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Idaho

      carrot eater n • ID

      jota n • esp CA, sID, eOR

      lucerne n • formerly more widespread, now esp UT, ID

      Mormon derrick n • esp UT, ID, eOR

      Mormon rain(storm) n • chiefly ID 

      pelota n • esp sID, eOR

      seal v • esp UT, ID

      whistle pig n 2 • chiefly ID

      whistle pig n 3 • chiefly ID

Igbo

      cala n1 • [..Yoruba, Igbo, Efik àkàrà an oily cake..]

       una pron • [W Afr; cf Igbo unu you (pl); cf also DJE unu, DBE ona]

Illinois

      bube n • Ger settlement areas in PA, IL

      bucket n 2c • Nth, east of IL

      carry-in n • chiefly IL, IN, OH (MAP and Map Section)

      catalpa n A • esp IL, IN, KY

      cork ball n • chiefly sIL

      Egypt n 1 • chiefly sIL

      fifty n • IL, MI, WI

      go-to-mill n • chiefly IL, KY

      hard road n • chiefly Midl, esp IL (MAP)

      haw horse n • scattered, but esp IN, IL, OH

      hedge ball n • IL, KS, KY

      lagging line n • chiefly West, Gulf States, W Midl, esp sIL (MAP)

      limpa n • chiefly IL, MN, ND, WI

      lutefisk n • chiefly Upper MW, WI, nwIL (MAP)

      mud boat n 1 • chiefly OH, IN, sIL (MAP)

      parky n2 • NYC, IL, WI

      *pop n1 • widespread, but less freq N Atl, ePA, Sth, eMO, sIL (MAP)

      pully bone n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK, IL, IN (MAP)

      rack wagon n • chiefly N Midl, esp cIL (MAP)

      route n A2 • scattered, but chiefly IL, OH, wPA, WV, MD (MAP)

      route n B1 • chiefly NEast, WV, OH, IL, C Atl (MAP and Map Section)

      scramble dinner n • esp nIL

      slab n 1 • scattered, but esp IL, IN, MO (MAP)

      sod n attrib • chiefly Plains States, IL, IN

      soda n B1 • widespread, but esp freq NEast, eMO, sIL (MAP)

      squad car n • scattered, but esp IL, WI (MAP)

      squadrol n • IL, esp Chicago

      swamp marigold n 2 • esp IL

      touch v C2 • esp Sth, S Midl, IL (MAP)

      tree bank n • esp IL, WI

      trustee n • IL, IA, OH, WI

      velvetweed n 1 • esp IL

      whooee exclam 2 • widespread exc NEast; most freq Midl, esp IA, IL, IN (MAP)

      willow fly n 1 • chiefly Inland Sth, IL

      yellowhammer n 5 • esp ne,cIL

Illinois, Chicago

      clout n1 3 • orig Chicago IL, now widespread

      clout v 3 • esp Chicago IL

      hawk n 1 • chiefly Chicago IL

      Lugen n • chiefly Chicago IL

      piggy move-up n • esp Chicago IL

      prairie n B2 • Chicago IL

      sky blue n • chiefly Chicago IL

      sport pepper n • chiefly Chicago IL, but becoming more widely known

      squadrol n • IL, esp Chicago

imitative; imitation (See also echoic)

      allee samee adv phr • [Imit of presumed Pidgin English]

      baa-baa n • [Imit]

      barf v, n • [Perh imit]

      biddy n1 • [..perh imit..]

      bizmaroon n • [Prob imit]

      blaa n, v • [Imit]

      blat n, v • [Imit]

      bloodick n • [Perh imit]

      bloodynoun n • [Prob imit..]

      bottle-kachunk n • [Imit of its characteristic cry]

      brother rounds n • [Imit]

      bubbly-jock n • [..perh imit of its gobble]

      bum n4 • [Imit..]

      bunt adv • [Imit of the sound and action of bunt v2]

      buttermunk n 1 • [Perh imit]

      catch him intj • [Imit]

      cawk v2 • [Imit..]

      chachalaca n • [AmSpan, imit of the bird’s cry]

      cham-chack n • [Imit]

      cheep v • [Imit of the sound of a bird]

      chickling n • [Imit]

      chip-de-willow n • [Imit]

      chuckatuck n • [Imit]

      chug v • [Prob imit..]

