A is for Appalachia

Mountain Sayin’	Standard English

A fer piece	Many miles away
Afeared	Afraid
Ailin’	Ill
Bee line	Direct route
Banjer	Banjo
Bawl	Cry
Betwixt	Between
Biggity	Snobbish.
Booger	Demon
Brung	Brought.
Chaw	Chew
Chuffy	Short & stocky; fat
Contakerious	Mean, Hateful
Coppers	Pennies
Crick	Creek
Diddie	Diaper
Disremember	Forget
Fair-to-middlin’	Moderately well
Fur piece	Long distance
Ha’nt (Haint)	Ghost
High-tail	Take off in a hurry
Holler	Hollow
Hog wash	Not true
Jaw	To talk
Lickin’	Whipping
Lopper-jawed	Lopsided
Lunk-head	Stupid person
Old Scratch	The Devil
Onerry	Mean
Play acting	Pretend
Play purty	Toy
Poke	Paper bag
Porely	Poor health
Purt nite	Almost
Reckon	Suppose
Sang	Gensing
Shindig	Square dance
Slew	Large number
Youngun’	Child