Social Maps

Age

add-iron [An andiron]

addiron

Afro [A haircut]

Afro

baker’s bread [Bread that is not made at home]

bakersbreadBreadthatisnotmadeathome

barn raising [A social gathering to erect a barn]

barnraisingAsocialgatheringtoerectabarn

bat hide [A paper dollar]

bathideApaperdollar

bealing [An abscess or boil]

bealingAnabscessorboil

not to know beans when the bag’s open [To be very
stupid]

nottoknowbeanswhenthebagsopenTobeverystupid

blast [A raucous party]

blastAraucousparty

blink [Milk that is beginning to sour]

blinkMilkthatisbeginningtosour

bologna [A poor quality beef animal]

bolognaApoorqualitybeefanimal

bonnyclabber [Thick, sour milk]

bonnyclabberThicksourmilk

boob [A woman’s breast]

boobAwomansbreast

bottled drink [A soft drink]

bottleddrinkAsoftdrink

breastbone [A wishbone]

breastboneAwishbone

brimstone match [A kitchen match]

brimstonematchAkitchenmatch

brownie [A brownnose]

brownieAbrownnose

brownie [To brownnose]

brownieTobrownnose

buck [A male goat]

buckAmalegoat

bugeye [A type of boat]

bugeyeAtypeofboat

bulldog toe [A shoe]

bulldogtoeAshoe

bum [Under the weather]

bumUndertheweather

bushwa [Nonsense]

bushwaNonsense

buzz [A nickname for a brother]

buzzAnicknameforabrother

cake turner [A spatula]

caketurnerAspatula

callithumpian [A wedding night escapade]

callithumpianAweddingnightescapade

cat’s-paw [A stooge]

catspawAstooge

chalkie [A cheap marble]

chalkieAcheapmarble

chamber mug [A chamber pot]

chambermugAchamberpot

change [To castrate]

changeTocastrate

chewers [Teeth; false teeth]

chewersTeethfalseteeth

consarn [To damn]

consarnTodamn

continental [Something worthless]

continentalSomethingworthless

cool [Composure]

coolComposure

crack up [To laugh very hard]

crackupTolaughveryhard

dauber [A wasp that builds its nest of mud]

dauberAwaspthatbuildsitsnestofmud

dig [To appreciate]

digToappreciate

dip [Gravy]

dipGravy

in a dog’s age [In a long time]

inadogsageInalongtime

donsie [Under the weather]

donsieUndertheweather

dope [A dessert topping]

dopeAdesserttopping

drag [A boring event]

dragAboringevent

dressing [A dessert topping]

dressingAdesserttopping

dropped egg [A poached egg]

droppedeggApoachedegg

dugout [A rough cellar]

dugoutAroughcellar

earscrew [An earring]

earscrewAnearring

emptins [Homemade yeast used as starter]

emptinsHomemadeyeastusedasstarter

everlasting yeast [Homemade yeast used as starter]

everlastingyeastHomemadeyeastusedasstarter

fainty [Weak from fear]

faintyWeakfromfear

fascinator [A head scarf]

fascinatorAheadscarf

feeder [An access road]

feederAnaccessroad

the fidgets [Feelings of nervousness]

thefidgetsFeelingsofnervousness

fine cut [A type of chewing tobacco]

finecutAtypeofchewingtobacco

fix [To set (a table)]

fixTosetatable

flea in one’s ear [A hint, warning]

fleainonesearAhintwarning

(the) flux [Diarrhea, dysentery]

thefluxDiarrheadysentery

freshet [A flash flood]

freshetAflashflood

fuss (up)/fussed (up) [To annoy; annoyed]

fussupfussedupToannoyannoyed

full of ginger [Full of energy]

fullofgingerFullofenergy

gone by [Spoiled; past its prime]

gonebySpoiledpastitsprime

godmother [A midwife]

godmotherAmidwife

gum [A beehive]

gumAbeehive

gunshot wedding [A shotgun wedding]

gunshotweddingAshotgunwedding

hark [Listen!]

harkListen!

