I’m an 83 ur old woman, raised in WV but live in Dayton for years & years. I stumbled on ur u tube channel just a few days ago. I can’t believe how u have pricked my memory bank!!! Wow I wish I could tell u all those memories. Thank u keep them coming.
I was raised that when you decided you were gonna court a young lady that you had to go and ask her pa if it was ok with him first and if he had certain conditions you had to adhere to them if you wanted his blessing on it. I think that is a character builder that a lot of young men desperately need these days!
I love to hear your stories. ❤️ I’m from Southeastern KY. It seems like every family had a story teller. When I was little, there was no electricity in our house so no TV .... on the cold Winter evenings, we’d sit around the fireplace with big dishpans of popcorn popped over the fire and listen to my Uncle tell the old stories. There were stories of “Hants (ghosts)” and there were funny stories. There were stories of loss, despair, hope or survival. But us kids would listen intently to the story teller, hanging on his every word. Oh the memories. 😊Your channel is a gem and you are a wonderful story teller. Thank you for keeping the old ways forever in our memories🥰
Tipper - I married a man from Wisconsin and he loves to hunt anything. LOL - He was / is so amused with the Southernisms here in Tennessee. I've educated him on a lot of sayings, etc. He's been here since the early 90's and has no intention of leaving. He loves Southern food, too. He loves my crunchy cornbread and cream cheese and butter biscuits. He's crazy over soup beans / cornbread / pickled beets / chow chow. One of our favorite meals. He loves the Southern way of life
My mother always spoke fondly of the chivaree her friends threw for her when she married my father. Although this took place in the hills of Eastern Oklahoma, Mom and Dad's folks were from the Missouri Ozarks and descended from people who immigrated from eastern Tennessee and Kentucky in the early 1800s.
I am from Alberta Canada and I remember my mother telling me about the chivaree..I am 58 so I am sure it was meant for my brother and his wife who were married when I was about in my teens.
Your dear Pap was protecting your honor. I reckon he saw the young man’s good looks and age. Enjoy the ‘old’ words, phrases and doings. Thank you for sharing.
I was raised by my grandmother who was born in 1887 in SWVA. She used most of these terms. A piece of advise she always gave about seeing someone a person might be interested in was that "you got to set your cap for him or her". I guess that was a way of saying to be determined in your pursuit. :)
I just stumbled on your channel today, and I'm so happy I did. I remember my maternal grampa askin for some "sugar" when we'd be fixin to leave. "Goin with" as a teen, tho I never heard scrooch, but I have and still say "scooch". I lived in Tennessee for a few years, absolutely loved Nashville, and the Smokey mountains! I've since moved back to the West coast, but I miss so much about the South. The food, omg nothing compares to southern cookin! In fact that's how I found your channel. Phrases like "fixin to", or differences like "she's in the bed" rather than "she's in bed", 'pocket book' rather than 'purse', "I'm fixin to carry her to the store" rather than "take her to the store", 'billfold' instead of 'wallet', etc. I love the differences in vernacular! I think 'sparkin' is so cute, tho I'd never heard it before. Such a great channel you have here! Thank you for sharin your love of Appalachia!
My family is from upstate NY (Stillwater) and Maine ( Monticello). I reside in Exeter New Hampshire. We kids always heard our NY grandparents say Courting and Calling on. My Grandma used to say "she had her choice of gentlemen callers back in her day". we generally use Skootch. "Skootch over, give me some room" Scruntched up is to make smaller " he scruntched up to fit in the small hiding place", he found the paper all scruntched up in a ball. I used to pick the petals of a Daisy reciting "He loves me, He loves me not" until the last petal gave me my answer. I just love hearing the stories and I thoroughly enjoy the recipes. Thank you for sharing them with all of us.
I’m from Ontario, Canada. We still had chivarees back in the 1960s, and friends would come out after dark and make lots of noise, until the young couple invited them in for a lunch. (It was always called a “lunch”, even if in the middle of the night.)
I was born in '74 and grew up in Hamblen County, Tennessee.♥️ 1. My 2nd grade teacher called it, "Round Robin Reading" when we took turns reading at her "kidney table." 2. I've heard and used, "SCOOTCH over, up, down, or in. I guess somewhere the R was dropped. • There were many terms and sayin's you used that were very familiar to me! • I LOVE the "Donny or Donnie Gal" reference. ♥️ I'm like you, that'd be sweet to bring that one back.