      clacker n • [Imit]

      clicker n • [Imit]

      clob v • [Imit]

      club v2 • [Imit]

      congolene n • [..in imitation of var quasi-scientific brand names]

      corn wagon n • [Imit]

      dickey n1 • [Perh imit..]

      fuzz v2 • [Imit; var of fizz]

      gobly-gossit n • [Imit]

      highbarkalorum n • [An imitation of high cockalorum,..with play on bark of trees..simulating medical Latin]

      -ker pref • often with an imitative second element

      quawk n2 • [Imit]

      rock rancher n • [In joc imitation of compounds like chicken rancher, hay ~ (at rancher)]

      slash n1 • [Prob..imit..]

      thank-you-ma’am n 1 • [..The rhythm of the phr is also imitative, as in many of the synonyms.] (MAP)

      wollerkertoot n • [Imit]

      zin-zin n • [Imit]

Indian; Indian, American See American Indian

Indiana

      bank barn n • chiefly PA, OH, MD, VA, IN (MAP)

      belling vbl n2 • now chiefly wPA, WV, OH, IN, MI (MAP)

      berm n 3 • chiefly PA, OH, IN, WV (MAP)

      bluetail hawk n • esp KY, sIN, NC

      calling hours n pl • chiefly NEast, also OH, IN (MAP)

      carry-in n • chiefly IL, IN, OH (MAP and Map Section)

      catalpa n A • esp IL, IN, KY

      catawba n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, OH, IN (MAP)

      doodle n1 1 • chiefly IN, OH, PA (MAP)

      duck on davy n • chiefly NJ, PA, IN

      haw horse n • scattered, but esp IN, IL, OH

      home economic(s) club n • esp IN

      mud boat n 1 • chiefly OH, IN, sIL (MAP)

      October bean n • chiefly sAppalachians, IN (MAP)

      pitch-in dinner n • chiefly IN; also MT (MAP)

      popple n1 • chiefly NEast, Gt Lakes, IN (MAP)

      pully bone n • chiefly Sth, S Midl, TX, OK, IL, IN (MAP)

      roost n 1 • chiefly Gulf States, SC, TX, W Midl, esp IN (MAP)

      scoop n 1 • scattered, but esp NY, PA, IN (MAP)

      slab n 1 • scattered, but esp IL, IN, MO (MAP)

      sled ride v phr • esp wPA, eIN, sAppalachians (MAP)

      sod n attrib • chiefly Plains States, IL, IN

      spreading viper n • chiefly Missip-Ohio Valleys, esp IN (MAP)

      sugar cream pie n • esp IN, OH

      sugar water n • chiefly sAppalachians, IN, OH, PA

      sweet oak n 1 • esp IN, OH

      whooee exclam 2 • widespread exc NEast; most freq Midl, esp IA, IL, IN (MAP)

      work-brittle adj 1 • chiefly Midl, esp IN (MAP)

infix

      alamagoozlum n • [..perh from Fr à la + -ma- infix + goozlum thick liquid]

      curlimacue n • [curlicue + -ma- infix]

      edumacation n • [-ma- infix]

      -er affix • Usu suffixed, occas infixed, superfluously

      finatially adv • [finally + infixed syll, perh for emphasis]

informal

      and conj B3 • informal

      appreciate v B1 • informal (MAP)

      at prep 4 • informal, occas joc or for emphasis

      calaboose n • informal, often humorous (MAP)

      complected adj • now established as informal std

      faggot n • informal, freq derog

      hi-ya exclam • Used as an informal greeting

infrequent (See also decreasing)

      affection n • infreq

      blackberry summer n • infreq

      blinky adj 1b • infreq

initialism

      X-Y-Z exclam • [Initialism for “eXamine Your Zipper”]

Inland North/a>

      all-ee all-ee out(s) in free exclam • chiefly Inland Nth, West (MAP)

      all the • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      ambitious adj 2 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      back-asswards adv • chiefly Inland Nth, West

      baseball n • ?Inland Nth

      basement barn n • Inland Nth

      bib overall(s) n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      blind pig n 1 • chiefly wInland Nth, CA (MAP and Map Section)

      blossom n 2 • chiefly Inland Nth, esp in Ger settlement areas

      blow snake n • chiefly Inland Nth, West

      bohunk n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth and West (MAP)

      bowery n1 • chiefly Inland Nth

      bowery dance n • chiefly Inland Nth

      brat n1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      brownie n1 3 • Inland Nth (MAP)

      brownie v • esp Inland Nth

      buckeye n 9 • esp Sth, Inland Nth

      buffalo v • chiefly Inland Nth, West

      cake doughnut n • widespread, but esp Inland Nth, West

      camp meat n • chiefly Inland Nth, West (MAP)

