Piney Talk
The following words were common 200 years ago in the Pine Barrens. They are courtesy of the book Pine Barrens, Legends, Lore and Lies.
Antmires - Ants
A Point - A fork in the road
Beant Going - I am going
Can't rightly see - Cannot understand
Foreign Man - Jersey Shore language, anyone from the inland
Gollykeeper - South Jersey cuss word of the 1800's
Hero behind the stove - One who talks more bravely than he acts
Jagged Fingernail - A stepmother
Muster - Childbirth
Nooin - Taking time off for lunch
Pretty Middling Smart - Feeling good
Rat-tanning - Spanking
Shacklin - A lazy person
Snew - Gloucester County
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