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ain’t v1 • Rare in writing unless used facetiously
alter kocker n • Also facetious alter coyote
animule n • facetious
awomen corner n • [By facetious analogy with amen corner]
ax-handle n 1 • often facetious
cannonball n • facetiously, a slow train or branch railroad
educate v Bc • In facetious and humorous combs
footback adv • [By facetious analogy with horseback..]
forgettery n • [By facetious analogy with memory]
goonus n • [Facetious Latinizations of gooney 1]
high fog n • also used facetiously
hillbilly n 2 • facetious
hog n B8 • In facetious place names
I-all pron • [Facetious extension of I by analogy with we-all, you-all]
lawyer n (pronc) • also (often facetiously) |ˈlaɪjə(r)|
polekitty n • [By facetious analogy with polecat 1]
Portagoose n • [..by facetious analogy with goose/geese]
quituate v • [By facetious analogy with graduate]
Robert of Lincoln n • [By facetious folk-etym from bob-o-lincoln (at bobolink A)]
salivate v 2 • [Orig in facetious allusion to the double sense of blue pill..a laxative, and blue pill a bullet]
sliver cat n • sound, facetiously explained as the cry of an imaginary animal
t.b. n • [Facetious reinterpretations of t.b. tuberculosis]
familiar; familiarity; familiarized; familiarizing; familiarly
aggie n • [agg- from agate + -ie familiarizing suff]
alter kocker n • often derisive but also used familiarly
Betsy bread n • [Betsy famil form of Elizabeth, used to suggest domesticity..]
betty n • [Betty famil form of Elizabeth, used to suggest domesticity]
boonie n1 • [Familiarized form of boondock n]
brimsy adj • [Engl dial breme, brim fierce + -sy familiarizing suff]
buck n1 2b • Used as a man’s nickname or familiar form of address
chalkie n • [chalk n1 + -ie familiarizing suff]
choggie n • [Abbr for chogset + -ie famil suff]
cussie owl n • [Prob cuss curse + -ie, famil suff]
kinlin n • [Prob..lin, pronc-sp for -ling, used as dimin or familiarizing suff]
little old adj phr • Used to express disparagement, familiarity, or affection
peppernut n • [Calque of pfeffernuss or its synonym in Finnish..]
pulka n • [Lapp pulkke, Finnish pulkka]
alligator lily n • SE, esp FL
bay n3 2 • S Atl, esp seGA, neFL
bayhead n • FL
blind mosquito n • FL
blue Peter n 1 • chiefly Sth, esp FL
bonnet walker n • esp FL, GA
bonnet worm n • esp FL
buff-backed heron n • FL
bull ant n • chiefly FL, GA
bum n3 • SC, FL
cabbage n B5 • FL
cabbage palm n • chiefly FL
cabbage palmetto house n • FL
care v B2 • chiefly FL, MS, AR, OK, NM (MAP)
catch dog n • esp FL, GA
chickee n1 • FL
chizzywink n • chiefly FL
coco plum n • chiefly sFL
conch n 1 • sFL
conch pea n • FL
Coon Bottom n • esp FL
coon oyster n • chiefly S Atl, esp FL
cove n1 1c • FL
crying bird n • esp FL
Cuban sandwich n • chiefly FL (Map Section)
custard apple n 1 • chiefly FL, Gulf coast
deer owl n • GA, FL
dominicker n 7 • FL
everglade kite n • FL
fatwood n • chiefly FL, GA
flinthead n 1 • esp FL, GA
Florida room n • chiefly FL
Florida sore n • FL
gank-gutted adj • FL
gannet n 2 • esp FL
garter snake n 2 • FL
Georgia thumper n • esp FL
gopher n1 1a • esp FL, GA (MAP)
grampus n 2 • esp FL
grape basket n • esp FL, GA
gray snapper n • esp FL
grease n (pronc) • esp coastal SC, GA, FL
guinea squat n • esp AL, FL, GA
gumbo limbo n • FL
hamlet n • FL
hard-backed cooter n • sGA, nFL
head n B9 • chiefly FL, GA
heart of palm n • esp FL
hornback n, v • FL, GA
hummock n 2 • chiefly S Atl, esp FL (MAP)
hyacinth n 3 • FL
Indian pullet n • chiefly FL, GA, SC
inkwood n 1 • FL
ironhead n 2 • FL, GA, esp Okefenokee GA
jook n 2 • orig FL, later chiefly Gulf States, S Atl (MAP)
jook n 3 • esp FL, GA
jook v3 • chiefly S Atl, esp FL
killing-peter n • esp FL
K oil n • FL, sGA
ladyfish n • esp FL
long white n • esp FL
Madeira n • FL
mangrove snapper n • FL
manzana apple n • FL
million-dollar weed n • FL
Moses-in-the-bulrushes n 1 • chiefly FL
mourning dove n 2 • chiefly AL, FL
muck n1 1b • esp FL, GA
nakedwood n • FL
oil weed n 2 • FL
old maid n 2 • esp FL
orange borer n • chiefly FL
orange dog n 1 • esp FL
packenham n • FL
palmetto bug n • esp FL
Peter’s mudhole n • GA, nFL
pigeon pea n 1 • chiefly FL
pilau n1 • chiefly SC, GA, FL (MAP)
plume bird n • FL, GA
pollywog n 4 • chiefly Gulf States, esp FL
pond gannet n • esp FL, GA
pond guinea n 1 • FL
poor man’s patches n • FL
prairie n B1 • chiefly GA, FL
prairie chicken n 3 • FL, LA
push pole n • esp FL
run n 1b • esp seGA, FL
scaper n • esp FL, GA
scrub n 1 • chiefly FL
scrub palmetto n • chiefly FL
shell-cracker n • esp FL
shivaree n B1 • widespread, but less freq Atlantic, Gulf States exc FL (MAP and Map Section)
silk-top palmetto n • FL
skunk ape n • FL
sofkee n • FL, OK
steephead n • chiefly nwFL
stinking cedar n • chiefly FL
stink shad n • chiefly FL
strand n1 • FL, sGA
strand n2 • FL
stumpknocker n 1 • esp FL, GA
summer coot n • FL
swale n 2 • FL, AL
swamp ape n • chiefly Gulf States, esp FL
swamp apple n 3 • FL
swamp cabbage n 2 • chiefly FL
swamp red bay n • esp FL
switch grass n 2 • FL
tobacco dove n • esp FL, GA
torchwood n • esp FL
turkeyberry n 3 • FL
twinflower n 2 • esp FL
varnish leaf n • FL
water bandit (snake) n • FL
white bacon n • chiefly FL, GA (MAP)
white curlew n 1 • esp FL
white shirt n • FL, GA, SC
wild pine n • FL
yellow bream n • esp FL
afromobile n • Palm Beach FL
folk-etymological; folk-etymology
acetonemia n • folk-etym acid anemia
add-iron n • [Var of andiron, perh infl by folk-etym]
admittance, give one the v phr • [Folk-etym]
African n2 • [Malaprop or folk-etym]
agnes n • [Prob from pl of agnate + folk-etym personification]
airy-way n • [Prob folk-etym..]