      Canadian thistle n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      catch colt n • chiefly West, Inland Nth (MAP)

      cat in a bag n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      chippy n2 3 • formerly East, Sth; now chiefly Inland Nth and West (MAP)

      chuck intj 2 • chiefly Inland Nth

      commie n • chiefly N Midl, Inland Nth (MAP)

      creek n1 (pronc) • esp Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP and Map Section)

      crimanetly intj • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      crocus n1 2a • chiefly Nth, esp Inland Nth

      cut n 4 • chiefly Inland Nth, NW

      darning needle n 1 • chiefly NEast, Inland Nth, West (MAP)

      dip n1 8 • chiefly Inland Nth (MAP)

      do-re-mi n 2 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      drag n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, Midl (MAP)

      draw v C5 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      dressing n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      duckboat n • chiefly Inland Nth (MAP)

      duck duck goose n • chiefly Inland Nth (MAP)

      easy adv 2 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      fester v • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, CA (MAP and Map Section)

      fish duck n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth (MAP)

      fish-eater n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      flier n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      fluff n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      four adj, n (pronc) • wNEng, Inland Nth, S Midl

      *frigidaire n • widespread, but less freq Inland Nth, PA, West (MAP)

      fruit basket n c • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      gee-hawed adj • esp Inland Nth

      goop n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      guess coming, have another v phr • scattered, but esp Inland Nth

      *gully washer n • widespread exc NEng, less freq Inland Nth, Pacific (MAP)

      *gutter n1 1 • widespread, but somewhat less freq Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP and Map Section)

      hatching jacket n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl

      hun n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth

      ice-cream social n • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      last dog is hung, until the adv phr • esp Inland Nth, N Midl

      loafing barn n • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, Midl (MAP)

      loggerhead n 3 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, C Atl (MAP)

      mackerel-snapper n • esp Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      minnow n A3 • chiefly N Midl, Inland Nth (MAP)

      *molasses n C1 • widespread, but less freq Inland Nth, Pacific (MAP)

      mouth organ n 1 • widespread, but chiefly Inland Nth, C Atl; also S Atl, SW (MAP and Map Section)

      mud hen n 1b • widespread, but more freq Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      mud wasp n • chiefly NEast; also Inland Nth, N Midl, Pacific (MAP and Map Section)

      mumblety-peg n 3 • scattered, but esp Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      nigger fish v phr • scattered, but more freq Inland Nth, West (MAP)

      on prep, adv (pronc) • chiefly Inland Nth, West

      pail v 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      pass n 2 • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, esp Upstate NY (MAP)

      pedro n (pronc) • chiefly Inland Nth (exc Upper MW, NW), CA (MAP)

      pit n2 1b • widespread, but somewhat more freq Inland Nth, Pacific (MAP)

      pit n2 1c • chiefly Inland Nth, Pacific (MAP)

      pod v 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      prat n • esp Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      quack grass n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, Appalachians (MAP)

      rank v 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, Midl (MAP)

      *rattlesnake n 1 • widespread, but less freq Inland Nth, N Midl, C Atl (MAP)

      rubber v • esp wInland Nth

      run v B2 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      sauce n (pronc) • chiefly Inland Nth, N Cent, West |sɑs|

      setline n • chiefly Inland Nth, S Atl (MAP)

      shank’s horse n • esp Inland Nth (MAP)

      sic ’em, not to know v phr • chiefly Inland Nth, esp Pacific NW, Rocky Mts, Upper MW (MAP)

      sick time n • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      side pork n • chiefly Inland Nth, IA (MAP)

      sleep in v phr • widespread, but chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      sleigh n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, esp MI, WI, MN (MAP)

      sleigh n 2 • scattered, but esp S Midl, C Atl, Inland Nth (MAP)

      snake n 3a • scattered, but more freq Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      snipe n 8 • chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      sop n 3 • esp Inland Nth, W Midl (MAP)

      stag v 1 • chiefly Inland Nth

      stakey adj • chiefly Inland Nth

      *stick v 1 • widespread, but less freq Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      sticktight n 1 • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, W Midl (MAP)

