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appleskiver n • [Dan æbleskive(r) < æble apple + skive disk, slice; dial]
ish intj • [Norw isj, Dan, Sw isch]
kringle n • [Prob primarily < Dan kringle..]
krumkake n • [..Dan krumkage]
lutefisk n • [Norw lutefisk; Sw lutfisk; Dan ludfisk] (MAP)
mauger adj • [..Dan, Du, Ger, Norw, Sw mager..]
pank v • [..cf Norw, Dan banke..]
preacher’s lice n • [Cf Dan præstelus, Sw prästlus..]
skillpot n • [..(Dan skildpadde, Norw skilpadde, Sw sköldpadda)] (MAP)
skrook n • [Dan skrukhøne brooding hen]
smear n 1 • [Prob infl by the cognates in other Germanic langs:..Dan smør..butter]
snoose n1 • [Dan, Sw, Norw snus] (MAP)
sylte n • [Dan, Norw sylte, Sw sylta]
till prep B4 • [..also Sw till (prep) till, by (and perh also Dan, Norw til till, by)]
yah adv • [Cf Ger, Du, Norw, Sw, Dan ja] (MAP)
DC, Washington See Washington, DC
decreasing (See also infrequent)
boy n 1 • decreasing currency
curl n, v • decreasing currency
baby coach n • chiefly ePA, sNJ, DE, MD (MAP)
Dayton wagon n • esp MD, DE
dearborn n • formerly widespread, now chiefly sePA, nMD, DE
garlicky adj • chiefly DE, MD, NJ, VA (MAP and Map Section)
hit it v phr 1 • scattered, but esp PA, MD, DE
mom-mom n • PA, NJ, DE, MD (MAP)
Moor n • chiefly cDE, sNJ
mung you (all) pron • DE, MD
papershell n 1 • esp MD, DE
pop-pop n • chiefly PA, NJ, DE, MD (MAP)
sheep fly n • esp MD, DE (MAP)
slapper n • esp DE, PA
slider n 1 • esp DE, MD; also Missip Valley
snuff rubber n • esp DE, MD, PA, WV (MAP)
speckle-back turtle n • esp NJ, DE
tacker n • chiefly DE, MD, NJ, ePA
viewing n • chiefly PA, NJ, MD, DE; also UT (MAP)
pac n • [Perh < Delaware pacu, paku shoe..]
seapoose n • [..cf Delaware sepus small brook]
shoepack n • [Folk-etym < Delaware trade jargon seppock, sippack shoes]
aftermath n • chiefly NEng, Delmarva
baseborn adj • chiefly Delmarva, wNC
battery n 1 • chiefly Delmarva
bramble scythe n • Delmarva
bullnose n • Delmarva
corn stack n • Delmarva
cow pound n • esp Delmarva
cowsucker n 2 • esp KY, Delmarva
crab cake n • chiefly Delmarva
cubbie v • chiefly Delmarva
dredge n1, v (pronc) • chiefly N and Mid Atl, Delmarva
fire n, v (pronc) • esp Delmarva, sNJ
gut n 1 • esp Delmarva
hand horse n • Delmarva
hardhead n 2d • chiefly Delmarva
haul seine n • Delmarva
house n, v (pronc) • Delmarva, esp VA
lodging n • chiefly eNC, Delmarva
maninose n • chiefly Delmarva, NC
neither adj B • Delmarva
nick n1 • Delmarva (MAP)
peeler crab n • chiefly Delmarva
pin-toed adj • esp Delmarva
pipjenny n • esp Delmarva, S Atl (MAP)
pitch n2 1 • chiefly NEng, Upstate NY, Delmarva, Missip Valley, Cent (MAP)
post-and-rail fence n • chiefly NJ, Delmarva, WV, KY, OH, scattered NEng (MAP)
pound n2 1 • esp Delmarva (MAP)
pungey n • Delmarva