Alaskan trade n • [Folk-etym based on last-go-trade..]
alley-waiter n • [Folk-etym, perh infl by dumbwaiter]
alligator n3 • [Perh folk-etym from gaiter]
anadama bread n • [Etym unknown; for folk-etym, see quots]
Andy-iron n • [Folk-etym]
Annie up v phr • [Folk-etym varr of ante up]
anthrash n • [Pronc var of anthrax, perh with folk-etym]
antigodlin adj, adv • [Var of antigoglin, perh infl by folk-etym..]
anti-i-over n, exclam • folk-etym-sp aunty-i-over (MAP)
apee n • [..for folk-etym see quot 1830]
appaloosa n1 (pronc) • |ˌæpəˈlišn| and pronc-spp appalachian may be infl by folk-etym
apple critter n • [Folk-etym]
arbutus n • Pronc-spp and folk-etyms arbeauties (-y), our beauties, habutus
armory n • [Prob folk-etym, but cf OED ambry from Fr armarie, aumoire]
arsle v • [..recent assle is prob due to folk-etym]
arthuritis n • [Folk-etym]
asparagus n • Pronc-spp infl by folk-etym
audacious(ly) adj, adv (pronc) • occas folk-etym |a^Utˈdešəs|
Aunt Jericho n • [Folk-etym]
Aunt Lucy n • [Prob folk-etym alter of Ellisia]
ax-held n • [Folk-etym, prob infl by ax helve + held past tense of hold]
bamberry n • [Prob folk-etym alter of Fr bain-marie, double boiler]
bankrupture adj • [Folk-etym]
barberry n • [Folk-etym]
bar ditch n • [..for folk-etym, see quot..]
bardy grease n • [Pronc-sp or folk-etym for verdigris]
barrow ditch n • Also, by folk-etym, borrow ditch (Map Section)
barrow pit n • Also, by folk-etym, borrow pit
beau dollar n • [..Boer dollar appears to be folk-etym] (MAP and Map Section)
bedfast adj • Also, by folk-etym, bed-fastened, ~ fasting (MAP)
belly-butting n, adv • perh by folk-etym, belly-button
benjamin n • [By folk-etym from Middle Fr benjoin benzoin, in ref to its aromatic fragrance]
big I, little you n • [Perh folk-etym of big-eye adj..punningly with the letters i and u]
bird dock n • [Folk-etym]
birding vbl n • [Perh folk-etym for burden chorus, refrain]
black-mammy n • [Prob black + mammy folk-etym for mummy a brown bituminous pigment..]
blue-ball n • [Folk-etym from bubo]
boll-evil n • [Perh folk-etym]
boll weaver n • [Folk-etym for boll weevil]
bondfire n • [?Folk-etym]
bone-eater n • [Folk-etym for bonito]
book n2 • [By folk-etym from ME or Scots bouk belly..]
bowman’s root n • [Folk-etym from beaumont root]
brogue v • [Folk-etym of bogue v infl by brogue a heavy, coarse shoe]
bronze John n 1 • [..John, perh folk-etym personification of Fr jaune yellow]
brown kitties n • [Folk-etym]
bullet grape n • [By folk-etym from bullace 2]
bullox v • [Folk-etym for bollix]
bundle stiff n • [Folk-etym for bindle stiff]
burdog n • [Folk-etym]
burned hazel n • [Folk-etym]
burr vine n • [Folk-etym for vervine, alter of verbena]
caballada n • folk-etyms cavalry yard, calf yard
cambric tea n • folk-etym Cambridge tea
campbell-roof n • [Folk-etym for gambrel roof]
candy adj • [Folk-etym for candid]
candy sticker n • [Prob folk-etym for Canada + sticker..]
car n2 • [Folk-etym for corf]
carbuncle n • Also,..folk-etym forms carbuckle, carbustle, cowbuncle
cassabanana n • Also..folk-etym cash banana
cat-hammered adj • [Folk-etym for cat-hammed]
cat track n • [Folk-etym for cataract]
cedar braker n • Also cedar breaker (..by folk-etym)
centipede n • folk-etym sandy Pete
chair bark oak n • [Perh folk-etym for cherry bark oak]
chartered adj • [Prob alter, by folk-etym, of charred]
chester drawers n • [..perh folk-etym..for chest of drawers]
chew down v phr • [Alter, perh by folk-etym, of jew down]
chickenberry n • [Folk-etym var of checkerberry]
cholera morbus n • by folk-etym colored marbles
choupique n • pronc- and folk-etym spp shoe-peg, shoe-pick
cisor n • [..perh also folk-etym sizer..]
clawfish n • [Folk-etym for crawfish]
clear-eye n • [Folk-etym of 15th cent form clary]
col’-bucking vbl n • [Perh folk-etym alter of Fr culbute somersault]
cold slaw n • [Folk-etym]
collyrobin n • [Folk-etym]
collywobbles n • [Prob folk-etym for cholera morbus..]
comb n B7 • [Folk-etym]
comfort n 5 • [Folk-etym]
comfort n 6 • [?Folk-etym for comfit]
coolit leaf n • [?Folk-etym for coolwort 1]
coonass n • [Folk-etym of Fr conasse..] (MAP)
cooncan n • [Folk-etym of MexSpan con quién with whom]
coonjine n 3 • [Perh by folk-etym assoc with conjoin]
cordwinder n • [Folk-etym for cordwainer]
cork n2 • [Folk-etym for calk]
cork v2 • [Folk-etym for calk, caulk]
corn crow n • [Perh folk-etym or pronc-sp for carrion crow]
cowitch n • [Folk-etym for cowage]
crab v3 • [Perh folk-etym for crib]
crawley root n • [Perh folk-etym]
cricksand n • [Folk-etym for quicksand..]
crim n • Folk-etym sp cream
cripple n2 • [Perh alter of scrapple by folk-etym]
curious ointment n • [Folk-etym for aphet form of mercurous]
curled ppl adj • [Prob ellip for or folk-etym from curdled..]
curly flower n • [Folk-etym; cf EDD curlyflower at curly adj. 1 (9)]
Dallis grass n • folk-etym sp Dallas grass
damsel plum n • [Folk-etym for damson plum]
daniel-line n • [Folk-etym var of dandelion]
dear Dora n • [Folk-etym..]
death rain n • [Folk-etym..]
deer darrow n • [Folk-etym..]
delirium tremors n • [Folk-etyms]
dinner on the ground(s) n • [Prob orig grounds.., and ground by folk-etym] (MAP)
dog chimney n • [..prob folk-etym..of (wattle and daub) chimney..]