herth [Pronunciation of hearth]

herthPronunciationofhearth

hellfire [Hell]

hellfireHell

hen tracks [Handwriting that is hard to read]

hentracksHandwritingthatishardtoread

het up [Angry, excited]

hetupAngryexcited

hinder [The buttocks]

hinderThe buttocks

hindside-before [Backwards; inside out]

hindsidebeforeBackwardsinsideout

get a hump (on) [To hurry, exert oneself]

getahumponTohurryexertoneself

hydrant [An indoor faucet]

hydrantAnindoorfaucet

hippo [Pronunciation of hypo]

hippoPronunciationofhypo

hy spy [Hide-and-seek]

hyspyHideandseek

hy spy [I spy]

hyspyIspy

icky [Sticky; unpleasant]

ickyStickyunpleasant

igg [To snub]

iggTosnub

Indian pudding [A dessert]

IndianpuddingAdessert

jerk [To preserve (meat)]

jerkTopreservemeat

heave up Jonah [To vomit]

heaveupJonahTovomit

not by a jugful [By no means]

notbyajugfulBynomeans

kerosene oil [Kerosene]

keroseneoilKerosene

knock down [To introduce (someone)]

knockdownTointroducesomeone

knockdown [An introduction]

knockdownAnintroduction

la grippe [Grippe, influenza]

lagrippeGrippeinfluenza

last button on Gabe’s coat [The last piece of food]

lastbuttononGabescoatThelastpieceoffood

leader [A downspout, roof gutter]

leaderAdownspoutroofgutter

lousy [Rich]

lousyRich

lung fever [Pneumonia; tuberculosis]

lungfeverPneumoniatuberculosis

mackerel-snapper [A Roman Catholic]

mackerelsnapperARomanCatholic

mad ax [A hand tool]

madaxAhandtool

merry widow [The black widow spider]

merrywidowTheblackwidowspider

motte [A grove of trees]

motteAgroveoftrees

mush(e)roon [Pronunciation of mushroom]

musheroonPronunciationofmushroom

nasty-neat [Overly tidy]

nastyneatOverlytidy

nasty-nice [Overly tidy]

nastyniceOverlytidy

natural [A haircut]

naturalAhaircut

nix [Definitely not!]

nixDefinitelynot!

(down) to the last notch [To perfection]

downtothelastnotchToperfection

Old Boy [The devil]

OldBoyThedevil

Old Harry [The devil]

OldHarryThedevil

at outs [At odds]

atoutsAtodds

outlaw [A crude person]

outlawAcrudeperson

overseer [A road supervisor]

overseerAroadsupervisor

pap [A father]

papAfather

pass out [To die]

passoutTodie

passion mark [A mark on the skin caused by sucking]

passionmarkAmarkontheskincausedbysucking

phiz [The face or mouth]

phizThefaceormouth

piece [A snack]

pieceAsnack

piece [To snack]

pieceTosnack

piggery [A pigsty]

piggeryApigsty

pill [A cigarette]

pillAcigarette

pilon [A bonus included with a purchase]

pilonAbonusincludedwithapurchase

take the pipe [To commit suicide]

takethepipeTocommitsuicide

play off [To shirk responsibility]

playoffToshirkresponsibility

play-party [A kind of party]

playpartyAkindofparty

Podunk [A small, out-of-the-way place]

PodunkAsmalloutofthewayplace

pop call [A short or unexpected visit]

popcallAshortorunexpectedvisit

princeton [A haircut]

princetonAhaircut

some pumpkins [Someone or something important]

somepumpkinsSomeoneorsomethingimportant

pussley [A wild green]

pussleyAwildgreen

to the queen’s taste [To perfection]

tothequeenstasteToperfection

quick consumption [Tuberculosis]

quickconsumptionTuberculosis

quill [A toothpick]

quillAtoothpick

quill pig [A porcupine]

quillpigAporcupine

quitting stick [A toothpick]

quittingstickAtoothpick

racket store [A variety store]

racketstoreAvarietystore

get the rag out [To hurry, start working]

gettheragoutTohurrystartworking

ramshackledy [Dilapidated]

ramshackledyDilapidated

reefer [A jacket]

reeferAjacket

(the) rheumatics [Rheumatism]

therheumaticsRheumatism

roost [The upper balcony of a theater]

roostTheupperbalconyofatheater

rowen [A second crop of hay]

rowenAsecondcropofhay

born in a sawmill [Unmannered, uncouth]

