weird regional words...

[Judy]

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A bubbler? Where did you grow up?

 

[WriterofWords]

In S. New Mexico a water tank is a hole in the ground that water is caught in when it rains and the cattle drink out of it.

Also to "tank" something is to fail it.

 

[Vcomb]

with all this talk of tanks and ponds - any of you gone "tanking" ?

 

[Catalina]

How about nuc? My family always called it a pacifier.

 

[FrenchHen]

"spendy" as in expensive.
You want to make sure you don't wear anything spendy when tending chickens.

I don't like that term, but it's popular here.

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

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By "swoll," I bet she meant "swollen." I have heard both of these words used in Southern Alabama.

"Wonky" makes me think of the word "catawampus." That's another word you won't hear every day!

 

[WriterofWords]

The first time I heard the term "wonky" was watching the tv show Charmed. The character, Page, replaced Prue, and she used that term a lot. Next thing I knew I kept hearing it and it drove me nuts!

 

[Catalina]

Ha ha we say kittywampas (spelled like it's said) all the time!

As in - "Wow! Your deck is kittywampas - you better fix that."

 

[Catalina]

smorgasbord - like a buffet, lots of food.

 

[Catalina]

potluck - party where each person brings a dish (probably a hotdish).