dog in the ring n • [Prob folk-etym for dob in the ring]
double carry n • [double + folk-etym for Kerria]
double tenant n • [Perh folk-etym for double tenement (at double house 2)]
doubletree n • [Appar by analogy with singletree, folk-etym for swingletree] (MAP and Map Section)
dough baby n • [Perh folk-etym of dobe n 5..]
doughboy n2 • [Folk-etym for adobe]
doughface n • Also, by folk-etym, door-face
dreadnought n • [dread v + nought nothing, and, by folk-etym, not]
dry-kill n • [Perh folk-etym for dry-ki]
dry out v phr • [Folk-etym for try out to render (fat)]
dumb-skull n • [Prob folk-etym for numskull]
dung adj • [Folk-etym for dun]
eaceworm n • folk-etym spp easterworm, eastworm
eagle-hawk n 2 • [Prob by folk-etym]
eggclair n • [Pronc-sp, prob infl by folk-etym, for eclair]
ell n1 • [Perh folk-etym..]
ellenyard n • [Also, by folk-etym, ell and yard]
embroidery n B • [Perh folk-etym]
endiron n • [Folk-etym for andiron]
entrailitis n • [Folk-etym for enteritis]
evans’-root n • [Folk-etym for avens, understood as proper name Evans]
eyesight n • [Perh malaprop or folk-etym for inset or insert]
fancy mouse n • [Folk-etym for fence mouse]
fattyman n • [Folk-etyms and pronc-spp for fattigmanns bakkels]
faux pas n • (often intentional) folk-etyms
felony n • [Prob folk-etym or malapropism for felon]
ferry wheel n • [Folk-etym for Ferris wheel]
fever deluxe n • [Perh folk-etym for fever and lurk(s)]
fiador n • folk-etym sp theodore
field gentry n • [Perh folk-etym for field centaury]
fieldspar n • [Folk-etym for feldspar]
fight net n • [Perh folk-etym for fyke net]
finnan haddie n • Also, by folk-etym, finny haddie
fire-brew adj • [Folk-etym for fibroid]
fist-to-cuff fight n • [Folk-etym from fisticuff]
flatform n • [Folk-etym for platform]
flimsy n • [Folk-etym for influenza]
floor-flusher n • [Folk-etym for four-flusher]
Florida lime n • [Folk-etym]
flounderer n2 • [Perh by folk-etym]
flow n1 2 • [Perh folk-etym for flaw]
fontis cat n • Also folk-etym funny sacks
foolish earth n • [Folk-etym for fuller’s earth]
foothold n • Also, by folk-etym, foothole
foot-lock n • [Folk-etym]
forerunner n 2 • also, by folk-etym, four runners
forward n • [Pronc-spp, sometimes by folk-etym, for forehead]
founder v • Also, by folk-etym, flounder
freemale n • [Perh folk-etym for female]
future v • [Folk-etym var of feature v 1]
gabble racket n • [..folk-etyms of ME Gabrielle rache..]
Gabriel barn n • [Perh folk-etym for gable barn or gambrel barn (at gambrel roof)]
gallinipper n • [..orig form has clearly been much altered by folk-etym and other processes..]
gambling stick n • [Varr, some perh by folk-etym, of gambrel 1]
gimlet stick n • [Prob by folk-etym]
gloam n • prob by folk-etym, gloom
goose hangs high, the phr • [..the var with honks is prob a folk-etym]
granny-nipper n 1 • [Prob by folk-etym]
granny pump n • [Prob by metath and folk-etym]
grass tetanus n • [Folk-etym for grass tetany]
grease n B2 • [Perh folk-etym for Croesus]
guardfish n • [Appar folk-etym for garfish]
gypsum weed n • [Appar folk-etym for jimson]
gypsyweed n 3 • [Appar folk-etym for jimson]
hair plow n • [Perh folk-etym of harra plow (< harrow plow)..]
Haiti n 2 • [Folk-etym for Hades]
halibut n • folk-etym haul-a-boat
hambeer n • [Var of ambeer 2, perh infl by folk-etym ham + beer]
handiron n1 • [Folk-etym for andiron..]
Hannah Cook n • [Perh folk-etym for hand or cook..]
hasenpfeffer n • by folk-etym, hoss and peffer, horse and pepper (MAP)
hay barrack n • [Folk-etym for Du hooiberg haystack]
hi cock the oriole n • [Folk-etym for high cockalorum..]
highbelia n • [Folk-etym..]
high-bred n, adj • [Folk-etym for hybrid]
high-gear n • [Folk-etym]
high geranium n • [Folk-etym var of hydrangea; cf EDD]
high-holer n • [Folk-etym varr of hickwall..]
high-muck-a-muck n 2 • [Prob by folk-etym..]
highstrikes n pl • [Varr of hysterics, perh by folk-etym..]
hiphazard adv • [Var of haphazard, perh by folk-etym]
hog-goblin n • [Perh folk-etym for hobgoblin]
holey n • [..folk-etym or punning sp holy..]
Holly Eve n • [Folk-etym]
honest n • [Var, perh by folk-etym, of earnest]
hook n 5 • [Perh folk-etym..]
hooligan n • [Folk-etyms for eulachon]
hoopid salmon n • folk-etym sp hooped salmon
humid n • [Perh folk-etym for humus]
hypo n 1 • folk-etym hip-hoed (MAP)
ice potato n • [Pronc-sp for Irish potato.., perh infl by folk-etym]
impetigo n (pronc) • also, by folk-etym, |ˌɪnfənˈtaɪgo, ˈɪnfənˌtaɪgo, ɛn-|
iron glass n • [Folk-etym for isinglass]
ivory n2 • [Folk-etym for ivy] (MAP)
jack n2 1 • [Folk-etym for Scots chack (SND at chuck n2)]
jack bite n • [Prob folk-etym for Scots, Ir, nEngl dial chack a snack + bite]
jackstone n • [Folk-etym for Engl chackestone (OED) at checkstone sb.1)]
jalousie n • [..the form jealousy..is either a calque or folk-etym]
jaw’s harp n • [Prob euphem or folk-etym for Jew’s harp]
Jerusalem artichoke n • [..ult folk-etym for Ital girasole]
jim work n • [Prob folk-etym for gin work..]