*rattler n 1 • widespread, but less freq NEng, Delmarva (MAP)
shat n • Delmarva
soft-shell crab n • chiefly Delmarva, N Atl (MAP)
Spanish oak n b(1) • esp Delmarva
spunk knot n • esp Delmarva
strike v B2 • esp Delmarva
tailor n • esp Delmarva
tump n1 • sDelmarva
wire n (pronc) • esp sAppalachians, Delmarva |wɔr|
depreciatory (See also disparagement)
nigger n1 B1a • Used in a depreciatory sense by White speakers
nigger n1 B1b • Used in a depreciatory sense by Black speakers
derisive (See also disparagement)
alter kocker n • often derisive but also used familiarly
baa-baa n • sometimes derisive
boogie n 3 • derisive
cabbage n B4 • Used in..derisive nicknames for German settlement areas
Cajun n1 2 • Transf and applied generally as a derisive epithet
corn doctor n • often derisive
edumacation n • somewhat derisive
get-up n 2 • usu derisive
gulch n 3 • used in derisive nicknames for places
-ma- infix • in “nonsense” words, often with jocular, ironic, or derisive force
derogation; derogator(il)y (See also disparagement)
Abie n • usu derog
ack n • derog
adobe-maker n • derog
alligator n1 B5 • orig among Black speakers and derog
alligator bait n 2 • derog
ape n 1 • derog
appleknocker n • often derog
Arkie n 1 • often derog
Arkie n 2 • derog
asphalt arab n • humorous or derog
astern the lighter adj phr • derog
Aunt Jane n 1 • derog
Aunt Thomasina n 1 • derog
banana peddler n • derog
bayao n 2 • joc, but sometimes taken as derog
bazoo n 1 • joc or derog
bead-puller n • derog
beaner n 2 • derog
beat n 2 • derog
bible-back n 3 • often derog
Bible banger n • often derog
biddy n2 3 • derog
bill n1 2 • derog
biscuit beggar n • derog
blab n 1 • joc, sometimes derog
blabberskite n • joc, sometimes derog
black Protestant n • usu derog
blanket-buck n • derog
blister n 1 • derog
blue-bellied adj • often derog
bluebelly n 1 • often derog
blue gum n1 1 • freq derog
blue-gummed adj • derog
bluenose n 1 • sometimes derog
bluestocking n 1 • sometimes derog
bobby n1 • sometimes derog
bock n3 • derog
boghopper n • derog
bogtrotter n 3 • joc, sometimes derog
bohunk n 1 • often derog
boodle n 1 • sometimes derog
boot n2 5 • among Black speakers; sometimes derog
bootchkey n • derog
bow-and-arrow n • derog
box-ankled adj • freq derog
box, off one’s adj phr • joc, sometimes derog
bozo n • somewhat derog
brass ankle n • freq derog
brown n 6 • derog
brush ape n 1 • derog
buck n1 2e • often considered derog
buck n1 2d • usu considered derog
buck n1 2c • usu considered derog
bucket man n • derog
buckra n 2a • usu considered derog
buckwheat note n • usu derog
bug n2 • often derog
bug-eater n • derog
bugger n1 B1 • sometimes derog
bulldagger n • esp among Black speakers, freq derog
burrhead n1 1 • derog
cack n1 • [..cf other derog terms applied affectionately to children..]
