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| An At | “and that:” pointless ending added to many sentences. |
| Arn or Airn | A roughly triangular metal object that, when heated, is used to take wrinkles out of clothing. |
| Boosh | A green leafy plant resembling a small tree; name of two Presidents. |
| Buggy | Shopping Cart. “Throw some paper taals in the buggy.” |
| Chimbley | The thing that smoke goes up and Santa comes down. |
| Clothes Press | What other people call a closet. |
| Cor-deen | Musical instrument on which Polkas are often played. |
| Crick | A small stream. |
| Dahn Tahn | Downtown “Younz goin’ dahn tahn to watch the Stillers an at?” |
| Davenport | Large piece of furniture found in the living room. |
| Field | What something is if it's not empty. “I field my glass up.” |
| Flars | Colorful, pretty, sweet smelling things that grow in flar beds. |
| Gulf | A game invented in Scotland. |
| Gum Band | A stretchy thing used to hold stuff together, known in the rest of the country as a rubber band. |
| Henna? | Isn’t it so? (Star Junction; from “Hain’t it?,” which in turn comes from “Ain’t it?”) |
| Icebox | What people over 30 call a fridge. |
| Innair | In there. |
| Jaggers | Thorns. Stush went out huntin’ and came home all full o’ jaggers. |
| Jeet? | Have you eaten? |
| Jever? | Did you ever? |
| Jew? | Did you? (The reply to “Jeet?”) |
| Kellers | Crayola makes them in many different shades. |
| Mi-izer-taird | What happens to your eyes when you read too long. |
| Nebby | Overly inquisitive. |
| Neb-Nose | One who is nebby. |
| Onnacowna | Because of. “The game was called onnacowna rain.” |
| Picksburg | City 30 miles north of Perryopolis. |
| Pie-anna or Pi-anner | A large stringed musical instrument with 88 black and white keys. |
| Poke | An object made from paper or cloth and used for carrying things. |
| Poosh | The words usually written on the OUT door. Also, “Officer, that mugger pooshed me in tha booshes!” |
| Pullet Surprise | An award given to writers, photographers, and perhaps chicken farmers. |
| Redd up | To clean house. |
| Run ya over or Ride ya over |
To drive someone somewhere. |
| Saerdy or Sadderday | Day after Friday. |
| Sammich | Two pieces of bread with something in between. |
| Shaer | A bath taken standing up under a sprinkler. |
| Spa-shel | An unusual event or occasion. “Ain’t that spa-shel?” |
| Steel | Continued. “Are you steel watchin that T.V.?” |
| Stillers | NFL team in Picksburg. |
| Taal | Cloth used to dry oneself after a shaer. |
| Taired | Fatigued. |
| Tagger | Large, striped carnivorous feline found in India and Southeast Asia and also in zoos. |
| Tenners | Tennis shoes. |
| Upair | Up there. |
| Warsh or Woosh | To clean something with soap and water. |
| Wrench | To pour water over something, usually to remove soap. |
| Wretch | To extend the arm to retrieve an item: “Wretch me that there tar arn, Rachel, sozi can change this here flat.” |
| Younz | You. Sometimes “Yinz” or “Yunz.” (South: Y’All.) |
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