John Canoe n • [Folk-etym from W Afr source..]
jomo n • by folk-etym Joe Moore
journeycake n • [Prob folk-etym for johnnycake]
June bird n1 • [..uppercase J in June is prob by folk-etym]
kettlepot n • [Folk-etym; cf skillpot]
killpot n • [Folk-etym..]
king’s cure-all n 1 • also, by folk-etym, king coal-oil
kit n 2c • [..var kittle and biling is prob by folk-etym]
kittly-bender n • by folk-etym, kidney-bender
kitty-corner adv, adj • [Prob folk-etym..]
lackadaisical adj • also, perh by folk-etym, lackadaisy
ladies’-streamer n • [Folk-etym for Lagerstroemia]
laggerstreamer n • [Folk-etym for Lagerstroemia]
lagoonberry n • [Folk-etym for nagoonberry]
land-baist v • [Folk-etym for lambaste]
larder beetle n • [Folk-etym for the species name lardarius, literally “of bacon”]
lasso trade n • [Folk-etym for last-go-trade]
lattwaerrick n • by folk-etym, latticework jam
lava bowl n • [Folk-etym for lavabo]
lavatory n • Pronc-spp labatory and (perh infl by folk-etym) laboratory
leapfrog milk n • [Folk-etym for Liebfraumilch]
leather bush n 2 • [Prob folk-etym for latherbush]
leavesdrop v • [Folk-etym for eavesdrop]
leave trough n • [Prob folk-etym for eave trough (at eaves trough)]
libel n, v • folk-etym sp lie-bill
life elastic n • [Folk-etym]
live devil aspirin n • [Folk-etym]
liverwish n • [Folk-etym or pronc-sp for liverwurst]
liverworth n • [Folk-etyms]
loafer n • [Folk-etyms for Span lobo wolf]
lord god n 1 • [Prob folk-etym varr of logcock] (MAP)
lowbelia n • [Folk-etym..]
low-bred adj, n • [Folk-etym, by analogy with high-bred]
low-gear n • [Folk-etym, by analogy with high-gear]
-ma- infix • and, appar by folk-etym, -my-
mad ax n • [Folk-etym for mattocks]
maggot-fish n • [Appar folk-etym for margate fish]
mange grass n • [Perh folk-etym for Means grass]
mangrow n • [Prob folk-etym for mangle n1..]
marbleberry n • [Prob by folk-etym]
margaret grunt n • [Appar folk-etym for margate fish..]
marketfish n • [Folk-etym for margate fish]
markweed n • [Prob folk-etym for mercury]
mecate n • by folk-etym, McCart(h)y
median (strip) n 1c • [Perh by folk-etym] (MAP)
meet-up n • [Prob folk-etym for netop]
midnight wife n • [Perh by folk-etym from midwife]
miss stays v phr • Also, perh by folk-etym, misstay
moaners’ bench n • [Pronc-sp or folk-etym for mourners’ bench..]
molly n1 2 • [Var of or folk-etym for muley adj, n2]
more hair n • [Folk-etym for mohair..]
mow n1 • Also, by folk-etym, mound, mown
mow v • Also, by folk-etym, mound, mown (MAP)
mud lark n 2 • [Prob folk-etym for medlark]
mutton corn n • [Perh folk-etym form of Scots mauten..]
nametake n • [Perh folk-etym]
needcessity n • [Brit, esp Scots, folk-etym for necessity]
net-fly n • [Folk-etym for gnat-fly]
neutral n • [Folk-etym]
never-sweat n2 • [Folk-etym for avocet]
nigger n2 • [Folk-etyms for niggard(ly)..]
nux vomica n • by folk-etym, nox vomit, ox vomit
old-timer’s disease n • [Folk-etym for Alzheimer’s disease]
Ole Ole Olson all in free exclam • [Prob folk-etym for all-ee all-ee out(s) in free] (MAP)
original n • [Prob folk-etyms for ridgel..]
overhauls n pl • [Folk-etym for overalls]
overplush n • [Folk-etym for overplus n..]
oxeye n 1a • folk-etym sp oxide
oyster sale n • [Folk-etym for hoist the sail (at hoist the (green) sail)]
paisano n 2 • [..prob folk-etym for faisán..]
pan n1 • [Var, prob by folk-etym, of palm (pronounced [pæm])]
panel n • [Folk-etym for pan n1]
parboil v • by folk-etym, power boil
peach-orchard beau n • [Folk-etym..]
pegging awl n • [perh, if the peg- of pegmonk is of Algonquian origin, a folk-etym]
penny-ciders n • [Folk-etym for appendicitis]
permit n • [Folk-etym for AmSpan palometa]
pestle-tail n • prob by folk-etym pencil-tail
piano plant n • [By folk-etym from peony..]
pinacate bug n • prob by folk-etym pity cardy
pinkish adj • [Perh folk-etyms for peakish, peaky]
poach v A3 • [Perh by folk-etym]
point-blank adv, adj A5 • [Perh by folk-etym]
poke of moonshine n • [..a folk-etym from an unidentified Algonquian word..]
pond n1 • [Var, prob by folk-etym, of pound n2]
poodle-doo n • [Folk-etym var of poule d’eau]
poor Job n • [Prob folk-etym for poor joe n2]
poor joe n2 • [..poor Job.. prob represents a further folk-etym alteration]
pots and kettles n • [Prob folk-etym for potash kettle]
pot-tail n • [Appar by folk-etym or metanalysis from pot ale..]
power doctor n • [Perh folk-etym for powwow doctor (at powwow n 2)..]
prickler weed n • [By metath and perh folk- etym]
privy n 1 • [..prob by folk-etym from privet]
prostrate n • [Folk-etym for prostate]
pulley bat n • [Perh folk-etym for bullbat..]
queen’s delight n • by folk etym queen of the lights
quinine n • by folk-etym, Queen Ann
range shelter n • perh by folk-etym, rain shelter (MAP)
ranstead weed n • by folk-etym, rancid
ratsbane n 1 • by folk-etym, ratsvane, rat’s vein
ready v • [Folk-etym for redd..]
red bay n 4 • [Perh folk-etym for red betty]
red-handy adj • [Var, perh by folk-etym, of red-handed]
red-headed Louisa n • [By folk-etym from genus Lewisia]
red-heater n • [Folk-etyms for radiator]
rescue grass n 2 • [Perh folk-etym]
reservoir n • by folk-etym razorboiler, resebiler, rizzy-boiler
riffraff n, v • [Folk-etym for riprap]
ring n2 • [Prob folk-etym for rung]
roaches of the liver n • [Folk-etym for cirrhosis of the liver]
Robert of Lincoln n • [By facetious folk-etym from bob-o-lincoln (at bobolink A)]
rock sallet n • [By folk-etym from rocket]
roundwood n • [..round is prob a folk-etym spelling representing [ra^Un]..]
sabbath berry n • [Prob by folk-etym]
sacalait n • [LaFr, by folk-etym..from Choctaw sakli..]
sambo n3 • [Appar var, by folk-etym, of song bow]
sandhill crane n • by folk-etym, Sam Hill crane
sand tart n 1 • by folk-etym, saint heart
sandy mounder n • [Folk-etym for salamander 2]
santapee n • folk-etym sandy Pete
scandal n B • [By folk-etym from scoundrel (esp as pronounced [ˈska^Unəl])]
scapegallows n • Also, by folk-etym, scrapegallows
scooter n3 • [Prob folk-etym]
scorch v2 • [Perh folk-etym from aphet ’scort..]
