the post office on the other side of town."
@jenniferszendi9519 4 жыл бұрын
“Polk” was a paper bag company; hence, can I have a “poke sack” for my groceries.🌷
@gavinparks5386 3 жыл бұрын
Poke is common in Scotland , for a bag. Hence a poke o' chips, a sweetie poke. So I think it will have come from here. Also English has the phrase " Don't buy a pig in a poke !
@SalandFindles 3 жыл бұрын
Funny that I've NEVER heard poke before when referring to a bag and I'm a lifelong WV resident. Never heard of si gogglin before either.
@billpotter7162 3 жыл бұрын
Poke is from Norman French "Poque" meaning bag. The word Pocket has the same origin "Poque ette" meaning "little bag" in Old French.
@Deepingmind 2 жыл бұрын
Growing up, we called them totes not pokes, "he was totten" meant he was carrying something not loose on its own.
@ljohnson1441 6 жыл бұрын
In western NC (where the Appalachian mountains come through) we use the term “soft drink” for your “fizzy drink”.
@agoogleuser4443 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto for me but I'm from Kernersville originally, not western NC.
@BillStreeter 2 жыл бұрын
Soft drink is more broad than soda or pop. It’s just any non-alcoholic drink. Sweet tea is a soft drink but it’s not a soda.
@brads9114 5 жыл бұрын
So, writing from Tennessee, 'perckerwood' is a term to describe someone who's thick, or dense. Someone who isn't very intelligent, or someone who is just plum stupid or annoying. I haven't heard of the word 'poke' referring to a bag, but there is a wild plant we eat here, called the poke plant, or poke sallet. The leaves are edible when young and tender, but as the leaves age, they turn purple and become toxic. 'Plum' basically means very or plainly. We don't use the word 'dope' where I live to refer to sodas. We do ask for a 'coke' and expect to be asked 'What kind?' The word 'dope' means very good, or awesome. I.E. "I just got this new computer. It's pretty dope.' 'Dope' can also refer to drugs. The word 'gaum' is used to describe something that is dirty, messy, or clogged-up...dirty to the point that it no longer functions properly. One might also say something like, 'I just stepped in gum on the sidewalk, and now the tread on my trainers is gummed-up (gaummed-up).
@WhiteTiger333 5 жыл бұрын
I've heard poke used as a bag (tote your groceries home in a poke). It could be generational. I was born in 1951 and it was the "old folks" who referred to a paper Kroger bag as a poke when I was a kid. I don't think anyone uses that now.
@AlienBarbers 5 жыл бұрын
I grew up a couple hundred miles outside Appalachia and had only heard 3 of those words, but used a little differently than described here. Growing up I often heard the saying "buying a pig in a poke", meaning buying or getting involved with something without inspecting or thinking about it. Only years later did I hear that a poke was a bag. Plumb (or plum, I'm not used to seeing it in print) is a stereotypical Appalachian word that I grew up hearing as "plumb tuckered out", meaning very tired, and "plumb crazy" meaning plain crazy. (This phrase is well-enough known that Fiat-Chrysler's Dodge car brand offers "Plum Crazy" as a shade of purple in some of its cars. I've never heard of something spelled "gaum", but "gummed up" is a fairly common phrase I didn't associate with Appalachia. One common phrase is "gum up the works" meaning messed up as if something gummy had gotten into the gears of a machine and caused it to not work. You could use it to describe where one mistake that someone made caused ea whole series of problems. A Plum Crazy car: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJp1aJSbvLCaaKs.html
@lunarikariko981 6 жыл бұрын
If you go to the mountains go to Tennessee. The Smokey Mountains national park is gorgeous!
@lynnelorch1891 5 жыл бұрын
I am a native Virginian now residing in Kentucky. For years i have heard people from outside the region ( mostly from the northeast and west) call it Appa Laycha. Gosh that irritates me. ITS APPA LAYCHA (Appalachia)
@shaunalea823 5 жыл бұрын
Luna RikaRiko Yup very beautiful I’m in Western NC breathtaking!!!!
@lukeut8680 5 жыл бұрын
The Smokey Mountains, and Big Sur in Cali are the 2 most beautiful places ive been to in my travels in America.
@nathanwoodley4299 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting fact: the Appalachian mountains extend 1,500 miles from Newfoundland, Canada to Alabama, United States.
@jfaber99 5 жыл бұрын
If someone asked me for a fizzy drink, I would think that they wanted a glass of champagne. For the use of "coke"; you wouldn't use it for ordering your drink but more so in a generic expression, such as, "is there a coke machine in the lobby?" or "did you bring any ice for the cokes?". Love the channel! Just found it a few days ago and have already watched a couple dozen of your videos! Love the sarcasm and chemistry!