camel jockey n • derog
Canuck n • often considered derog
carp n1 • derog
carrot eater n • derog
cat-licker n • often derog
cat’s ass n 3 • derog
cattle n pl • derog
cedar savage n 2 • derog
charcoal n • old-fash, derog
Charlie n 1 • sometimes derog
Charlie n 2 • among Black speakers; derog
chick n • esp among young speakers and among Black speakers; sometimes derog
chicken necker n • derog
chili n • derog
chili eater n • derog
chink n3 1 • usu considered derog
chin-whisker adj • usu derog
chocolate drop n 1 • derog
cholo n • usu derog
Christer n 1 • derog ?old-fash
Christ killer n • derog
churn-twister n • derog
claphat adj • derog
clay-eater n • usu derog
coconut head n • derog
codger n 1 • often derog, sometimes affectionate
coffeepot n • derog
conch n 1 • sometimes derog
coon n1 1 • sometimes derog
coonass n • orig derog; now sometimes neutral or accepted
corncracker n 1 • sometimes derog
cotbetty n • obsolescent, derog
couillon n 2 • derog
country n B2 • attrib in var usu derog combs
cracker n 3 • among Black speakers; derog
cracker-ass n 1 • derog
critter n B1 • sometimes derog
Croatan n • usu derog
crock n3 2 • sometimes derog
cross-back n • usu derog
dinge n1 • derog
dink n1 2 • as a derog term
dinwiddie n • Used as a derog term
dirt-eater n 1 • usu derog
dizzy adj 1 • usu derog
dog n1 B8 • derog
dogan n • somewhat derog
dogpelter n • derog
dog stud n • old-fash, derog
drab n1 • derog
drag n 13b • derog
duffer n • with a wide range of connotations from derog to affectionate
Dutchified adj • often derog
Dutchman n 1 • sometimes derog
Dutchy adj 1 • derog
eel n 2 • usu derog
eelpot n 2 • derog
egg-sucker n 1 • derog
egg-sucking ppl adj • derog
faggot n • informal, freq derog
Far-down n • formerly often derog, less so now
farmer n 1 • somewhat more freq among younger speakers and coll educ speakers; derog (MAP)
feist n 1 • freq derog (MAP)
feist n 2 • derog
Filipinyock n • derog
fine adj 2 • usu derog
fish-eater n • derog or joc (MAP)
Fish Town n • derog
flannelmouth n 2 • derog
flat n1 1e • Used as a..derog nickname for a town or district
flatfoot n 2 • Used as a derog nickname
flatland n 1 • sometimes used by mountain dwellers as derog term
fleabag n 1 • joc or derog
floozy n1 • now usu derog
Florida Indian n • derog
fodder forker n • derog
foolhead n • derog
frijole-eater n • derog
frog n B2 • sometimes derog (MAP)
frogeater n • usu derog
fruit tramp n • sometimes derog
gad n2 • derog
galoot n • usu derog, occas affectionate
gazabo n • usu derog
gazook n • derog
geechee n • sometimes derog
Georgia major n • joc or derog
gink n • usu derog
grandmother n 2 • derog
greaseball n 1 • derog; usu considered offensive
greaser n B1 • derog; usu considered offensive (MAP)
grunt n 3 • derog
Guinea n1 3 • derog (MAP)
haolified adj • derog
harp n 3 • often derog
hausfrau n • occas derog
Hawaiian time n • joc or derog
haybag n • derog
hayburner n 5 • often joc or derog
head n C1 • usu derog
hebe n • derog (MAP)
high sheriff n • used as a joc or derog nickname
hike n • usu derog
Hoboken n 1 • joc or derog
hog feed n • often joc or derog
hombre n • occas derog
home boy n 1 • affectionate or derog
honky n 1 • chiefly among Black speakers; usu derog
hooknose n 1 • derog
hoosier n B1a • often derog
hoosier n B1b • among Black speakers; derog
hound dog n 2 • usu derog or joc
hunyak n • derog
hunyak n 2 • somewhat old-fash; often derog
hymie n • [..derog term..]