Scotch bloom n • [Prob by folk-etym]
Scotch chenille n • [Folk-etym for cochineal]
scrapegoat n • [Folk-etym for scapegoat]
scythe n1 • by folk-etym, side
seapoose n • [Partial folk- etym of an Algonquian word; cf Delaware sepus..]
seed tick n 1 • folk-etym sea tick (MAP)
separate v • [Folk- etym for suppurate]
sheal n • perh by folk-etym, shield
sheep sour n • [..prob by folk-etym from sheep sorrel..]
sheeting n • [Folk-etym for sheathing]
shift-robe n • [Var, perh by folk-etym, of chifforobe]
shimmy v • [Prob by folk-etym < shinny v..]
shine bone n • [Perh folk-etym var of chine bone]
shivaree n • by folk-etym, chivalree, shivering
shoemaker berry n • [Folk-etyms for shoemake, var of sumac]
shoepack n • [Folk-etym < Delaware trade jargon seppock, sippack shoes]
shoo-ants oil n • [Folk-etym for insurance oil]
shut adj • [..The form shed is derived..by folk-etym infl from shed..]
shuttle n • [Folk-etym for scuttle]
singletree n • [Folk-etym for swingletree..] (MAP)
sit-alone baby n • [Perh folk-etym for set-along child (at set-along)]
skillpot n • [Folk-etyms for Du schildpad..] (MAP)
sliding pond n • [..pond prob folk-etym var of Du baan path..]
sliding pond n 2 • rarely, by folk-etym, slide upon: A playground slide
slip-go-down n • [..perh by folk-etym from slip n1]
smear in v phr • [Perh folk-etym for smur v..]
snack picker n • [Perh folk-etym for snag picker]
snickerdoodle n • [Varr, perh partly by folk-etym, of Ger (Swabian dial) Schneckennudel..]
snob v • [Prob by folk-etym from snub]
sockeye salmon n • [Folk-etym for Salish suk-kegh red fish]
solitary n • [Folk-etym for solitaire a card game played by one person]
souse meat n • perh by folk-etym, sauce meat, south meat, sows meat (MAP)
sparrowgrass n1 • [..folk-etyms for sparagus] (MAP)
spire grass n • [Perh folk-etym for asparagus, infl by the shape]
spitting image n • [..The current prevailing form, spitting image, is doubtless a folk-etym…]
splitting image n • [..varr, prob by folk-etym, of spit image, spitting image]
spoonhunt n • [Prob folk-etym for some AmInd term]
sprawl n2 • [Folk-etym for spall..]
spreading outer n • [Folk-etym for spreading adder]
stacey salad n • [Folk-etym for Cherokee ustesgi + salad]
star-naked adj • [Prob folk-etym for stark-naked]
start-naked adj phr • [The earlier form of which stark-naked is appar a folk-etym..]
steelpot n • [Folk-etym for skillpot]
stoker n • [Perh folk-etym for stogie]
stout n • [Prob folk-etym for Engl dial stowk or Du dial. stuik..]
stouter n • [Var, perh by folk-etym, of swEngl dial strouter..]
stringhalted adj • appar by folk-etym, springhaltered, stringhaltered
stringhalted adj B2 • [Appar reinterpretation based on folk-etym]
sumac n • perh by folk-etym, shoemaker, shumaker
swamp potato n • [Perh folk-etym for swan potato]
sweet religion n • [Folk-etym]
swish broom n • [..swiss- is prob by folk-etym for swish- or switch-.] (MAP)
swiveltree n • [Engl dial; folk-etym for swingletree]
tail n2 • [Prob folk-etym for stale 1]
tarpole wagon n • [..DSME suggests that tarpole is a folk-etym for tarpaulin.]
tenon n • [..other varr appear to be due to var..folk-etymological influences]
terrified fever n • [Folk-etym for typhoid fever]
thrust n • [Perh by folk-etym from thrush]
thwart n • [.. OED2 thought sb.2, thaught,..gradually replaced by thwart (presumably through folk-etym)..]
tinted adj • [Prob folk-etym for tainted]
toad sack n • [Folk-etym for tow sack or tote sack, perh infl by croker sack]
toe line n • [Folk-etym for taw line]
tomalley n • by folk-etym, tamale
tom fuller n • [Folk-etym for Choctaw tahfula hominy]
tommyhawk n • [Partial folk-etym for tomahawk..]
tommytoe n • [Joc or folk-etym var of tomato]
tortoise collar n • [Folk-etym for torticollis]
tote sack n • [Folk-etym for tow sack]
tow sack n • Folk-etym sp toe sack (MAP and Map Section)
toy n • [By folk-etym]
traveling pains n pl • [Perh folk-etym for travailing/traveling pains labor pains..]
trespass n, v • by folk-etym, trustpass
trigger v • [Prob by folk-etym from trig v2]
troutline n • [Folk-etym for trotline]
tumbler cart n • [Folk-etym for tumbrel..]
tunnel bed n • [Folk-etym for trundle (bed)]
turf v • [Appar var, by folk-etym, of tuft]
turret n (pronc) • [Var of terret, either continuing an older form..or by folk-etym]
unkept adj • [Prob folk-etym for unkempt]
unsight unseen adv phr, adj phr • perh by folk-etym on sight (and) unseen (MAP)
valentine n • by folk-etym, |ˈvælən̩taɪm|
vertical vein n • [By folk-etym]
very close vein n • [By folk-etym]
very coarse vein n • [By folk-etym]
water bandit (snake) n • [Prob folk-etym for banded water snake]
water motie n • [Partial folk-etym for MexSpan guatamote, batamote seepwillow]
wheelbarrel n • [Folk-etym for wheelbarrow]
which and way, every adv phr • [Varr, prob by folk-etym, of every whichaway (at whichaway(s))]
winkle-hawk n • prob by folk-etym (w)rinkle-hawk (MAP)
witching stick n • [..much folk-etym influence from witch one who practices sorcery…]
work-brittle adj 2 • [Appar folk-etym reinterpretation..]
wrangle v • [By folk-etym from wrango]
zinc n • [Folk-etym for sink..]
jaybird n • [..this folk-name is prob considerably older..]
whip-tongue n • [A Brit folk-name for this plant]
white bottle n • [Brit folk-name]
boo boo n1 • [Prob from an Afr word (cf Fon bũbũ insect)..]
foo-foo n1 • [Of West-African origin, rel to Ewe fu1fu1..and Fon fufu..]
voodoo n • [LaFr voudou of wAfr origin; cf Ewe, Fon vodu spirit, demon]
wickiup n • [In var AmInd langs, e.g., Sac, Fox, and Kickapoo, wikiyap..]