@BiggSlippin 5 жыл бұрын
I'm on my boyfriends account, however I am from West Virginia and was so excited to know that Brits have heard of it! Its sadly such a low prioritized state to the government due to low population and poverty. However, the views are one of a kind and you won't get southern hospitality better any where else! It really is 'a little slice of heaven' and the vibe and pride that West Virginians have can't be matched anywhere else in the world! I absolutely adored this video! & I have another one for you- "Buggy" is wildly known in West Virginia as another word for a shopping 'cart.'
@NANA-xy4tr 6 жыл бұрын
This is a very isolated region and these words arnt used any where else in the us. And it varries in depending where you are Tennessee and north Carolina is different than southern west Virginia and western Virginia which is different than Pittsburgh which is different than scranton
@MarkM58 6 жыл бұрын
And God forbid you would use punctuation.
@stephaniemoreno6762 6 жыл бұрын
When I originally came across your channel and was very offended. But the more I kept watching it helped me realize that I am silly for being offended. Now I watch all the time.
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Aw Stephanie, we're so glad you came through to the other side! haha!
@amennews9428 6 жыл бұрын
Stephanie Moreno Same! LOL I was going to write that, just now. They really are cute and hilarious.
@MyDreamIsAStory 6 жыл бұрын
I still get offended on certain videos, but this one doesn’t bother me. 😂
@francheskaward 6 жыл бұрын
If you watch them enough, you know it's all in good fun. ❤
@bdubs3819 6 жыл бұрын
Praise the Lord.
@deannalmullins 5 жыл бұрын
I’m from West Virginia. A poke actually comes from an older French word “poche” which means pocket. Then pokeweed is also something consumed only in the central West Virginian region of the Appalachians. (Highly toxic but we still ate it?) That poke comes from the native people who lived there before. The use of the word is most likely from French but some etymologists say it could be from an Alogonquin language. Also, in central Appalachian it’s GOM while in the Southern Region it’s gum but not in relation to the stuff you chew. I was so super excited to see this. Thank you guys!!!
@penniesheriff7287 5 жыл бұрын
You guys grow on people the more i watch the more i like your personalitys enjoy your channel very amusing
@crystalrowe5948 6 жыл бұрын
There was a rhyme back in the day, "Peckerwood pecking on a long leaf pine see his pecker but you can't see mine." I hadn't thought about that in years lol....
@karenwingler1647 6 жыл бұрын
So happy to see your faces!!! West Virginia is beautiful and you should visit if you ever get the chance! Lia I hope you are feeling better from that whole nightmare in Paris and I’m just glad Joel was there to see you through it! 💜💜
@kathryntipton6268 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when y’all do your “Southern” accents! And when Lia does hers, she really reminds me of my fun aunt from North Carolina! She does anyway, but especially when she does her accent!!!
@suzybinder8399 5 жыл бұрын
Lol. I might start using si-gogglin to describe drunk walking. Love it!!
@suzybinder8399 5 жыл бұрын
Pig in a poke
@agoogleuser4443 4 жыл бұрын
I was born and raised in NC and have been to the mountains a LOT over the years, but I'd never heard of si-gogglin until like a year ago. How is that??? Same with dope. I've only heard it used as pertaining to illegal drugs.
@lindaedwards1630 6 жыл бұрын
Great & Lia does the accent beautifully. 1 saying my dad always said "He's about a half a bubble off plumb" meaning he's crazy. Love y'all from a true southerner.
@rish1459 6 жыл бұрын
I've used that exact phrase. Plumb = level in this context (referencing a level with the bubble in it). Being a 1/2 bubble out of plumb is also used.
@dinap3515 6 жыл бұрын
I grew up calling all soft drinks coke. - "Would you like a coke?" - "Sure, what kinds do you have?" Random one I learned recently was a phrase used in Alabama I think... "If I knew company was coming I would have 'put on the dog.'" - means to get real dressed up. This one cracks me up. Thanks for the fun videos!!
@tatumelanie79 5 жыл бұрын
I did too when I was growing up in B'ham, AL. It's not that odd if you think of it like this, it's the same thing as asking for a "Kleenex". Even if I didn't have the Kleenex brand of tissue, I'd know what you were talking about. Or a Q-tip. I don't have the brand Q-tip, but you still call most ear swabs Q-tips.
@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858 5 жыл бұрын
Southern Ohio here, Ive always used Soda, and most ppl I know, I've never heard it called dope lol.
@jessica3548 5 жыл бұрын
@@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858 I've never heard it called dope, either. Everyone north of Columbus definitely calls it pop.