Ikey n 1 • usu derog
Indian time n • usu derog
ink n B • sometimes derog
Irish n1 B2c • often considered derog
Isaac n • derog
issue n B1 • usu considered derog
it n 1 • derog
it pron D • usu derog or in ref to a child
Itie n • derog
jack Mormon n 1 • derog
jack Mormon n 2 • often derog
jackpine savage n • joc or derog
jake n1 1 • derog
jarhead n 2 • Used as a derog epithet
jasper n2 1 • often derog
jazzbo n • derog
jeff n 1 • derog
jelly bean n 1 • derog
jelly bean n 2 • sometimes derog
jerkwater adj 1 • joc or derog (MAP)
jobbernowl n • Used as a vague term of derogation
jook n 2 • often derog (MAP)
jungle bunny n • derog
kanaka n • often derog
Kentuck n 2a • often derog
kike n • derog (MAP)
kinky-head n • derog
klootchman n • often derog
kraut n 2 • derog (MAP)
kyoodle n • derog or joc
lamb licker n • derog
linthead n • derog
loco n1 3 • derog
longhead n 3 • used as a derog epithet
lousy adj 2b • Used broadly as a derog intensive
macaroni-smacker n • derog
mackerel-snapper n • usu derog (MAP)
mammy-dodging adj • used as a derog intensifier
meat hound n • Used as a derog or joc epithet for a dog
Mexican adj B1 • derog
Mexican adj B4 • joc or derog
Miss Ann(e) n • often derog
Mister Charlie n • often derog
mocky n1 • usu derog
moke n • usu derog
monkey n1 B8 • derog
Mormon buckskin n • joc or derog
mountain grill n • derog
mountain nigger n • derog
mud cat n 3 • joc or derog
muskrat n 3 • Used as a derogatory term for a person
nappy adj • sometimes derog
narrowback n • derog
nation n2 2 • Used as a vaguely derog epithet
nester n • usu derog
nigger n1 B2b • derog
nigra n • sometimes derog
nitchie n • occas derog
ofay n • derog
Okie n • often derog (MAP)
one-gallus(ed) adj • usu derog
pachuco n • derog
paisano n 1b • derog
pake n, adj • sometimes derog
pea n1 6 • derog
peanut n 5 • derog
peckerwood n 2 • derog
pelado n • usu derog
penny-dog n 1 • sometimes derog
peon n 1 • derog
pepper belly n • often derog (MAP)
piney n1 1 • occas derog
piss-a-bed n 7 • derog (MAP)
poi dog n • used as a derog term
Polack n • often derog (MAP)
Polander n • sometimes derog (MAP)
polecat n 2b • derog
poor White n 2a • derog (MAP)
poot n 2 • a derog..term for a person
Portuguese adj C • Used with derog force in var joc combs
pot n 8 • old pot: Used as a derog term for a person
pot n 9 • Used as the second element in var derog terms for a person
pumpkin roller n • derog
rag n1 8 • [Perh from the earlier use of rag(s) as derogatory terms for paper money..]
raghead n • esp used as a derog term for a person from India or the Middle East
ranny n 2 • sometimes derog
rawhide n 2 • sometimes derog
red-mouthed adj • Used as a derog epithet for a politician or lawyer
red-neck n 2 • derog term for a White person perceived (MAP)
river rat n 1 • usu derog
rum n1 1 • Used as a generic, often derog, term for liquor (MAP)
sack n 3 • derog
Sambo n1 • often derog or joc
sand hill n 2a • Esp of a person or animal..—sometimes derog
sandhiller n 1 • derog
sandlapper n 1 • derog
sawbones n 1 • joc or derog
Scowegian n • joc or derog
scrag n1 • used as a general term of derogation for a person
sculpin n 3 • Used as a derog term for a person or animal
scut n2 • derog or joc
scutter n1 1 • derog or joc