French (See also French, American; French, Belgian; French, Cajun; French, Canadian; French,
Louisiana)
abri n • [Fr abri shelter]
à la Comanche adv phr • [Fr à la in the manner of + Comanche an Indian tribe]
alamagoozlum n • [..perh from Fr à la + -ma- infix + goozlum thick liquid]
alisier n • [Fr alisier whitebeam (Sorbus aria)]
allée n • [Fr allée path, passage]
alley n1 • [Fr allée journey, passage, going, track]
all two adj, pron, conj • [..Fr tous les deux..]
angels on horseback n pl • [Loan-transl of Fr anges à cheval..]
apee n • [Back-formation from Fr épice, understood as pl..]
appola n • [Cf DCan appalat in similar sense, from French apala titbit..]
arminette n • [Fr arme weapon]
armoire n • [Fr] (MAP)
armory n • [Prob folk-etym, but cf OED ambry from Fr armarie, aumoire]
arpent n • chiefly LA and other French settlement areas
ataunto adv, adj • [Ult Fr autant as much (as possible)]
baboune n • Fr settlement areas
ball n2 • [Fr bal dance]
bambache n • [Fr bamboche spree]
bamberry n • [Prob folk-etym alter of Fr bain-marie, double boiler]
banquette n • [Fr banquette foot-path]
bar n3 • Sth, esp sLA and other Fr settlement areas
bateau n, v • [Fr]
battery n 2 • [Fr batterie large kettle in which sugar is made]
battle n2 • [Calque from Fr bataille battle, a card game]
batture n • [Fr “waterside bank”]
beau v • [..Fr beau fine, beautiful]
beaucoup adj, n, adv • [Fr beaucoup much, a great deal] (MAP)
bec-a-lance n • [Fr bec à lancette lancetbill]
beignet n • [Fr]
benjamin n • [By folk-etym from Middle Fr benjoin benzoin, in ref to its aromatic fragrance]
bet-piyan n • [Fr bête puante stinking animal]
blanc-bec n • [Fr blanc white + bec beak, nose, mouth]
blue pop n • [Fr pape bleu]
bobo n • [Fr]
boche n • [Fr boche a German]
bois d’arc n • [Fr bois d’arc bow wood] (MAP)
bonhomme n • [Fr bonhomme good fellow]
booya n • [CanFr < Fr bouillon broth, soup..]
bosque n • [..perh also Fr bosquet in same sense]
boucherie n • [Fr]
bouchette n • [Fr bouchette a small mouth; here a small mouthful]
boudin n • [Fr]
boulette n • [Fr]
bourré n • [Fr bourrer to stuff]
braes n • [Fr braise charcoal]
branle n • [Fr branler to swing as a pendulum]
branle v • [branle a dance < Fr branler to shake, agitate]
brin n • [Prob Fr brin very small piece, hence of small mesh]
bronze John n 1 • [..John, perh folk-etym personification of Fr jaune yellow]
brulé n • [Fr]
buche n • [Fr bûche log]
buffalo wood n • [Prob transl of Fr bois de vache]
caba n • [Fr cabas basket]
cabine n • [Fr cabine cabin; cf cabinet (d’aisances) toilet]
caboche n • [Fr caboche head]
cache n • [Fr “hiding place”]
cahoot n1 • [..Fr cahute cabin, cohorte company..]
canal n • [..in LA, Fr canal]
case n2 • [..perh Fr caisse cash..]
casson n • [..cf Fr caisson..]
catooch n • [Fr cartouche cartridge]
cave n 1 • [Cf Fr cave cellar] (MAP)
centipede n • [..forms with final d or t are..from Fr centipède]
chaland n • [LaFr < Fr chaland, chalan..]
chassay v • [Fr chasser to chase; past pple chassé]
chenier n • [LaFr < Fr chêˌene oak]
chevalier de batture n • [Fr “knight of [the] embankment”]
chicken nest n • [Cf Fr nid de poule pothole, lit “chicken nest”]
chippy n2 3 • [Perh rel to Fr chipie a shrewish woman] (MAP)
choo intj • [Fr chou..]
chouette n • [Fr]
chourisse n • [?Fr rendering of Span chorizo]
chowder n • [Prob Fr chaudière pot..]
coast n 1a • [..cf Fr côte coast, shore]
coast n 3 • [Cf Fr côte hillside, slope]
cochon n • [Fr cochon swine, pig]
cochon de lait n • [Fr “sucking pig”]
coffee milk n • [Prob transl Fr café-au-lait coffee with milk]
col’-bucking vbl n • [Perh folk-etym alter of Fr colbute somersault]
collier n2 • [Prob Fr collier collar, in allusion to its ringed neck]
collogue v • [..perh from Fr colloque conference, consultation]
come ci v phr • [Engl come + Fr ci here]
compere n • [Fr compère comrade]
compree v • [Fr compris understood]
contra dance n • [Engl country dance altered in Fr to contredanse..]
coonass n • [Folk-etym of Fr conasse..] (MAP)
cordelle n, v • [Fr]
cotton marais n • [cotton + Fr marais swamp]
couillon n • [Fr]
coulee n • [Fr coulée a flow..]
coupe n • [Fr coupe a cut]
court bouillon n • [Fr court condensed + bouillon]
cracker-over-enny n • [Prob for Fr cracovienne a Polish dance]
crevalle n • [Prob Fr crevale a fish (Littré)]
crevey n • [Fr crevé a break, broken place]
cuite n • [Fr..]
curage n • [Fr “persicaria, water pepper”]
dame of honor n • [Transl of Fr dame d’honneur literally “lady of honor” a lady-in-waiting]
dasheen n • [Perh Fr de Chine (imported) from China]
daube n • [Fr]
day clean n • [..cf..Fr Creole ju netye literally jour nettoyé day cleaned]
dodo, go v phr • [Fr faire (un) dodo (in baby talk) to take a nap, go to sleep < dormir to sleep]
dormeur n • [Fr “sleeper, sluggard”]
dory n1 • [Fr doré gilded]
embarras n • [Fr “obstacle”]
escalin n • [Fr]
espantoon n • [..from Fr sponton, esponton..]
esplanade n • [Fr; in Texas, prob infl by Span explanada lawn]
étouffée n • [Fr étouffer to smother]
fâché adj • [Fr]
fam-fam n • [Creole redup form of Fr faim hunger]
Fat Tuesday n • [Transl of Fr mardi gras]
faux pas n • [Fr “false step”]
fesse n • [Fr]
filé n • [AmFr < Fr filer to twist, spin]
flamant n • [Fr “flaming”]
flamboyant-tree n • [Fr flamboyant flaming..]
flottant n • [Fr “floating”]
fofarraw n • [..Fr fanfaron blusterer; later forms perh infl by Fr frou-frou..]
foot intj • [..perh infl by Fr foutre..]
footy adj • [..Prob ult from Fr foutre copulate]
for prep C7 • [The LA examples may be infl by Fr use of pour to indicate the time of anticipated events..]
fouiller v • [Fr]
frappe n • [Sp-pronc for Fr frappé stirred, beaten up]
froufrou adj • [Fr “a rustle, swishing sound”]
galette n • [Fr “(sea) biscuit”; DCan 1843➝]
gallery n • [Fr galerie;..US distrib suggests reinforcement from LaFr] (MAP)
garde-soleil n 2 • [Fr garde guard against + soleil sun]
gaufre n • [Either directly from Fr gaufre waffle, or through Engl dial (cf..EDD gaufer)]
get down v phr 1 • [Prob reinforced in some areas by Fr descendre..]
