dingbatter

dingbatter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English dingbat
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English dingbatter

    From dingbat (“silly person”) + -er.

    Noun

    dingbatter (plural dingbatters)

    1. (North Carolina) An uplander who has come to eastern North Carolina.

    Usage notes

    The term is used by residents of eastern North Carolina, including residents of Beaufort (originally for people from any place farther west than Morehead City).

    References

    • Dialects in Schools and Communities, 2nd Edition, by Carolyn Temple Adger, Walt Wolfram, Donna Christian (Routledge: 2007) p. 56. [1]
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