Hoosier

A Kentuckian who got lost on his way to Michigan.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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