@sylviasullivan3453 5 жыл бұрын
In the old days Coke had cocaine in it. Old timers still call ot a dope
@Kirsten_is_cursed10 5 жыл бұрын
In the Rocky Mountains, we just call it “pop” 😂
@benvanderwoude4484 5 жыл бұрын
My grandparents worked in a cotton mill in North Carolina. The break cart that rolled around for their rest breaks was called the 'dope cart' because it served iced soda pop. They also said, 'hoped ' for helped (like 'it can't be hoped' for beyond remedy) If they desired something like a drink or something to eat you would say you could come it. We went with my grandfather on a trip to Cleveland Ohio onetime and at a restaurant he told the waitress that he 'could come a glass of milk'. She said, good for him. If a person was attractive they would say he or she was 'right comely'.
@KLee27533 5 жыл бұрын
This goes down farther than WV. It's basically any mountain region in the south east. My family is from Western SC and North East Ga and we use a lot of these terms
@allanrichardson1468 6 жыл бұрын
Protein bar and diet coke? How about an RC and Moon Pie? RC is short for Royal Crown Cola, and a frosting-dipped (different flavors) marshmallow and cookie sandwich, along with RC, was a "poor kid's" lunch in the South long ago!
@kjeracarroll450 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@seanhouston4757 6 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back! Missed ya 😊 so cool you studied Appalachian linguistics 🧐
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean, good to be back!! ❤️❤️
@sloanchessman5783 5 жыл бұрын
I'm originally from southern West Virginia (Logan County), but have lived in Florida for many years now, and I must say I got quite a giggle from watching this video, lol! You were spot on with the words, and there are so many more that I could probably write a book about it. I hope you get to visit West Virginia some day, but I highly recommend going in either the Autumn when all the leaves are in full fall colors, or during the summer when the mountains are at their most breath taking. I really enjoy watching your channel! 😁
@JJJJJ12750 3 жыл бұрын
In WV we use peckerwood as a light-hearted insult towards a friend as well. Such as greeting my friends I’ll say: What do you say peckerwood?
@cascade1997 6 жыл бұрын
Your southern American accents are so hilarious! Love these videos, guys!
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
hahaha thanks so much ❤️
@deathbeforedecaf7755 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah they are not a bit close lol
@66dunoon69 6 жыл бұрын
I'm plumb tuckered out.
@wayoutinthestix 6 жыл бұрын
That man is plumb crazy.
@jiffiemail1595 6 жыл бұрын
I plumb forgot that! :)
@tritchie6272 4 жыл бұрын
Poke is also a plant that you can pick,fry and eat.
@lgecko7991 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂I'm from the southern Appalachian mountains (NC) and I loved this video! Your slang was accurate and your accent was....kinda accurate. Anyway, if you'really going to Appalachia, I would suggest Mt. Mitchell or the great smoky mountains
@nicholassnider6749 6 жыл бұрын
Some more clarification Peckerwood- someone annoying or dumb. It's an insult. (Usage: the person in front of you at the market is taking too long and they don't know what they're doing even though they should. You would say to yourself or your friend "look at this peckerwood...") Plumb- it comes from the tool plumb bob. It's a hanging weight used to make sure something is straight. Often used in construction to make sure a wall is straight and not skewed. So if something is plumb it's straight. So it's used like "she's plumb (straight up) dumb". As in thes no argument, it's a fact, it just is. Gaum. The rest of the country spells it "gummed". It comes from the gum tree. Its sap is really thick and sticky which is why it's used to make rubber. So if it's gaumed (gummed) up, it's filthy, sticky, filled with crud and gunk
@kjeracarroll450 5 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Snider we used peckerwood for someone annoying or used as an insult when someone was being a jerk
@redleg56 5 жыл бұрын
There is also peckerhead, which, given the British meaning of pecker, means...head.
@boxmasro 5 жыл бұрын
In the DICTIONARY, peckerwood is a poor white person.
@bethcompton8669 5 жыл бұрын
Gaum is pronounced with an ah sound. But yes means gummed up or stuck up.
@arealamerican6329 6 жыл бұрын
I found this channel yesterday and it is amazing thank you for all the great content❤🇬🇧🇺🇸
@ThoseTwoBrits1 6 жыл бұрын
Aw thank you! Hope you enjoy all our videos ❤️
@arealamerican6329 6 жыл бұрын
Being British: Joel & Lia also I'm very sorry for what happened in Paris
@jimpemberton 4 жыл бұрын
The word "poke" is old and well-attested in a few European languages including French, German, Dutch, and Old English. It originated in France and is related to the word "pocket". In fact, in 16th century England piglets were often sold in sacks in the market to be raised for meat. A sly seller might put kittens in sacks and sell them as piglets. An old saying from England is still used in Appalachia: "Don't buy a pig in a poke". If the buyer discovered that there was a kitten in the sack before he bought it, he wouldn't buy it, hence the English idiom shared by both Brits and Americans: "Don't let the cat out of the bag".
