A / B / C / D / E / F / G / H / I / J / K / L / M / N / O / P / Q / R / S / T / U / V / W / X-Z
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
cala n1 • [..Yoruba, Igbo, Efik àkàrà an oily cake..]
una pron • [W Afr; cf Igbo unu you (pl); cf also DJE unu, DBE ona]
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
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
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)
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]
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
X-Y-Z exclam • [Initialism for “eXamine Your Zipper”]
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)
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
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..]
oogruk n • [Inupiaq ugruk]
ulu n2 • [Inupiaq ulu; other Alaskan Eskimo langs have cognate words; see 1991 Tabbert Dict. Alaskan Engl.]
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)
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]
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
dowitcher n • [Iroquoian..]
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]