borninasawmillUnmannereduncouth

scalawag [A good-for-nothing]

scalawagAgoodfornothing

schafskopf [A card game]

schafskopfAcardgame

shakedown [A makeshift bed]

shakedownAmakeshiftbed

throw up one’s shoes [To vomit]

throwuponesshoesTovomit

shoofly pie [A dessert]

shooflypieAdessert

not to amount to shucks [Not to be worth anything]

nottoamounttoshucksNottobeworthanything

not to know sic ’em [To be ignorant]

nottoknowsicemTobeignorant

sinking spell [A fainting spell]

sinkingspellAfaintingspell

sit-down [The buttocks]

sitdownThebuttocks

sitter [The buttocks]

sitterThebuttocks

skate [A bony horse or cow]

skateAbonyhorseorcow

skate [To skip a stone]

skateToskipastone

skimmelton [A shivaree]

skimmeltonAshivaree

slaunchwise [Crooked]

slaunchwiseCrooked

snakes in one’s boots [Delirium tremens]

snakesinonesbootsDeliriumtremens

soldier [To waste time]

soldierTowastetime

spit image [Spitting image]

spitimageSpittingimage

splay [To spay]

splayTospay

spondulicks [Money]

spondulicksMoney

spoon [To court, show affection]

spoonTocourtshowaffection

spouting [A downspout, roof gutter]

spoutingAdownspoutroofgutter

stake-and-rider fence [A type of fence]

stakeandriderfenceAtypeoffence

stanchel [A stanchion]

stanchelAstanchion

stand in with [To side with]

standinwithTosidewith

stick-frog [Mumblety-peg]

stickfrogMumbletypeg

stogie [A work shoe or boot]

stogieAworkshoeorboot

stone drag [A stoneboat]

stonedragAstoneboat

stook [A shock of grain]

stookAshockofgrain

suck-egg dog [A dog that steals eggs]

suckeggdogAdogthatstealseggs

sup [To sip]

supTosip

suspicion [To suspect]

suspicionTosuspect

tad [A child]

tadAchild

take down with [To come down with (an illness)]

takedownwithTocomedownwithanillness

tea up [To drink to excess]

teaupTodrinktoexcess

teeter [A seesaw]

teeterAseesaw

tick [Credit]

tickCredit

touched [Offended]

touchedOffended

umbershoot [An umbrella]

umbershootAnumbrella

unsight unseen [Without examination]

unsightunseenWithoutexamination

V [A five-dollar bill]

VAfivedollarbill

vessel [A chamber pot]

vesselAchamberpot

vum [To declare, swear—used as a mild oath]

vumTodeclareswear—usedasamildoath

wen [A lump or swelling under the skin]

wenAlumporswellingundertheskin

wheel [A dollar]

wheelAdollar

work-brittle [Eager to work]

workbrittleEagertowork

yelk [Pronunciation of yolk]

yelkPronunciationofyolk

yulk [Pronunciation of yolk]

yulkPronunciationofyolk

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Sex

the curse [Menstruation]

thecurseMenstruation

drat it/dratted [To damn; damned]

dratitdrattedTodamndamned

duck bumps [Gooseflesh]

duckbumpsGooseflesh

Dutch rub [To rub someone’s head with the knuckles]

DutchrubTorubsomeonesheadwiththeknuckles

not to know one from Eve [Not to recognize one]

nottoknowonefromEveNottorecognizeone

fall off the roof [To menstruate]

fallofftheroofTomenstruate

field-bred [An unintentionally bred horse]

fieldbredAnunintentionallybredhorse

finger towel [A small towel]

fingertowelAsmalltowel

fudge [An expression of annoyance]

fudgeAnexpressionofannoyance

G.I.’s [Diarrhea]