glissant n • [Fr “sliding, slippery”]
goujon n • [Fr “gudgeon”]
gourde n • [LaFr < Fr (piastre) gourde < Span gordo fat]
grenouille n • [Fr]
grillade n • Fr settlement areas, esp LA
grisette n • [Fr < gris gray]
gris-gris n • [Fr creole, ult of Afr orig]
gros-bec n • [Fr “thick beak”]
gumbo zab n • [Appar Creole Fr pronc-sp for gombo des herbes]
habitant n • [Fr “inhabitant, settler”..]
hair n B1 • [..US use prob reflects infl of Ger, Fr..]
heron blanc n • [Fr “white heron”]
hivernant n • [Fr hivernant winter visitor]
hogo n1 • [Engl, IrEngl dial < Fr haut gôut..]
inconnu n • [Fr, literally “unknown”..]
islet n 2 • [Fr îlet little island, block of buildings]
jalousie n • [Fr jalousie jealousy, fig: a blind or shutter that ensures privacy..]
kazeetch kazotch adj phr • [Cf Fr comme ci comme ça]
keskydee n • [Var of Fr Qu’est-ce qu’il dit?..]
la grippe n • [Fr “the grippe”]
larb n • [Perh < Fr l’herbe]
latanier n • [Fr latanier, ult of Carib origin]
laury mundy n • [Varr of LaFr laurier (a)mande..< Fr laurier-amandier..]
levee n1 • [Fr levée]
long chair n • [..cf also OEDS long chair (at long a.1 18) a chaise longue < Fr, literally “long chair”]
lost bread n • [Calque of Fr pain perdu]
loup-garou n • [Fr]
lucivee n • [Pronc-spp for Fr loup-cervier..]
lush n • [CanFr loche < Fr loche loach]
mais conj • [Fr “but”]
make v1 C18 • [Calque of Fr faire]
manglier n • [Fr “mangrove”]
marais n • [Fr]
Mardi Gras n • [Fr, literally “fat Tuesday”]
maringouin n • [Fr < Tupi–Guarani marigoui mosquito]
me pron 5 • [Calque of Fr constr]
Melungeon n • [Perh based on Fr mélange mixture, crossing of races]
mémère n • Fr settlement areas, esp sLA
metis n • [Fr métis mongrel, half-breed..]
minnie n3 • [Fr minet kitten]
mirliton n • [LaFr mirliton, merliton < Fr mirliton kazoo, shako]
morel n1 • [..but in Louisiana perh an independent borrowing from Fr morille]
motte n • [Prob ult Fr motte..] (MAP)
mucket n2 • [Cf Fr moquette a decoy bird]
mush v2 • [Var of Fr imperative Marche..]
nigger n1 • [nigger < earlier neger < Fr nègre < Span, Port negro..]
outarde n • [LaFr < Fr outarde bustard]
paille-en-queue n • [..(in std Fr applied to the tropic bird)]
pain perdu n • [LaFr < Fr dial pain perdu lost bread]
parrain n • [Fr]
pass v 3 • [Calque of Fr passer]
pêche prêtre n • [Fr..literally “priest-fish”..]
pépère n • Fr settlement areas
philopena n • [..cf Fr, Du philippine..]
picayune n • [Fr picaillon old copper coin]
pieu n • [Fr pieu, pl pieux stake, post]
pigeonnier n • [Fr]
pig’s ear n 2 • [Cf Fr oreille de cochon..]
pilau n1 • [..The US forms..from Fr..] (MAP)
pique bois n • [LAFr < Fr pic “woodpecker”]
pirogue n • [Fr < Span piragua, of Cariban origin] (MAP)
piss-a-bed n 1 • [..cf Fr pissenlit..]
pissenlit n • [Fr..]
plongeur n • [Fr “diver, diving bird”]
ploye n • [Canadian (esp Acadian) Fr]
pock v • [LaFr..< Fr..Pâques ]
poddishaw n • [Pronc-sp for Fr patte-de-chat cat’s paw..]
polly-boo n2 • [..alter of Fr parlez vous..]
pomette bleue n • [Fr pommette bleue, literally “little blue apple”]
pomme blanche n • [Fr, literally “white apple”..]
pomme de prairie n • [Fr, literally “prairie apple”..]
pomme de terre n • [Fr, literally “ground apple”..]
poontang n • [Prob < Fr putain a prostitute]
pope’s cap n • [Cf Fr bonnet d’évêque..]
po-po n • [Fr pot (de chambre)]
porkepick n • [Fr porc-épic..]
portemonnaie n • [Fr portemonnaie, literally “carry money”]
pot chamber n • [Prob for Fr pot de chambre]
poule d’eau n • [Fr, literally “water hen”]
pump n1 • [..cf Fr pampe blade, leaf (of corn)..]
quinine n • [Orig Quechua, via Span quinina or Fr quinine]
rabais shop n • [Fr rabais discount, reduced price]
ramps n2 • [Var of rams < Ger Rams, Ramsch; cf rounce, prob < Fr rams in same sense]
roder v • [Fr roder]
rusty adj2 • [..var of resty < Fr resté ..]
sarcelle n • [Fr “teal”]
sashay v • [By metath from Fr chassé]
senellier n • [LaFr cenellier < Fr cenelle hawthorn berry]
senna n1 • [seeny..(> Fr séné)..]
shivaree n • [By dissim from Fr charivari..]
swan potato n • [..prob by way of Fr pomme de cygne;..]
tiff n • [Prob < Fr tuf [tʏf] travertine]
tignon n • [LaFr < Fr chignon]
tombouille n • [LaFr, Fr tambouille stew]
tonton n • [Fr]
tooth mouse n • [Fr la petite souris, literally “the little mouse”]
toro n • [..perh in New England and Louisiana also Fr taureau, bull]
traineau n • [Fr traîneau]
tuque n • [CanFr tuque < Fr toque;..DCan 1882 ➝]
turner n1 • [Ger “gymnast” < turnen to do gymnastics < Fr tourner]
twilight n 1 • [Joc var of Fr pronc of toilet]
vamoose v • [vamos; for analogous exx of the shift from [o] to [u] in Fr.. loans, cf..pull-doo (at poule d’eau)]
vavite n • [CanFr and LaFr < Fr va vite goes fast]
veillée n • [LaFr < Fr veillée a vigil; a staying up late]
veiller v • [LaFr < Fr veiller to sit up, keep awake]
vent carême n • [Fr vent de carême]
vire-vire n • [LaFr < Fr virer to turn]
white liver n • [..cf Fr foie blanc, Ital fegato bianco, Ger weisse Leber..]
zel pointu n • [LaFr zaile (< Fr les ailes wings) + pointu sharp-pointed]
zel rond n • [LaFr zaile (< Fr les ailes wings) + rond round]
zydeco n • [Appar < LaFr zaricot green beans (by metanalysis of Fr les haricots), from..Creole folk songs]
caouane n • [AmFr caouane snapping turtle..]