scutter n1 2 • derog or joc
sheeny n1 1 • derog (MAP)
sheep dip n • joc or derog
sheepherder n 1 • usu derog
shine n 4 • usu derog (MAP)
shirttail adj 2 • often derog
shit-eater n • derog
shoat n • Used as a derog term for a person
shonicker n • derog
siditty adj • derog
Siwash n 1 • often derog
Siwash n 2 • derog
Siwash n 4 • joc or derog
skibby n • derog
skinny malink n • also used as a derog term for a person
Slab Town n • Used as a derog nickname for a town or district
slant-eye n • derog
slop n2 • derog
snowball n 5 • usu derog
soap stick n 2 • Used as a derog term for a man
soda cracker n • derog
spear-chucker n • derog
spik n • derog
squaw man n • usu derog
squint-eye n 2 • usu derog
stick n 2 • usu derog (MAP)
taco n 2 • derog
tar baby n 1 • derog
Texican n • often derog, for a migrant worker from Texas or elsewhere in the Southwest
tick n1 4 • derog, or rarely affectionate, term for a person
Tonto n 2 • derog nickname for an American Indian man
toot n1 1 • used derogatorily or affectionately of a person
towelhead n • derog term for a person from India or the Middle East
town dude n • joc or derog name for a city person (MAP)
trundle-bed trash n 2 • derog
tuckahoe n 3 • often derog
two-boater n • derog
Uncle Tom n 1 • derog
wagon burner n • derog
wallio n • often derog
wasp nest n 1 • freq derog
whickerbill n 1 • also used as a vaguely derog (rarely affectionate) term
whistle britches n • also used..broadly as a teasing or derog nickname
whitey n 1 • chiefly among Black speakers; usu derog
woodpecker n B2 • Used as a derog term for one who fells trees.
woolly head n 1 • freq derog
wop n1 1 • usu derog (MAP)
yard ape n 2 • Used as a derog term
yellowhammer n 5 • derog
Yid n • freq derog (MAP)
zigaboo n • Used as a derog term for a Black (or other dark-skinned) person
antelope jackrabbit n • Desert SW
burro fat n • Desert SW
bushnut n • Desert SW
cane cholla n • chiefly Desert SW
crucifixion thorn n • chiefly Desert SW
datil n • Desert SW
ghostflower n 3 • Desert SW
hediondilla n • Desert SW
Indian rice n 2 • chiefly Desert SW
indigo bush n 2 • Desert SW
inmortal n • Desert SW
Mormon tea n 1 • chiefly Desert SW
mutual n • chiefly Rocky Mts, Desert SW
palmilla n • Desert SW
palo amarillo n • Desert SW
palo blanco n 2 • Desert SW
peach thorn n • Desert SW
perky Sue n • chiefly Desert SW
smoke tree n 2 • Desert SW
Dictionary of Bahamian English See Bahamian
Dictionary of Canadianisms See Canadian
Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage See Caribbean
Dictionary of Jamaican English See Jamaican
Dictionary of Newfoundland English See Newfoundland
Dictionary of New Zealand English See New Zealand
Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English See Prince Edward Island
Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English See Smoky Mountains
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue; Dictionary of the Scottish Language See Scotland
alamo n • Also dimins alamillo, alamito
armitas n pl • [armas + -ita dimin suff]
arroyo n • dimin arroyito, arroyullo (MAP)
barabara n • dimin barrabkie
Belsnickel n • [Ger Pelz fur + Nickel dimin of Nicholas]
bidar n • [Russ baidara, dimin baidarka]
biddy n2 • [Dimin of Bridget..]
