CLEARFIELD, Sandy Fink-Barrett, director of the Clearfield County Recreation and Tourism Authority, announced that Niki Clark-Obenour, of Cuddy, was the winner of the authority’s Lingo Contest.
“(We) appreciate the wonderful response and interesting submissions received,” Fink-Barrett in a press release.
She said that the contest was launched in June as a way to gather words and definitions of the unique lingo that visitors will need to understand when traveling in the area. She said the definitions will be condensed and those that are the most helpful/entertaining will be published in the 2010 travel planner.
Fink-Barrett said that Clark-Obenour was the first to submit the winning entry of Crick, which is our Appalachian Plateau dialect version of the word creek. She said in other places, a crick can be a pain in one’s neck, or a sudden bend in a road, path or rod-type object.
Fink-Barrett said that Clark Obenour will receive a “Backwoods, Backroads, Backwaters” travel pack that includes earth friendly promotional products, a T-shirt, bumper sticker and other items.
Term/Definition
Muddin’
To take any type of SUV into the woods and try not to get stuck in large puddles of mud. This act can be performed during anytime of the year
Mountain Pie
The act of cooking two slices of bread filled with your favorite filling over an open fire
Mountain Pie Cooker
Two pieces of cast iron in the shape of bread slices with a handle used to cook mountain pies over an open fire
Chicken Salad
A bed of lettuce with cheese, vegetables, fried or grilled chicken all topped with French fries and dressing.
Crab Apple Fight
The act of placing a rotten crab apple on a stick and then flinging it at the opposing team.
Up aere
Up there; forming the “th” after up seems to be impossible.
Keller
Color
To be
Eliminated to; the dog needs to be walked
Ain’t
Conjunction of are and you
Yun’s
Referring to a group of two or more people conjunction of you and guys
Yain’t
Conjunction of you and ain’t
Where yat?
Phrase meaning Where you at?
Four-wheelin
Term used to describe taking trucks or ATVs out into mud and just playin’ around.
Muddin’
Same as Four-wheelin’
That Thur
Phrase referring to an object or event
Pertinear
Term meaning pretty near
Strippins’
Where the coal company’s would blast the earth to dig for coal
Crick
Meaning creek
Dear
Costly
Shanty
Shack
Run
Creek
Commode
Toilet
Her man
Her Husband
Rude
Obscene
Ignorant
Rude
You-un’s
You (Plural)
Hogs Trick
Disgusting act
Soda
Any soft drink
Worsh
Wash
Yins
A contraction of you and ins meaning you people or you folks
Red up
To clean up or organize
You’ns, Yu’uns, youse
Meaning everyone or all of you
Doe Tag
Antlerless deer hunting license
Nailed
Got caught and punished for doing something wrong
Tagged
Got caught speeding by the police
Taggen
Police are setting up speed trap
Hay
May I have your attention
Me ear
My ear
What’s up
What are you doing
Yappin
Talking to much
Whatcha doin
What are you doing
Aintcha gon
Are you not going
Redden up
In the process of cleaning
Arnt ya or yins
You or your group are not
Ya guys
You and all within your group
Git outda here
Go away
Wushin
Laundry
Bullcrap
Nonsense
Lyen
To tell a non-truth
Sweeper
Vacuum Cleaner
Signing up
To register with unemployment
Crick
Creek
Pinchy
That section of land between the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and Interstate 80 that is known as “Pinchatouly”