GIsDiarrhea

granny [Menstruation]

grannyMenstruation

gunshot wedding [A shotgun wedding]

gunshotweddingAshotgunwedding

her [Used for it, as in whooped her up]

herUsedforitasinwhoopedherup

hole-in-the-wall [A place where liquor is sold illegally]

holeinthewallAplacewhereliquorissoldillegally

hooker [A drink of liquor]

hookerAdrinkofliquor

icky [Sticky; unpleasant]

ickyStickyunpleasant

where the Indian(s) shot you [The navel]

wheretheIndiansshotyouThenavel

not to give a kitty [Not to care at all]

nottogiveakittyNottocareatall

keep one’s lather down [To be patient]

keeponeslatherdownTobepatient

mother dear [One’s mother]

motherdearOnesmother

pasture-bred [Conceived unintentionally]

pasturebredConceivedunintentionally

pasty [A meat and vegetable pie]

pastyAmeatandvegetablepie

pee ant [A euphemism for piss ant]

peeantAeuphemismforpissant

peepers [Eyeglasses]

peepersEyeglasses

pill [A cigarette]

pillAcigarette

pimp stick [A cigarette]

pimpstickAcigarette

take the pipe [To commit suicide]

takethepipeTocommitsuicide

pismire [An ant]

pismireAnant

piss ant [An ant]

pissantAnant

piss elm [An elm]

pisselmAnelm

potlicker [A nondescript or worthless dog]

potlickerAnondescriptorworthlessdog

not enough sense to pour piss out of a boot [To be very
stupid]

notenoughsensetopourpissoutofabootTobeverystupid

powder room [An indoor toilet]

powderroomAnindoortoilet

punkie [A tiny fly]

punkieAtinyfly

putz [To waste time]

putzTowastetime

rat [A muskrat]

ratAmuskrat

rent [A tear in fabric]

rentAtearinfabric

rum [A card game]

rumAcardgame

rummy [An alcoholic]

rummyAnalcoholic

scratcher [A scouring pad]

scratcherAscouringpad

ride shank’s pony [To walk]

rideshanksponyTowalk

shine [Moonshine]

shineMoonshine

shine [A Black person]

shineABlackperson

meaner than shit [Very mean]

meanerthanshitVerymean

skate [To skip a stone]

skateToskipastone

skull orchard [A cemetery]

skullorchardAcemetery

in the street [Gadding about]

inthestreetGaddingabout

ta-ta [Thanks!]

tataThanks!

tip [To tiptoe]

tipTotiptoe

togs [Clothes]

togsClothes

upchuck [To vomit]

upchuckTovomit
 

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Race

Afro [A haircut]

AfroAhaircut

is [Used in place of are]

isUsedinplaceofare

beau dollar [A silver dollar]

beaudollarAsilverdollar

behind a dime [At all]

behindadimeAtall

bid whist [A card game]

bidwhistAcardgame

broken vein [A varicose vein]

brokenveinAvaricosevein

buck-eyed [Characterized by unusual eyes]

buckeyedCharacterizedbyunusualeyes

cool [Composure]

coolComposure

country [Uncultured, rustic]

countryUnculturedrustic

crab-apple switch [A large pocket knife]

crabappleswitchAlargepocketknife

crack one’s side(s) [To laugh very hard]

crackonessidesTolaughveryhard

dead cat on the line [Some­thing suspicious]

deadcatonthelineSome­thingsuspicious

fix [To cast a spell on]

fixTocastaspellon

football [A dance step]

footballAdancestep

footstool [A stooge]

footstoolAstooge

funky chicken [A dance step]

funkychickenAdancestep

hickey [A bruise or bump from a sharp blow]

hickeyAbruiseorbumpfromasharpblow

house party [A kind of party]

housepartyAkindofparty

igg [To snub]

iggTosnub

keen [Sharp, pointed]

keenSharppointed

little Sally Walker [A children’s game]

littleSallyWalkerAchildrensgame

mother dear [One’s mother]

motherdearOnesmother

Mr. It [A self-important person]

MrItAselfimportantperson

natural [A haircut]

naturalAhaircut

outside child [A child of unwed parents]

outsidechildAchildofunwedparents

peacebreaker [A troublemaker]

peacebreakerAtroublemaker

pitty-pat [A card game]

pittypatAcardgame

play-toy [A toy]

playtoyAtoy

proach [Pronunciation of poach]

proachPronunciationofpoach

not to set horses [Not to get along]

nottosethorsesNottogetalong

siditty [Conceited]

sidittyConceited

spade [A Black person]

spadeABlackperson

in the street [Gadding about]

inthestreetGaddingabout

swish broom [A small broom]

swishbroomAsmallbroom

swizzled [Shriveled]

swizzledShriveled

tetter [A skin disease]

tetterAskindisease

tip [To tiptoe]

tipTotiptoe

tonk [A card game]

tonkAcardgame

Uncle Tom [A submissive Black man]

