Types and Attitudes of People

HH1 Names and nicknames for a rustic or countrified person:

HH2 Names and nicknames for a citified person:

HH3 A dull and stupid person:

HH4 Someone who has odd or peculiar ideas or notions:

HH5 Someone who is queer but harmless:

HH6 Someone who is out of his mind:

HH7a Someone who talks too much, or too loud: “He’s an awful ________.”

HH7b Someone who talks too much, or too loud: “He’s always ________.”

HH8 A person who likes to brag:

HH9 A very silly or light-headed person:

HH10 A very timid or cowardly person: “He’s ________.”

HH11a Someone who is too particular or fussy—if it’s a man:

HH11b Someone who is too particular or fussy—if it’s a woman:

HH12 A person who is always finding fault about unimportant things:

HH13 Expressions meaning that a person is not very alert or not aware of things: “He’s certainly ________.”

HH14 Ways of teasing a beginner or inexperienced person—for example, by sending him for a ‘left-handed monkey wrench’: “Go get me ________.”

HH15 A very inexperienced person, one who is just learning how to do a new thing:

HH16 Uncomplimentary words with no definite meaning—just used when you want to show that you don’t think much of a person: “Don’t invite him. He’s a ________.”

HH17 A person who tries to appear important, or who tries to lay down the law in his community: “He’d like to be the ________ around here.”

HH18 Very insignificant or low-grade people:

HH19 Other words or nicknames for a tramp:

HH20a An idle, worthless person: “He’s a ________.”

HH20b Of an idle, worthless person you might say, “He doesn’t amount to ________.”

HH20c Of an idle, worthless person you might say, “He isn’t worth ________.”

HH21 A very awkward, clumsy person:

HH22a A mean or disagreeable person: [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH22b Talking about a very mean person, you might say, “He’s meaner than ________.”

HH22c Talking about a very mean person, you might say, “He’s mean enough to ________.”

HH23 A person who gets along well with everybody: “Now there’s a ________.” [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH24 Somebody who doesn’t talk very much, who keeps his thoughts to himself:

HH25 One who never has anything to say: “What’s the matter with him?” “________?”

HH26 A person who is always ready to stir up trouble:

HH27a A very able and energetic person who gets things done:

HH27b Of a very able and energetic person who gets things done you might say, “He’s got lots of ________.”

HH28 Names and nicknames around here for people of foreign background: (Get only those appropriate in your area.)

HH29a Names around here for people of mixed blood—part Indian:

HH29b Names for people of mixed blood—part Negro:

HH30 Things that are nicknamed for different nationalities—for example, a ‘Dutch treat’: (Open question)

HH31 Somebody who is not from your community, and doesn’t belong:

HH32 Other words meaning ‘a person’—for example, “In a case like that, what’s ________ to do?” [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH33 Other words meaning ‘people’—for example, “When they hear that, what are ________ going to say?” [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH34 General words around here for a woman, not necessarily uncomplimentary: [Early QRs: Disrespectful words around here for a woman:]

HH35 A woman who puts on a lot of airs: “She’s too ________ for me.”

HH36 A careless, slovenly woman: “She’s just an old ________.”

HH37 An immoral woman:

HH38 A womanish man:

HH39 A homosexual man:

HH40 Uncomplimentary words for an old man:

HH41 Someone who has a very high opinion of himself: [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH42 Names and nicknames for a common laborer: [Asked in early Questionnaires only]

HH43a The top person in charge of a group of workmen, the ________.

HH43b The assistant to the top person in charge of a group of workmen is called the ________.

HH44 Joking or uncomplimentary names for lawyers:

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