1. slow-walk (chiefly South Atlantic) |
H. To pursue slowly but persistently. |
2. smart (especially New England) |
O. Healthy; chipper, spry. |
3. sneaky (Pennsylvania German area) |
N. Fastidious, particular (about food). |
4. sometimey (especially South Atlantic) |
L. Fickle, moody, inconsistent. |
5. spa (Northeast, especially Massachusetts) |
M. A small restaurant, tavern, or soda fountain. |
6. spouting (chiefly Pennsylvania, Ohio, Great Lakes) |
B. A roof gutter or downspout. |
7. squeeze the apple (West) |
J. To hold on to the saddle while riding a horse. |
8. stand in with (chiefly South, South Midland) |
S. To side or be in league with. |
9. sulter (southern Appalachians, Ozarks) |
U. To swelter. |
10. tavern (northwestern Iowa, southeastern South Dakota) |
K. A sandwich made with crumbled ground beef. |
11. tear the bone out (especially Arkansas) |
P. To make an extraordinary effort. |
12. tee-nincy (chiefly South, South Midland) |
T. Very tiny. |
13. thunder egg (chiefly West, especially Oregon) |
C. A geode. |
14. thunder pumper (especially western Great Lakes, Upper Midwest) |
E. A bittern. |
15. uff-da (Norwegian settlement areas, especially Minnesota, Wisconsin) |
V. An expression of surprise, aversion, disgust, or pain. |
16. vamoose (West) |
D. To leave in a hurry. |
17. veiller (Louisiana) |
I. To pay a visit. |
18. wedge, wedgie (chiefly southeastern New York) |
X. A large sandwich. |
19. whay (especially northern New England, Upstate New York) |
Z. Go, go on—used as a command to a cow. |
20. wicked (New England, chiefly Maine, Massachusetts) |
Y. Very; extremely; really. |
21. wonder (especially Pennsylvania German area) |
R. To surprise, amaze. |
22. wreck pan (West) |
F. A receptacle for dirty dishes. |
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) |
A. Tick-tack-toe. |
25. you betcha (chiefly North, North Midland, California, Texas; now especially Upper Midwest, Northwest) |
Q. Yes, indeed; certainly. |
26. zori (especially Hawaii, West) |
G. A thonged sandal. |