@kelleyspangler7426 5 жыл бұрын
We are from West Virginia and would love to have you celebrate thanksgiving with us
@poopypuppyproductions7409 6 жыл бұрын
"Take me home, country road'" was sung by John Denver. John Denver's father and my dad (both pilots) flew together in the USAF. John's real last name, as was his father's was Dutchendorf. My father and Captain Dutchendorf sang in a "Barber Shop Quartette," while in the Air Force and stationed at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ, (where I was born.) Believe it or not, about a year ago, while going through my recently deceased mother's things, I found 3 of his 4 original 78 RPM records they made with the Quartette. They made vynal records because there were no tape recorders in the early 1950's. No joke, look up John Denver or Captain Dutchendorf on the web.
@romakregon432 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Really interesting fact about John Denver! Thanks for sharing. Grew up listening to his music, his style of country music is so different than the rest of the same genre.
@poopypuppyproductions7409 6 жыл бұрын
John was more a Folk/Country music artist, I believe. He was cool, But his father, thou not rich or super famous, was a real super-dude. lol
@dorothypaul4642 6 жыл бұрын
That was so interesting! I grew up listening to John Denver. I loved his music. Thanks for sharing!
@kawazu874 6 жыл бұрын
I've learned about this song in a Japanese animation called "Mimi wo sumaseba" (Whisper of the heart).
@poopypuppyproductions7409 6 жыл бұрын
Just listened to the Japanese version of the song for the first time. It's cute.
@kaycornwell5905 5 жыл бұрын
OMGOSH, your southern accents got me rollin'. I found your videos this morning and have been marathoning ever since. You two are hilarious. Love the vids.. keep 'em comin'!!
@barnsse 3 жыл бұрын
There’s a wide array of variation as Appalachia’s a huge and fairly loosely defined place. The accents are very different throughout WV and eastern KY where I was raised, much less northern states like southern PA and the actual southern states like NC, all the way down to northern GA. Then, when you throw in the generational aspect it gets positively cryptic. Not to mention country vs town etc. I thoroughly enjoyed this though. Well done.
@therainbowgamer4220 5 жыл бұрын
Howdy from West Virginia loved the video y’all!
@ladylaurwin9103 6 жыл бұрын
I would say if you ever want to visit you should come to East Tennessee. We have The Great Smoky Mountains which is a free national park. Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge is where Dolly Wood amusement park is located and the best place to see the Appalachian mountains.
@comandermcgarrett7795 6 жыл бұрын
Lauren Irwin and Nashville.
@CallMyDoula 6 жыл бұрын
I agree! Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge Tennessee is one of the best places in the area!
@factsdontcare007 6 жыл бұрын
Lauren Irwin they would need an interpreter lol. Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are so fun!
@tgs40 6 жыл бұрын
No way, Gatlinburg is just a tourist trap. There are plenty of other places people can go.
@ladylaurwin9103 6 жыл бұрын
Tyler Stokes only if you do just the touristy things. There are plenty of things to do. It's just super close to the park and Cades Cove. There are plenty of historical places and hikes.
@jamesbooton1974 6 жыл бұрын
Suggestions for part two: Cyarn - Derived from carrion or rotting flesh. Old timers use it to describe anything that is nasty. Haint- Ghost
@72cut87 3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother, from Evarts my said many times “ that just smells like charm” when I was little I would laugh so hard hard, only found out few years ago what it meant
@kelleyspangler7426 5 жыл бұрын
I'm from West Virginia and I've not heard of some of those words myself. Love to see another video about the Appalachian mountains.
@heartofjesusdj Ай бұрын
Plumb ultimately is said because the word was originally used in relation to measuring with a plumb line.
@MicahElloh 6 жыл бұрын
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@Stla4783 6 жыл бұрын
We pronounce guam “gum”....so something is guamed up, would sound like, “that fan is so gummed up it can’t even turn.”
@CarlJohnson-hq8oz 18 күн бұрын
The last one should be spelled gummed up and it means stuck or filthy and is pronounced how i spelled it. Something that i haven't seen anyone cover is devilen or to devil and it's used like this " i thought i told you to stop devilen your sister." Or " don't devil him he's trying to do something" and it pretty much means to bother or annoy someone.
@debrajean9432 5 жыл бұрын
West Virginians often prefix their words with an “a,” as in afeared (afraid), ascared (scared), and a-runnin (running). “A spell” can mean a short period of time or indicate a short distance, “come sit down and rest a spell” or “he lives down the road a spell.” Fixin or afixin means to plan for something, “I’m a-fixin to head down to Ivydale.” Swan (pronounced like the bird) means to swear. My grandmother always used this word whenever she wanted to add emphasis, “Well, I’ll swan!” My grandfather always referred to particularly delicious food as “larapin.” (also larruping) He pronounced this with two syllables larp-pin. Fizzy soft drinks were called sody-pop.
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