cfisher's definitions

Lazy man's load

An unmanageably large load carried to avoid making more than one trip. The phrase originates from the American South.

I took a lazy man's load of groceries out of the car and ended up dropping them all on the driveway.

by cfisher November 5, 2009

Papaw

Used in the American South when addressing or referring to one's grandfather. The counterpart to Mamaw.

My Papaw is old, but he's fit as a fiddle.

by cfisher November 5, 2009

Mamaw

Used in the American South when addressing or referring to one's grandmother. It is the counterpart to Papaw.

I'm going down to Dixie to visit my Mamaw.

by cfisher November 5, 2009

Hoosier

A Kentuckian who got lost on his way to Michigan.

"Isn't a Hoosier a person from Indiana?"

by cfisher November 11, 2009