filé n • [AmFr < Fr filer to twist, spin]
kermis(s) n • [Du kermis, BelgianFr kermesse, Ger Kirmes a fair]
pass v 2 • [In LA, infl by Cajun Fr..]
passez exclam • [Cajun Fr; 1984 Daigle Dict. Cajun Lang…]
trainasse n • [Cajun Fr traînasse]
babiche n • [CanFr..]
barbudi n • [CanFr barbote from Turkish barbut]
berlot n • [CanFr]
booshway n • [Alter of CanFr bourgeois..head voyageur]
booya n • [CanFr < Fr bouillon broth, soup..]
bushwa n2, exclam • [..perh also infl by CanFr bois de vache buffalo dung, or bois de cheval horse dung]
cahot n • [CanFr cahot]
Canuck n • [Perh from CanFr canaque..]
carcajou n • [CanFr]
chuke n1 • [Alter of CanFr tuque]
cisco n • [Abbr for CanFr ciscoette]
crappie n • [Prob CanFr crapais, crapet sunfish]
duck oats n • [Cf CanFr folle avoine wild oats, Zizania aquatica]
lush n • [CanFr loche < Fr loche loach]
mal de raquette n • [CanFr, literally “snowshoe sickness”..]
pembina n • [CanFr pimbina < Cree nipiminân..]
ploye n • [Canadian (esp Acadian) Fr]
Siwash n • [Chinook Jargon < CanFr sauvage an American Indian]
sugary n • [DCan 1832 ➝; transl of CanFr sucrerie]
traverse n • [Derivation from CanFr travois or travail..is unsatisfactory both phonetically and semantically..]
travoy n • [CanFr in ref to a vehicle..used esp by the Plains Indians;..var of travail..]
tuque n • [CanFr tuque < Fr toque;..DCan 1882 ➝]
vavite n • [CanFr and LaFr < Fr va vite goes fast]
wawaron n • [LaFr ouaouaron < CanFr]
bar n3 • [LaFr boire mosquito net, rel to Fr barre cross-bar]
bayou n • [LaFr from Choctaw bayuk creek, river]
boucan n • [LaFr..]
chaland n • [LaFr < Fr chaland, chalan..]
chenier n • [LaFr < Fr chêne oak]
chock n1 • [LaFr]
creole adj • [LaFr..]
dos gris n • [LaFr “gray back”]
esquif n • [LaFr]
gallery n • [Fr galerie;..US distrib suggests reinforcement from LaFr] (MAP)
garde-soleil n • [LaFr]
gaspergou n • [LaFr casseburgau..]
gogo n • [LaFr]
gourde n • [LaFr < Fr (piastre) gourde < Span gordo fat]
grande écaille n • [LaFr “big scale”]
grasset n • [LaFr “fatty”]
graton n • [LaFr..]
griffe n • [LaFr < AmSpan grifo the offspring of a White and a Black < Span grifo, of hair: kinky]
gumbo n • [LaFr, of African origin..]
jambalaya n • [LaFr]
joritte n • [Prob LaFr varr of joree n 1]
king eveque n • [..LaFr évêque]
laury mundy n • [Varr of LaFr laurier (a)mande..< Fr laurier-amandier..]
mangeur maringouin n • [LaFr “mosquito-eater”]
mangeur poulette n • [LaFr “chicken-eater”]
maque chou(x) n • [LaFr; perh of AmInd origin]
mirliton n • [LaFr mirliton, merliton < Fr mirliton kazoo, shako]
nenaine n • [LaFr]
nuncle n • [..the resps of the Louisiana DARE Infs may instead be from LaFr noncle.]
outarde n • [LaFr < Fr outarde bustard]
paille-en-queue n • [LaFr.. literally..straw-in-[its-]tail..]
paille fine n • [LaFr..literally..fine straw..]
pain perdu n • [LaFr < Fr dial pain perdu lost bread]
palette n • [LaFr]
pape n • [LaFr pape, literally “pope”..]
pied jaune n • [LaFr, literally “yellow-foot”]
pique bois n • [LAFr < Fr pic “woodpecker”]
pistolet n • [Appar LaFr..]
pock v • [LaFr pâquer < Fr..]
poplaree n • [LaFr pape fleuri, literally “flowered pope”..]
poule de marais n • [LaFr, literally “marsh hen”]
racacha n • [LaFr < AmSpan..< Quechua..]
sacalait n • [LaFr, by folk-etym..from Choctaw sakli..]
sac-a-plomb n • [LaFr..]
save v B2 • [Calque of LaFr sauver..]
say-so n • [LaFr say-so (de crème)...]
senellier n • [LaFr cenellier < Fr cenelle hawthorn berry]
shivaree n A • now esp freq among LaFr speakers
tasso n • [LaFr tasso..prob from Span tasajo dried salt meat]
tignon n • [LaFr < Fr chignon]
tombouille n • [LaFr, Fr tambouille stew]
vavite n • [CanFr and LaFr < Fr va vite goes fast]
veillée n • [LaFr < Fr veillée a vigil; a staying up late]
veiller v • [LaFr < Fr veiller to sit up, keep awake]
vire-vire n • [LaFr < Fr virer to turn]
voodoo n • [LaFr voudou of wAfr origin; cf Ewe, Fon vodu spirit, demon]
wawaron n • [LaFr ouaouaron < CanFr]
wildcat grass n • [Appar calque of LaFr paille (à) chat-tigre]
zel pointu n • [LaFr zaile (< Fr les ailes wings) + pointu sharp-pointed]
zel rond n • [LaFr zaile (< Fr les ailes wings) + rond round]
zydeco n • [Appar < LaFr zaricot green beans (by metanalysis of Fr les haricots), from..Creole folk songs]
bitcher v • [bitch .. + -er frequentative..]
boomble v • [Frequentative of boom]
daubler n • [Frequentative var of dauber]
doodle n1 • [..prob by convergence of several words, with echoic and frequentative elements..]
-er affix 2 • [Perh from frequentative -er..]
huggle-de-buck v • [Cf huck v + -le frequentative]
mellow v • [Prob EDD mell v.1..+ -er frequentative..]
mushle v • [mush + frequentative -le..]
noodle v1 • [..cf Scots, nEngl dial guddle, and similar frequentative forms canoodle, doodle, grabble]
pelter v • [..frequentative of pelt; cf EDD pelter v. 1]
pickety adj • [Prob frequentative of picky..]
pindle v • [Prob ult < pine + -le frequentative suffix..]
puggle v • [Frequentative of pug..]
rockle v • [Frequentative of rock]
scoffle v • [scoff + frequentative – le]
stromple v • [Prob stromp v + frequentative -le]
cobb n2 • [..cf Du kobbe, kob, E Fris kobb(e)]
mojo n • [..cf..Fula moco’o medicine man]