      stone fence n • widespread, but esp freq Inland Nth, N Midl (MAP)

      storm shed n 1 • esp Inland Nth (MAP)

      suckhole n 3 • chiefly Inland Nth, now more widespread (MAP)

      teeter-totter n 1 • chiefly Inland Nth, Missip-Ohio Valleys, West (MAP)

      toboggan n 1 • chiefly Sth, S Midl; also Inland Nth

      *trace n2 • widespread, but less freq Inland Nth, Cent, Rocky Mts, nCA (MAP)

      twist n 2 • scattered, but chiefly Inland Nth, N Midl, West (MAP)

      winter onion n • chiefly Inland Nth, Midl

      with prep, adv C1 • chiefly Inland Nth

      wriggler n 1 • esp Inland Nth, PA, CA (MAP)

Inland South

      bad sick adj phr • chiefly Sth, S Midl,but esp Inland Sth (MAP)

      blessing n • chiefly S Atl, Inland Sth (MAP)

      buttermilk sky n • scattered, but esp N Cent, Inland Sth (MAP)

      carrion crow n 1 • chiefly S Atl, Inland Sth (MAP)

      corn stick n • chiefly S Atl, Inland Sth (MAP)

      cup towel n • chiefly TX, Inland Sth (MAP)

      dinner kettle n 2 • esp Inland Sth

      *exchange work v phr, n • widespread, but less freq Inland Sth, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)

      fire iron n 2 • scattered, but esp Inland Sth

      fruit basket n b • chiefly Gulf States, Inland Sth (MAP)

      frypan n • chiefly Atlantic, Inland Sth, West (MAP)

      handy-over n, exclam • chiefly Missip-Ohio Valleys, Inland Sth (MAP)

      hot-water corn bread n • chiefly Gulf States, Inland Sth (MAP)

      *jerkwater adj 1 • scattered exc NEng; infreq Sth, Inland Sth (MAP)

      lazy boy n 1 • esp S Atl, Inland Sth

      mayapple n 2 • esp S Atl, Inland Sth

      *Osage orange n • widespread exc S Atl, Inland Sth, Gulf States (MAP)

      panther n A1 (pronc) • scattered, but more freq Appalachians, Inland Sth (MAP)

      pee-jib n • esp S Atl, Inland Sth (MAP)

      polish up v phr • scattered, but esp Inland Sth, W Midl; also NEast (MAP)

      *saw wood v phr • widespread, but less freq S Atl, Inland Sth, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)

      *shooter n 1 • widespread, but less freq NEng, Inland Sth, Lower Missip Valley (MAP)

      slinging statues n • scattered, but esp Inland Sth, PA (MAP)

      *spook n 1 • scattered exc Inland Sth (MAP and Map Section)

      stick bean n • esp Inland Sth, AR (MAP)

      storm house n 2 • chiefly Inland Sth, Lower Missip Valley, TX, OK (MAP)

      stump water n 1b • chiefly Inland Sth, sAppalachians (MAP)

      tassel fly n • esp Inland Sth

      turner n2 • chiefly Inland Sth, GA

      water guinea (hen) n • Inland Sth, esp KY

      willow fly n 1 • chiefly Inland Sth, IL

intrusive; intrusion

      agnate n • [agate + intrusive n]

      bachelder n • [bachelor, with intrusive d]

      berantled adj • [berattled + intrusive n]

      breakfast n • with intrusive r, breakferst, breckfrust

      catty-strangling adv • [Alter of cater- + (perh) straggling with intrusive n]

cease v2 (pronc) • Pret and ppl forms ceasded, ceasted result from pronc of cease as |sist|, whether by phonetic
intrusion of t

      Chicago n • less freq with intrusive r

      cold iron n • [Alter of coal iron + intrusive d]

      comport n • [compote + intrusive r]

      fiduddle v • [Perh fiddle + intrusive syll]

      nerk up v phr • [Perh knock with intrusive r]

      swurge v • [surge + intrusive w..]

Inupiaq

      oogruk n • [Inupiaq ugruk]

      ulu n2 • [Inupiaq ulu; other Alaskan Eskimo langs have cognate words; see 1991 Tabbert Dict. Alaskan Engl.]

