dingbatter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dingbat (“silly person”) + -er.
Noun[edit]
dingbatter (plural dingbatters)
- (North Carolina) An uplander who has come to eastern North Carolina.
Usage notes[edit]
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[edit]
- Dialects in Schools and Communities, 2nd Edition, by Carolyn Temple Adger, Walt Wolfram, Donna Christian (Routledge: 2007) p. 56. [1]
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