Match up the numbered DARE words on the left with the lettered definitions on the right. Good luck!
1. slow-walk (chiefly South Atlantic) | A. Tick-tack-toe. |
2. smart (especially New England) | B. A roof gutter or downspout. |
3. sneaky (Pennsylvania German area) | C. A geode. |
4. sometimey (especially South Atlantic) | D. To leave in a hurry. |
5. spa (Northeast, especially Massachusetts) | E. A bittern. |
6. spouting (chiefly Pennsylvania, Ohio, Great Lakes) | F. A receptacle for dirty dishes. |
7. squeeze the apple (West) | G. A thonged sandal. |
8. stand in with (chiefly South, South Midland) | H. To pursue slowly but persistently. |
9. sulter (southern Appalachians, Ozarks) | I. To pay a visit. |
10. tavern (northwestern Iowa, southeastern South Dakota) | J. To hold on to the saddle while riding a horse. |
11. tear the bone out (especially Arkansas) | K. A sandwich made with crumbled ground beef. |
12. tee-nincy (chiefly South, South Midland) | L. Fickle, moody, inconsistent. |
13. thunder egg (chiefly West, especially Oregon) | M. A small restaurant, tavern, or soda fountain. |
14. thunder pumper (especially western Great Lakes, Upper Midwest) | N. Fastidious, particular (about food). |
15. uff-da (Norwegian settlement areas, especially Minnesota, Wisconsin) | O. Healthy; chipper, spry. |
16. vamoose (West) | P. To make an extraordinary effort. |
17. veiller (Louisiana) | Q. Yes, indeed; certainly. |
18. wedge, wedgie (chiefly southeastern New York) | R. To surprise, amaze. |
19. whay (especially northern New England, Upstate New York) | S. To side or be in league with. |
20. wicked (New England, chiefly Maine, Massachusetts) | T. Very tiny. |
21. wonder (especially Pennsylvania German area) | U. To swelter. |
22. wreck pan (West) | V. An expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain. |
23. wrist (Upstate New York) | W. An ear of corn whose husks have been pulled back. |
24. X’s-and-O’s (especially North Central, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) | X. A large sandwich. |
25. you betcha (chiefly North, North Midland, California, Texas; now especially Upper Midwest, Northwest) | Y. Very; extremely; really. |
26. zori (especially Hawaii, West) | Z. Go, go on—used as a command to a cow. |