Iowa

      dagwood n • scattered, but esp MN, IA, CO (MAP)

      grinnie n 2 • esp IA

      kittenball n • IA, MN, WI

      letter n 3 • Dutch settlement areas, esp NJ, IA

      loose-meat sandwich n • esp IA

      maintainer n • chiefly Upper Missip Valley, esp IA, MO (MAP)

      parking n 2a • chiefly NW, Plains States, IA; also N Cent, sCA (MAP)

      side pork n • chiefly Inland Nth, IA (MAP)

      sponge mushroom n • chiefly N Cent, IA (MAP)

      squinny n2 • IA

      storm cave n • esp Plains States, IA (MAP)

      tavern n • chiefly nwIA, seSD

      tennie n • scattered, but chiefly wGt Lakes, IA, West exc NW (MAP)

      trustee n • IL, IA, OH, WI

      whooee exclam 2 • widespread exc NEast; most freq Midl, esp IA, IL, IN (MAP)

Ireland; Irish

      and conj B4 • [Perh orig an Irish or Scots locution..]

      anymore adv • [EDD, OEDS, 1898➝ with earliest ex from nIreland..] (MAP)

      ballyhack n • [..perh Ir baile town, village + hack, heck hell]

      betimes adv • [..cf EDD betimes adv.2, Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      b’hoy n • [Representing Irish pronc of boy]

      bollicky adj, adv • [Prob orig Ir Engl from ballock testicle + -y]

      bonnyclabber n • [Ir bainne clabair thick sour milk]

      budge n1 2 • [EDD budge sb.3 3 “Ir.”]

      chay v • [Ir; cf EDD chay, intj..]

      choo intj • [..Engl choo..(Ir & E Midl of Engl)..]

      clatty adj • [Scots, Ir, and nEngl dial; cf EDD, SND]

      clew n1 • [Scots, Ir, and nEngl dial; cf EDD]

      clod v 1 • [Also in Scots, Ir and Engl dial..]

      coach-abower n • [Ir; see EDD]

      colcannon n • [IrGael cāl ceannan white-headed cabbage]

      cork n3 • [From Cork county in Ireland]

      Corkonian n • [Cork county in Ireland]

      cowhanded adj • [cow alter of car left-handed, awkward; from Gael and Ir cearr..]

      dinge n2 • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      dogan n • [Perh from the Irish surname Dogan..]

      dornick n • [Ir dornōg..]

      doup-end n • [..Ir..doup bottom end (of an egg, candle, the human body, etc)]

      drib n • [..in Engl, Scots, Ir dial] (MAP)

      drought n A5 (pronc) • [Scots, nIr dial]

      dudeen n • [IrGael dūidīn, dimin of dūd pipe]

      dugan’s dew n • [Perh from Dugan, an Ir surname + dew alcoholic beverage]

dull n, v2 • [Cf EDD dull sb. “Irel. A horse-hair noose or snare for catching trout” < Ir Gael dol, dul a loop, snare]

      Far-down n • esp in areas of Irish settlement

      feeze n, v • [Engl, Scots, Ir dial, from ME fesen to drive off, frighten]

      flitterjig n • [Ir dial, usu in phr to flitterjigs to pieces]

      fornent prep • [Scots, nEngl, and Ir dial]

      furrow horse n • [Cf..Scots, nIr dial fur-horse]

      gaily adj • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial; see EDD (at gaily) and SND (at geylies)]

      glass n • [The change of gl > dl by assimilation is common in Engl (but not Scots or Ir) dial..]

      gump n1 1 • [Engl, Scots, Ir dial]

      gumption n • [Scots, Ir, Engl dial]

      gumptious adj 1 • [Scots, Ir, Engl dial]

      gype n • [Scots, Ir dial; cf EDD gype v. and sb. 3]

      hipple adj • [Cf Scots, Ir, nEngl dial hipple to limp]

      hogo n1 • [Engl, IrEngl dial < Fr haut gôut..]

      infare n • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial; cf EDD, SND]

      jabble v • [Prob Scots, Ir, nEngl dial jabble to agitate..a liquid; cf EDD jabble sb.1 6..]

      jack bite n • [Prob folk-etym for Scots, Ir, nEngl dial chack a snack + bite]

      jag v1 • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      killick n • [..Cf also Ir cailleach..]

      kitchen n2 • [Perh < Scots, Engl, Ir dial kinch..]

      lavins n pl • [Ir dial var of leavings..]

      lose v A1 • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial loss, swEngl dial lost]

      losset n • [Obs Ir, nEngl dial < Ir losad kneading-trough]

      marching around the levee n • [..but an Ir version begins “Marching round the ladies”..]

