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| This article by Margaret Locke originally appeared in the 18th Annual Tri-State Pottery Festival 1985 Plate Turner's Handbook, (June 13, 14, 15, 1985) pp 28-29. |
Note: We have a speech pattern all our own. This dictionary is created to assist newcomers and visitors, and for the further edification of the rest of us.
| Are Hour Our R | all pronounced "ahr" |
| Youse | all of you |
| Youns | youall |
| weuns | weall |
| Yissell | you will |
| Weesh | wish |
| Deesh | dish |
| Transmeeshun | important part of an automobile |
| Afeeshal | important to an office |
| Cameeshun | an afeeshal title |
| Holler | either to shout loudly, or to live in a valley, ie - California Holler |
| Figger | either an arithmetic problem or the outline of a body |
| Shivery | either very cold or a serenade for newlyweds |
| Flahr | either a blooming plant or an ingredient for baking |
| Mitlun | a city in Pennsylvania |
| Picksburgh | a Pennsylvania city, the most liveable city in the United States |
| Stillers | a football team in Picksburgh |
| Blair | a city in Ohio (whoops! Ahiya) |
| Worshington | the father of our country |
| Ahron | either a hard metal or an appliance for smoothing wrinkles |
| Affagan, | afghan |
| Arthuritis | arthritis |
| After a bit | in the very near future |
| Clum | past tense of climb |
| Cussin | children of an aunt or uncle |
| Clear up there | all the way up there |
| Saament or Seement | concrete |
| Fur piece | quite a long distance |
| Fitty sen Chivvy | 1957 Chevrolet |
| Gum band | rubber band |
| Overtahn | similar to dahntahn or uptahn, only over |
| Near to die | very, very serious |
| Pitcher | either a container for liquids, member of a baseball team, or a photo likeness |
| Pert near | very close |
| Retch up | to aim high |
| Redd up | to put in order |
| Rench | either a tool for twisting, or a cleansing in water |
| Stoop | small porch |
| Swump | murky body of water |
| Crik | similar to swump, except that the water may be clear |
| Whole grocery order | groceries from apples to zweiback |
| Yahnder | a short distance away, as in over yahnder, or dauhn yahnder |
| Ahiya | Ohio |
| Eestliverpool | East Liverpool |
| *With appreeechiachon to Paul Zehnder and Wohi listeners for assistance so that youns could have this offeeechal dictionary—garnteed!! | |
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