UncleTomAsubmissiveBlackman

waste [To spill]

wasteTospill

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Education

boob [A woman’s breast]

boobAwomansbreast

brownie [A brownnose]

brownieAbrownnose

brownie [To brownnose]

brownieTobrownnose

buck ager(s) [Buck fever]

buckagersBuckfever

buck up [To take courage, apply oneself]

buckupTotakecourageapplyoneself

cat’s-paw [A stooge]

catspawAstooge

chic sale(s) [An outhouse]

chicsalesAnouthouse

chimney [A heavy smoker]

chimneyAheavysmoker

cig [A cigarette]

cigAcigarette

cool [Composure]

coolComposure

cribbing [Cheating on an exam]

cribbingCheatingonanexam

deef [Pronunciation of deaf]

deefPronunciationofdeaf

dog drunk [Very drunk]

dogdrunkVerydrunk

east [Pronunciation of yeast]

eastPronunciationofyeast

herth [Pronunciation of hearth]

herthPronunciationofhearth

mackerel-snapper [A Roman Catholic]

mackerelsnapperARomanCatholic

mush(e)roon [Pronunciation of mushroom]

musheroonPronunciationofmushroom

mushmelon [Pronunciation of muskmelon]

mushmelonPronunciationofmuskmelon

outlander [An outsider]

outlanderAnoutsider

outside child [A child of unwed parents]

outsidechildAchildofunwedparents

overhauls [Overalls]

overhaulsOveralls

passion mark [A mark on the skin caused by sucking]

passionmarkAmarkontheskincausedbysucking

porch [Pronunciation of poach]

porchPronunciationofpoach

Podunk [A small, out-of-the-way place]

PodunkAsmalloutofthewayplace

prince­ton [A haircut]

princetonAhaircut

quitting stick [A toothpick]

quittingstickAtoothpick

red-neck [A Roman Catholic; an Irish person]

redneckARomanCatholicanIrishperson

rest room [An indoor toilet]

restroomAnindoortoilet

(the) rheumatics [Rheumatism]

therheumaticsRheumatism

Roman cannon [A Roman candle]

RomancannonARomancandle

rooter [A hog’s snout; a human nose]

rooterAhogssnoutahumannose

Sally Lunn [A sweet, yeast bread]

SallyLunnAsweetyeastbread

salt shake [A saltshaker]

saltshakeAsaltshaker

suppender [Pronunciation of suspender]

suppenderPronunciationofsuspender

upchuck [To vomit]

upchuckTovomit

wheelbar [Pronunciation of wheelbarrow]

wheelbarPronunciationofwheelbarrow

yellow [An egg yolk]

yellowAneggyolk

yelk [Pronunciation of yolk]

yelkPronunciationofyolk

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Community Type

not to know one’s ass from one’s elbow [To be ignorant]

nottoknowonesassfromoneselbowTobeignorant

bughouse [A jail]

bughouseAjail

crack up [To laugh very hard]

crackupTolaughveryhard

dog drunk [Very drunk]

dogdrunkVerydrunk

head [The hair on the head]

headThehaironthehead

hellfire [Hell]

hellfireHell

hippen [A diaper]

hippenAdiaper

lunch [A snack]

lunchAsnack

nauseous [Nauseated]

nauseousNauseated

overhauls [Overalls]

overhaulsOveralls

pap [A father]

papAfather

pappy [A father]

pappyAfather

quitting stick [A toothpick]

quittingstickAtoothpick

raise up [To rear (a child)]

raiseupTorearachild

red gravy [A type of gravy]

redgravyAtypeofgravy

rest room [An indoor toilet]

restroomAnindoortoilet

(the) rheumatics [Rheumatism]

therheumaticsRheumatism

Roman cannon [A Roman candle]

RomancannonARomancandle

salt shake [A saltshaker]

saltshakeAsaltshaker

snakes in one’s boots [Delirium tremens]

snakesinonesbootsDeliriumtremens

whang [To sew up quickly]

whangTosewupquickly

widow [A widower]

widowAwidower

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