      Mick n • [..perh also in ref to the Mc of many Irish surnames]

      motte n • [..introduced by Irish immigrants..] (MAP)

      nary adj • [Engl, Ir dial forms of never a (EDD at never a, never a one)..]

      need v 2 • [Prob of Scots, nIr origin; cf SND need v. 4, 1923 ➝]

      nervish adj • [Engl, Scots, Ir dial; cf EDD]

      nicker n1, v • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial] (MAP and Map Section)

      of prep C4 • [..may be from Scots, nIr dial; cf..EDD of prep. 14] (MAP)

      omadhaun n • [OED 1818 ➝; < Ir amadan fool]

      out adv B3 • [Ir dial]

      pernickety adj • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial..]

      pet n 2 • [Scots, Ir dial pet(day)..]

      pick n1 • [Scots, nIr dial <..dial var of pique]

      pickety hop n • [Perh rel to Scots, Ir dial pickie(s) hopscotch]

      piece n 8 • [Scots, Ir, Engl dial] (MAP)

      piney rose n • [Cf Scots, nIr peony- rose..]

      poor mouth n • [Scots, nIr dial]

      poss v • [Scots, nEngl, Ir dial poss, pous]

      pratie n • [Ir dial var of potato]

      preaching n • [Scots, nIr dial]

      ranny n • [Cf Ir dial ranny a thin or stunted person or animal]

      redding comb n • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial..]

      reel-footed adj • [Scots, Ir dial]

      ree-rye n • [Prob var of nIr dial ree-raw; cf EDD, SND reel rall]

      residenter n • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial]

      ruction n • [Engl, Scots, Ir dial, cf EDD..]

      rue v • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial]

      scoot v 1 • [Scots, nEngl, nIr dial scoot, scout]

      scope n • [Ir dial;..EDD scope sb.1 2]

      several adj, n, pron B • [Scots, Ir; cf EDD, Concise Ulster Dict.]

      shaw n • [Engl, Scots, Ir dial;..EDD shaw sb.1 1]

      shebang n • [Prob var of Ir dial shebeen unlicensed drinking place, still-cabin]

      singletree n • [..Perh of nIr origin..] (MAP)

      skeller-eyed adj • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial..]

      slope v • [Prob from Scots, nEngl, nIr dial slope to trick, cheat, evade..]

      sloven n • [Of eCanadian origin < Ir sleamhnán sledge]

      slut n 1 • [Engl, nIr dial..]

      smather v • [Ir dial < IrGael smeadar to smear, daub]

      snool n • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      sook exclam • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial as a call to calves..] (MAP)

      sour milk n • [nEngl,..Ir dial; cf EDD sour adj. 1.(18)..]

      square around v phr • [nIr dial; see EDD at square v. 10.(5)]

      stagger n 1 • [Also attested from nIr, though US evidence is earlier]

      stay v 1 • [Scots, nIr dial]

      stirabout n 1 • [Orig Anglo-Ir]

      stob n • [..nEngl, Scots, nIr dial]

      stog v • [chiefly Scots, nIr dial]

      streel n • [Ir dial; cf DNE, DPEIE]

      striffen n • [Scots, nIr dial; prob < Scots Gael..]

      stripper n 1 • [Brit dial, esp nIr]

      such adj, adv, pron • [Cf EDD for Scots, Ir, Engl dial forms]

      sugan n • [Ir, Scots Engl suggan (< Ir, Scots Gael súgán)…]

      swither n • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      tell v B2b • [nScots, nIr, and swEngl dial]

      tell v B2c • [EDD cites a single Ir ex of towlt.]

      them-uns pron • [Scots, nIr dial; cf SND them yins (at yin pron. 3)]

      thereaway(s) adv • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      thole v • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      throng adj • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial]

      throughother adv, adj, n • [Scots, Ir, nEngl dial throughother, throughither..]

      throw v B1e • [Ir dial threwn, thrun, which appear freq as past and past pple, and occas as present, of thrown in
19th-cent representations of Ir Engl]

      till prep B1 • [Scots, nIr, nEngl dial]

      to prep B4 • [Scots, nIr dial; cf SND tae prep. 6.(4).(i), EDD to prep. 4]

      touchous adj 1 • [Ir, nEngl dial] (MAP)

      turkey n B2 • [Perh from Ir torc pig, boar]

      turn v C5 • [Scots, nIr dial turn the wild cat..to turn head over heels]

      upcast v • [nEngl, Scots, Ir dial]

      us-uns pron • [Scots, nIr dial; cf SND us yins (at yin pron. 3)]

      vaunty adj • [Scots, nIr dial]

      wallink n • [Scots, nEng, Ir dial wellink, wallink ..]

