With all the haints and spooks running about-I almost forgot about this month's Vocabulary Test. This test is unusual for me-I don't really hear or use any of the words. So I'll definitely be interested to see if you do.
- Fillum
- Far dogs
- Fotch
- Fight one's face
- Friz
- Fillum-film. "There's a fillum on that water and I wouldn't drink it."
- Far dogs-metal wood holders in a fireplace. "Just as I put the wood on the far dog the bird flew down the chimney."
- Fotch-fetch. "Fotch me the taters and I'll start peeling them."
- Fight one's face-eating with great gusto. "Fresh turnip greens makes a body fight one's face."
- Friz-frozen. "The pond has already friz over for the winter."
The only one I can say I've heard this month is far dog. I've never heard the others-wonder if they are common in other parts of Appalachia? Please leave me a comment and let me know if you are familiar with any of them.
Tipper
Well, the face fight and the far dogs are new to me. I've heard the rest.
Posted by: GrannyPam | October 28, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Ooooh didn't do so well on the "f"s 'cept for far dogs. But I'm a hangin' in there still with my claim I'm just a mountain girl a few generations removed and in mountains on the other side of the Great Land!
Posted by: Lanny | October 28, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Very interesting words this month! I've heard, and used, friz - our pond frizzed over all the time when I was growing up - but the rest of them are completely new to me. Loving fight one's face. Too funny!
Posted by: Paula | October 27, 2009 at 09:37 AM
I flunked this one. Didn't get a one, but it's fun to try.
Sam
Posted by: My Carolina Kitchen | October 26, 2009 at 06:22 PM
Far dogs - I've got a set of these on my kitchen porch now. We tore the fireplace out, but I use them to store wood on for the wood heater.
Have a great week
Posted by: teresa atkinson | October 26, 2009 at 02:45 PM
I knew a lot of people who put fillum in their cameras when I lived in Northern Ireland.
Posted by: SandyCarlson | October 25, 2009 at 08:18 PM
Tipper, I have heard friz, never heard far dog or any of the others with the exception of fillum. The boys say I have an accent and I guess I do say fillum instead of film. LOL
Enjoyed your vocabulary test, as always. Now I need to go and catch up on some of your posts.
Hope you enjoyed your weekend.
Blessings,
Mary
Posted by: Mary | October 25, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Always enjoy learning new words, language, dialects. There's always something new here, Tipper!
I've only heard the word friz referring to frizzy hair.
Thank you for the lesson! :))
Posted by: petra michelle | October 25, 2009 at 12:42 PM
i have never heard of any of those! but 'haint' makes me think of 'to kill a mockingbird' :)
Posted by: laoi gaul-williams | October 25, 2009 at 07:01 AM
I've only heard the word fillum cause my Dad used to say it. Never heard any of the others before. I do miss the local dialect though, such a beautiful sound. Makes me think of down home, back woods and small town living. *sigh* xxoo
Posted by: Carolyn A. | October 25, 2009 at 05:47 AM
I heard of far dogs and fotch, and I wasn't raised in Appalachia, but rural south where I grew up had some old ways of speaking. My father always said, I hope him get that job done. The past tense of help was hope. I read that is the old English way of using the word. He was of the English descent and probably Scoch also.
Posted by: Glenda Beall | October 25, 2009 at 03:35 AM
Fight one's face is a good one that I've never heard.
Posted by: mary | October 24, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Born in Asheville,NC...
Raised in East Tennessee over the hills..Scoth/Irish German descent.
Never heard of.. Fights one's face...have heard "ate it in spite of his/her/ or my face...
Fotch.. used by my granny..NC
Have heard far dogs.. used here in ETn especially around firewood cutters/sellers.."That woods sa good ya can put hit' on the firedogs and hit'll last til mornin'."
My Mother used to laugh and say.."It's gonna be sa cold that crick ul friz up..." creek/freeze
I have heard fillum used as fillum-up, also .. I heard it used more in fillum for cameras..
To look at the word...it sure seems as though it should be pronounced fil-M..ha our English language is a hoot...with all these dialects..
One of my friends has never been able to say, Electrocardiogram...she would get nervous talking about someone and say "Lordy, they had to give her one of those "heart-a-grams"..LOL
One other one I got from her was..
"Shew'ee that milk is blinked!" I couldn't drink it...meaning soured! these two totally East Tennessee hills
Posted by: B.Ruth | October 24, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Tipper,
I've heard of "feeding your face" and I've heard of "fetch," but I'm not familiar with the other terms. These are very interesting. I guess I failed today's vocabulary test. HA! Ha!
Posted by: Brenda Kay Ledford | October 24, 2009 at 04:08 PM
I haven't heard any of those before. It is amazing how much different they.
Posted by: Rick | October 24, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Wow, I really failed on this one! I don't think I've ever heard any of them.
Posted by: Nancy M. | October 24, 2009 at 02:12 PM
I've never heard any of those, but I rather like "fight one's face". I may have to start using that one.
Posted by: Julie at Elisharose | October 24, 2009 at 01:58 PM
That far dog sounds vaguely farmiliar. Like maybe I heard it somewhere long ago.
Other than that one, nope, haven't heard those.
Posted by: Fencepost | October 24, 2009 at 01:34 PM
Hey good one, I don't use any of these. We call far dogs, dog arns, (irons). How bout, "my belly n backbone were bumpin I was so hungry. When dinner was set to the table it smelled so good it made ya wanna slap sombody." Terry
Posted by: Terry | October 24, 2009 at 12:57 PM
I've heard of far dogs, and I think fillum~but none of the others. Very intersting group of words. I know for sure I've never hear friz used for frozen!
Posted by: Mary | October 24, 2009 at 10:23 AM
Tipper: I would like to make two corrections:
1. fillum - Used in conjuction with up when you used to have attendent to fill up your car. You would just say "fillum up", they knew what to do.
4. Fill one's face - Stuff your mouth full of that great food.
Posted by: Fishing Guy | October 24, 2009 at 09:23 AM
I've heard of far dogs and fillum. But, the way I've heard fillum is for 'fillum in the camera.'
Posted by: Janet | October 24, 2009 at 09:04 AM
The only one on here that I have ever heard is far dog. The others are new to me!
Posted by: Farmchick | October 24, 2009 at 08:43 AM
I've heard far dogs, fotch and fight your face but not the other two. Those were good!
Here's another one......Have you ever heard anyone say they are "going around by Laura's place"? Can anyone guess what that means?
Posted by: julie curtis | October 24, 2009 at 08:34 AM
I knew all of them except for "Fight one's face". Actually, I had not heard "fotch" but I figured it out. I really enjoyed "Fight one's face", though. I love to eat and enjoy food, but am blessed with a pretty good metabolism, so I am not overweight from my love of food. There are many times that I "fight my face". I definitely heard the others from people during my growing up years in East Tennessee, though.
Posted by: Mike McLain | October 24, 2009 at 08:14 AM