Old Timey Dictionary


Some of these words were taken from Jest Tawk by Les Blair.
If you would like to share more words, please e-mail me at winstoncounty@gmail.com.


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A

Air- Hour

A-far- Afire

Afeared- Afraid

Agin- Again

Aigs- Eggs

Alkeyhol- Alcohol

Allus- Always

Anglish- English

Ank- Ink

Antchured- Answered

Ataw- At all

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B

 

Backerds- Backwards

Bahin- Behind

Banch- Bench

Beller- Scream

Bile- Boil

Brackfest- Breakfast

Brainch- Branch

Brar- Briar

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C

C'mere- Come Here

Camry- Camera

Cerstificate- Certificate

Cheer- Chair

Coner- Corner

Cyarn- Carion

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D

D'reckly- Directly

Dawg- Dog

Deesh- Dish

Dope- Soda

Downnair- Down There

Dreen- Drain

Durn- Darn

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E

 

Eench- Inch

Eetch- Itch

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F

Fanger- Finger

Feller- Fellow

Fer- For

Fit - Fought

Fixin- Preparing

Flair- Flower

Furr- Four/For

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G

Garn-tee- Guarantee

Git- Get

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H

Har- Hire

Heered- Heard

Hesh- Hush

Henneyhow- Anyhow

Hippin- Diaper

Hit- It

Holler- Scream

Hongry- Hungry

Hope/Holped- Help/Helped

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I

Idee- Idea

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J

Jest- Just

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K

Kam- Calm

Kivvers- Quilts

Knowed- Knew

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L

Lible- Liable

Looky- Look

Lurnt- Learn

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M

Makin's to fix- Ingredients/Supplies

Mere- Mirror

Mess- Good bit of food

Minners- Minnows

Motorsickle- Motorcycle

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N

Nanners- Bananas

Nary- Not

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O

Ober Dar/Ober Thar- Over There

Okrey- Okra

Ole- Old

Osh- Irish

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P

Picayunish- To describe someone as picky

Pizen- Poison

Plum- Completely

Pogum- Program

Pole-cat- Skunk

Polk- Sack

Polly- Pollen

Pone- Piece of Corn Bread

Possum- Opossum

Puffume- Perfume

Purty- Pretty

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Q

Quair- Queer

Qwhile- Coil

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R

Racket- Noise

Raddy- Ready

Rainch- Rinse

Raise Cain/Raise Sand- To fight or fuss

Ritecheer- Right Here

Riz- Arose

Rurnt- Spoiled

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S

Salet- Greens (Vegetables, as in Turnip Greens)

Sammidge- Sandwich

Sateful- Sinful

Scrooch-Up- Shrink as small or close as possible

Sech- Such

Shet- Shut

Shore- Sure

Sodey- Soda

Sop- To wipe with bread

Sot- Sat

Splore/Sploreen- Explore/Exploring

Stanksion- Extension

Steer- Stewer

Strop- Strap

Sumpin'- Something

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T

Tard- Tired

Tars- Tires

Tawk- Talk

Testis- Tests

Tetched- Touched

Thang- Thing

Thray- Three

Thowed- Threw

Tote- To carry

Twict- Twice

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U

Ungins- Onions

V

Vangeder- Vinegar

Vilum- Film

Vittles- Food/Meal

W

War- Wire

Warsh- Wash

Wawst- Wasp

We'ons- We

Wach Ye- What you

Whuppin'- Whipping

Wieth- Switch

Winder- Window

Wrankle- Wrinkle

Wrongstidouterds- Wrong side out

Wrop- Wrap

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X

Y

Y'all- You All

Yangerns- Children

Yesterdey- Yesterday

Youngens- Children

Yourn- Yours

Yunder/Yonder- Over/up there

Z

Zank- Sink

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