biddykin n • [biddy n1 + -kin dimin suff]
bisnaga n • dimin bisnagita
blickey n1 • [From Du blikje dimin of blik tin, a pail]
bolita n • [AmSpan bolita dimin of bola ball]
brogan n • [Dimin form of Gael brōg shoe]
bube n • Also dimins bubbelly, bubelicks
bubeleh n • [Yiddish; dimins and varr of bubbe]
bube lice n • [PaGer bube, buwe, dimins bubli, buwli boy]
bug n1 1 • also dim buggy (MAP)
calabacilla n • [MexSpan dimins of calabaza]
cebolleta n • [Dimin of Span cebolla onion, bulb]
cerro n • Also dimins cerrillo, cerrilo
chitling n • [Prob chit n1 + -ling, dimin]
cienaga n • dimin forms cienagita, cienaguilla, -o, cieneguita
commie n • [Prob abbr for common marble + -ie, -(e)y dimin suff] (MAP)
cookee n • [cook + -ee, -ey, -ie dimin suffs]
cootie n2 • [coot + -ie dimin suff]
coyotillo n • [MexSpan coyot(e) + -illo, dimin]
doughnette n • [Dimin of doughnut]
dovekie n • [Scots dimin of dove]
dudeen n • [IrGael dūidīn, dimin of dūd pipe]
dudie n • [Dimin of dude n]
elbedritsch n • dimin elbedritschel
escobita n • [Span dimin of escoba broom]
fooskie n • [Du voos spongy, wooly, compressible + -ke dimin suff]
frijolillo n • [AmSpan; dimin of Span frijol bean]
garagette n • [garage + -ette dimin suff]
garbancillo n • [MexSpan; dimin of garbanzo]
gitlet n • [Prob Scots, nEngl dial get brat, bastard; dimins gettling, gytling, etc]
golumpki n pl • [Cf Pol gołbki pl of golabek, dimin of gołb pigeon..]
gorby n • [Prob Scots gorbie, dimin of gorb a greedy person or animal]
gullie n • [Prob gull + dimin -ie]
hapuu n 2 • usu dim hapuupuu
hediondilla n • [Span hediondo literally “stinker”; MexSpan dimin hediondillo, -a..]
hockie n • [hock the lower part of the leg of a quadruped + -ie dimin suff]
holey n • [holey prob dimin of hole n 4 (and folk-etym or punning sp holy)]
huckie n • [Dimin of huck haunch..]
huisachillo n • [Dim of huisache]
-ie suff 3 • [By ext from std use as dimin suff..]
Ike n • [Dimin of Isaac]
Itie n • [Dimin of Italian]
jacal n • dimin jacalito
kinlin n • [Prob..lin, pronc-sp for -ling, used as dimin or familiarizing suff]
kish exclam • [Prob Du koetje, dimin of koe cow]
kneffli n • [Ger Knöpfle..,dimin of Knopf knob, dumpling..]
krapfen n • [sGer dial Krapfen, dimin Kräpfel]
krebbel n • [Ger dial Kräppel, dimin of Krapfen] (MAP)
lark n2 • Also dimins larkie, larky
loma n • Also dimin lomita
manzanilla n • [Span dimin of manzana apple]
manzanita n • [Span dimin of manzana apple]
minnow n A3 • These forms may be intended as dimins
nappy n1 • [Scots dial dimin of nap bowl, basin] (MAP)
natchie n • [Pronc-sp for dimin of natural D..]
nibby n1 • [Prob dimin of nib n1]
ocotillo n • [MexSpan ocotillo.., dimins of ocote]
piloncillo n • [MexSpan; dimin of pilon..]
pinkie n1 • [Du pink and its dimin pinkje..]
pinkster n 2 • [Du..dimin pinksterbloemetje..]
piroshki n • [Russ pirozhki.., dimin of pirog..]
pitayita n • [Dimin of pitaya]
pozo n • dimin pozuelo
rolliche n • [Du rolletje, dimin of rol roll (in many spec senses..)]
roncadina n • [Span dimin of roncador]
rutchie n • [Appar dimin of PaGer rutsch sliding place]
scrapple n • [Dimin of scrap..] (MAP)
senita n • [..dimin of sina..]