      want v1 C1 • [..this constr..occurs..chiefly among Scots and Anglo-Irish writers.]

      want v1 C2 • [Scots, nIr dial..]

      want v1 C3 • [Prob of Scots, nIr orig..]

      wattle n1 • [Scots, nEngl, nIr dial]

      weather gall n • [nEngl, Scots, nIr dial]

      weed n • [Scots, Ir dial]

      whang n1 • [Brit, esp Scots, nIr, dial var of thong]

      whang n3 • [nIr dial (1996 Concise Ulster Dict. whang n.2 1 “a `tang’: a rancid taste in milk or butter”)..]

      what pron 3 • [nIr dial]

      what-all pron 1a • [Scots, nIr dial]

      where-all adv • [Prob..Scots, nIr dial..]

      whim-wham for a goose(‘s) bridle n • [Scots, nIr dial; cf EDD whim-wham 9.(3)]

      whistlewood n • [Scots, nIr dial]

      white-haired boy n • [Ir dial < Ir bán white, fair, beloved]

      widowman n • [Engl, Scots, nIr dial] (MAP)

      widow woman n 1 • [Engl, Scots, nIr dial] (MAP)

      wizzen n • [Chiefly nEngl, Scots, nIr varr of weasand; cf EDD weasand..]

      yourns pron 1 • [Pronc-spp for your ones, of nIr origin; cf Concise Ulster Dict. your yins, your uns, your’n’s..]

      youse pron • [Ir dial; EDD yees, yous]

      you-uns pron1 • [Scots, nIr dial you-ones, you-uns, you yins]

Ireland, Ulster See Ulster

Irish Gaelic See Gaelic

ironic; ironically

      allow v 1 • [..perh because of ironic use..]

      Andy Gump chin n • ironically

      Beulah land n • also used ironically

      big church n • ironic

      captain n B2 • An unofficial title of respect, sometimes used humorously or ironically

      chickadee n1 2 • also used ironically

      chief cook and bottle wash(er) n • used as an ironic title for one in a menial position

      colonel n B1 • Used as an unofficial title of respect, sometimes applied..ironically

      do a thing to, not to v phr • used ironically in threats

      el cabbagio n • [Perh because the Cuban-like name ironically suggests high quality]

      finest kind n, adj phr, adv • also used ironically

      good old boy n • also used ironically

      hen’s tooth n 2 • [Error for or ironic var of clean as a hound’s tooth]

      high adj B7 • often used ironically

      honey n 6 • used ironically

      Irish mail n • [Prob ironic ref to mail a (usu fast) conveyance for transporting mail]

      little n C1 • Used ironically with a superlative adj or adv

      -ma- infix • in “nonsense” words, often with jocular, ironic, or derisive force

      major n 1 • sometimes applied joc or ironically

      sooner n2 • [Ironic reinterpretation of sooner n1 1..]

      Spanish adj 2 • in var ironic combs

      wuxtra n • now usu to express ironic excitement about an announcement

Iroquoian

      dowitcher n • [Iroquoian..]

Island Carib See Carib

Italian

      bocce n • [From Ital boccia ball]

      capish v • [Ital capisci < capire..]

      calzone n • [Ital calzoni..]

      cioppino n • [Ital]

      Jerusalem artichoke n • [..ult folk-etym for Ital girasole]

      mauger adj • [..Ital, Port, Span magro]

      pasta fazool n • [From a dialect var of Ital pasta e fagioli ..]

      polenta n • [Ital..] (MAP)

      skeeve v • [Ital schifare to disgust, schifarsi to be disgusted]

      spiedi(e) n • [Ital spiedo a spit]

      vino n • [Span, Ital] (MAP)

      wallio n • [sItal dial (g)uaglio vocative of (g)uaglione boy, fellow]

      wandi(e) n • [sItal dial < guanti pl of guanto a small pastry]

      white liver n • [..cf Fr foie blanc, Ital fegato bianco, Ger weisse Leber..]

      wop n1 • [Ital dial guappo ruffian]