Puckerbrush
is what people in northern New England call a tangled growth of bushes. And a
swop
is a small drink of liquor, at least in Annapolis, Maryland, and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
Here are a few others. The first person to enter a home on New Year’s Day is called a
first-footer
in some places. What do you call dust or lint that collects in pockets and under beds? Some Americans call it
flug
. And finally,
getting the runaround">runaround
is not a regional term; it means getting purposely delayed or lied to. But to some,
runaround
is an old term for a swelling or infection in a finger, especially around the nail. Yuck!
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES was written by June Simms. Transcripts, MP3s and podcasts of our programs are at voaspecialenglish.com. I’m Faith Lapidus.
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