-sie suff • Used to form diminutives or hypocoristic nouns
sookie exclam • [Dimin of sook exclam;..] (MAP)
tasajillo n • [MexSpan tasajillo, dimin of tasajo]
teensy adj • [Prob teeny infl by dimin suff -sy..]
tinesy adj • [Prob tiny infl by dimin suff -sy; cf teensy]
tomatillo n • [Span dimin of tomate tomato]
triggie n • [Perh dimin of trig n..]
wudget n • [Dimin of wudge n..]
yaupon n • [yopún dimin of Catawba yop tree]
disparagement; disparaging(ly) (See also contemptuous; depreciatory; derisive; derogation)
biddy n2 1 • freq used disparagingly
bimbo n • sometimes used disparagingly
bucko n 3 • used as a term of address, often disparagingly
burg n • sometimes humorous or disparaging
clod n 2 • used as a disparaging epithet
cotton picker n 3 • generalized as a disparaging epithet
critter n B3 • disparaging
deadhead n 2 • used as a generalized term of disparagement
drab n1 2 • Used as a disparaging epithet
heifer n 1a • usu disparaging or joc
hootenanny n 3 • used as a disparaging epithet
jag-off n • Used as a general term of disparagement
little old adj phr • Used to express disparagement, familiarity, or affection
lollygag n C3 • Used as a term of disparagement
pea-picking adj • Used as a term of disparagement
perkerhead n 2 • A disparaging term for a person
fustrate v • [Var, by dissim, of frustrate]
shivaree n • [By dissim from Fr charivari..]
District of Columbia, Washington See Washington, DC
pawpaw n1 • [Varr or doublets of papaya..] (MAP)
arsle v • [Du aarzelen to move backward, hesitate..]
astamagootis n • [Du als het maar goed is!..]
avast v • [..prob orig Du hou’ vast, houd vast “hold fast”]
bake-oven n • [Du bakoven..]
bakkes adj, exclam • in Dutch communities
balkenbry n • swMI and other Dutch settlement areas
banket n • in Dutch communities
bazoo n • [Perh Du bazuin trumpet]
benaut adj • in Dutch communities
binnacle n • [Du binnen within, inner + kil watercourse, channel]
binnewater n • [Du binnen within, inner + water]
blickey n1 • [From Du blikje dimin of blik tin, a pail]
block n 1 • [..from Du blok]
boerenjongens n • in Dutch settlement areas
boodle n • [From Du boedel estate, property]
boss adj • [By ext of boss master, principal..<Du baas master]
bry n • chiefly in Dutch settlement areas
caboose n1 • [Du kabuis, kombuis cook’s galley]
canal n B • [Du kanaal channel..]
clothes room n • [Perh from Du kleedkamer]
clove n • [Du kloof, klove]
cobb n2 • [..cf Du kobbe, kob, E Fris kobb(e)]
cookie n1 2 • [Prob Du koekje small sweetened cake]
cooster v • [Perh Du koesteren to cherish..]
corporal n2 • [Appar from Du korporaal]
crang n • [Alter of Du kreng carcass of a whale; a skeleton]
crawl n2 • [Alter of colonial Du kraal]
cripple n1 • [Abbr for cripplebush from Amer colonial Du Kreuplebush..< Du kruepelbos..]
cruller n • [Du krulle a kind of curled cake]
dingus n1 • [Du dinges thingamajig, what’s his name < ding thing]
dobber n1 • [..cf Du dobber<dobberen to bob up and down]
dominie n • chiefly in Du settlement areas, esp NY
doop pot n • [Cf Du doop dipping, and dopen to dip]
dope n • [Du doop sauce]
dummkopf n • [Ger Dummkopf, Du domkop]
erwten soup n • [Du erwtensoep]
feest adj • chiefly in Du settlement areas, esp NY, N Cent
fetticus n • [Du vettig kost fatty or greasy food]
file n2 • [Prob from Du feil, var of dweil floor cloth, mop]
flickie n • [Perh rel to Du flikken to patch]
fooskie n • in Du communities
fyke n • [Du fuik a bow-net]
groundhog n 1 • [Perh calque from Du aertoercken arch var of aardvarken literally “earth pig”] (MAP)
half n B1a • [Cf Du half een,..literally “half one,” i.e., 12:30]
hay barrack n • [Folk-etym for Du hooiberg haystack]
headcheese n 1 • [Cf Du hoofdkaas]
hockidish n • [Perh Du hagedis lizard]
hooker n2 • [Du hoekboot, hoeker < hoek fishhook]
hoople n • [Du hoepel]
hunk n2 • [Du honk home, goal, base]
hutspot n • [Du]
kermis(s) n • [Du kermis, BelgianFr kermesse, Ger Kirmes a fair]
kill n1 • esp NY, in Du settlement areas
kinick n • [Prob < Du knikker..]
kip n • chiefly NJ, NY esp in Dutch settlement areas
kish exclam • [Prob Du koetje, dimin of koe cow]
kliekies n pl • [Du kliekjes leftovers]
klop door n • [..Du klapdeur..]
larrup v 1 • [..perh ult < Du larpen to whip]
letter n 3 • Dutch settlement areas, esp NJ, IA
lief adj • [Du]
long finger n 2 • [Cf Ger lange Finger machen (or haben), Du lange vingers hebben..]
louk n • [Du luik trapdoor..]
lugger n1 • [..prob infl by Du logger..]
mauger adj • [..Dan, Du, Ger, Norw, Sw mager..]
mettwurst n • [Ger mettwurst, Du metworst..]
mossbunker n • [Du marsbanker..]
oliebollen n pl • Du settlement areas
olykoek n • [Du oliekoek oil cake]
opa n • [Ger, Du]
outset n • [Du uitzet trousseau]
pannicake n • [..cf Du pannekoek..]
pass blummies n • [Du Paas- Easter- + bloem flower]
philopena n • [..cf Fr, Du philippine..]
pinkie n1 • [Du pink and its dimin pinkje..]
pinkie n3 • [..directly from Du..or through Scots..]
pink in v phr • [Engl dial; ult < Du pinken..]
pinkster n • [Du Pinkster Pentecost]
pinkster n 2 • [Du pinksterbloem..from its time of flowering]
poss flower n • [Du paas- Easter-]
pot cheese n • [Du pot kaas] (MAP)
pot eten n • [Du, Ger; literally “pot meal”]
rolle bolle n • chiefly Upper Missip Valley; in Dutch and Belgian settlement areas
rolliche n • [Du rolletje, dimin of rol roll (in many spec senses..)]
sap bush n • [Du sap bosch, literally “sap grove”..]
second Christmas (Day) n • [Calque of..Du tweede Kerstdag]
skein n • [This sense of skein is from Du scheen..]
skillpot n • [Folk-etyms for Du schildpad..] (MAP)
sliding pond n • [pond..prob folk-etym var of Du baan path..]
slime eel n • [..cf..Du slijmaal..]
smear n 1 • [Prob infl by the cognates in other Germanic langs:..Du smeer grease..]
snert n • Du settlement areas
speck n2 • [Orig < Du spek; later reborrowed < PaGer, Ger speck]
spook n • [Du spook, Ger Spuk]
sto v • [Cf Du staa Stay! Stand!]
stoop n 1 • [Du stoep platform or steps in front of a house]
stout n • [Prob folk-etym for..Du dial. stuik..]
sugar bush n 1 • [bush n1 B1c < Du bos forest] (MAP)
timp n • [Du]
under through prep phr • PaGer, Du settlement areas
up-sitting n • [Cf Ger aufsitzen, Du opzitten]
vendue n • [Du vendu, earlier vendue]
vetbollen n pl • Upper MW, Gt Lakes in Du settlement areas
vly n • [Du dial vlaai, vlei low-lying piece of land]
wamus n • [Du wambuis, wammes, dial Ger and PaGer..(Ger..)] (MAP)
winkle-hawk n • [Du winkelhaak..] (MAP)
wrist n • [Prob < Du rist bunch (of berries, grapes), string (of onions)]
yah adv • [Cf Ger, Du, Norw, Sw, Dan ja] (MAP)
supawn n • [Amer Du sapaen boiled corn meal < Algonquian; cf Natick saupaun softened by water]