My grandmama, who grew up on a farm outside of Atlanta, always said to “give her some sugar” whenever we first saw her or were saying goodbye. She passed away a couple years ago, just short of 97 years old, & like you mentioned, I wish she was still here so I could ask her more questions & hear more stories.
The 1st time I'd heard of 'a chivalry' as a noun, was on the Waltons.😉 Yes, this did bring back memories. We used to say 'going together' as in school, loosely dating. My pap used to say 'Gimme a little sugar' & he'd point to this cheek!😊 He's still alive, in the dementia wing of a nursing home tho... Almost 84. I've heard of Donnegal in a song (took piano lessons), but don't recall its meaning.😊 We used to say scootch over, no r... Guess it was our backwoods way of saying scoot! Lol. God bless!
Oh, yeah. Thanks for these great memories, Tipper! Box Suppers as a fundraiser, Dinner on the Ground or Pot Lucks at church. Our family used "Scootch over" instead of "Scrootch". Sparkin', Courtin', Sweet on her, and yep - a few Chivaries too. LOTS of these! All this happened in Oklahoma, but was brought down from my Scotch-Irish relatives from The Carolinas and Virginias. Oh, THANK YOU, Tipper. 😁
Here's one , talking about giving someone some suger, the praise " give me some good" meaning kiss them real good. Hear that on Andy Griffin show when a nut bee came to take care of Opie.
i'm sad to hear of Michael Montgomery's passing. we corresponded by e-mail back in the early 90s. he was a good man. i hadn't been ordained very long but we had made arrangements to meet and talk in Knoxville and, as it fell out, i got a call from a parishoner that required my attention and presence. that was to have been our only chance to meet, but the Lord's work always comes first. he was as kind as he was scholarly, and i pray that the Lord will remember him in His kingdom.
My grandma was born in 1894 and lived in KS until 1928 when she ended up in CA. She later lived with us when I was a little girl in the 60s. I remember her using courting and sparking. She used many of the words and sayings you've talked about in your videos. They always brings her back. Thank you.
I remember one...if your friend thought you liked a boy, they would sing a little song....(girls name) & (boys name) sitting in a tree...K-I-S-S-I-N-G...first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage..... I’ve heard & used the word...”scrooching” all my life..and many others you mentioned... I enjoyed this very much! Brenda
You have a real gift for doing these podcasts. When I try a short video for my children, it takes me several tries & I stammer about - even with eight years of college & experience in public speaking. You do just fine.
@@CelebratingAppalachia OK. Let me say it this way then: even with six years of teaching elementary school, you still do MUCH BETTER than my feeble efforts. This particular video was a little bit fast paced though, but it was still wonderful to listen to and enjoy. Thank you very much. You have a bright future doing them. I hope you make a pile of 💰 at it.
My WV born Great Granny, born in 1900, used to say " Gimme a Wheatin!" It was simply a peck on the cheek. But, as a four year old, I was always ready to give her such affection. She was a wonderful lady an' I miss her bunches.
I just love your channel! ❤️ Seattle P.S. I am of Scotch-Irish, Cherokee descent! I guess my way of speaking "southern-like" y'all is in my heart 🤗❤️ Love is such a wonderful thing it's something like a lizard. It wraps it's tail around your heart and crawls into your gizzard"! 🤣
I love these blogs. my wife and I didn`t even smooth until we`ed been srarking for a month . and we fan off together and got married , although she was 25 years old her mom and step dad hated me , so we ran off, but we loved each other an awful lot.
I think my family still uses scrooch up here in Indiana but of course my daddy’s roots are Tennessee. Here in Anderson, years ago, many came from Tennessee to work in the factory.
So many of these words bring back memories of years gone by. I haven’t heard anyone say “give me some sugar” in such a long time. The individuals in my family who would use that phrase have all passed. 😢 Thank you for sharing.
My mother always used the term "scrooch" when we were taking a family picture. She would say, "Y'all scrooch together, so you'll fit in the picture." Sugar is a term I use so my grandchildren and great grandchildren will give me a goodbye kiss.
I’m 77 years old and live in California today, but my mother and father came out here from Oklahoma when I was a baby. Their speech was very similar to yours and spoke with an accent as you do. The word “sugar” to represent kissing or hugging was commonly used by them, but it was a southern expression carried out here by them from Oklahoma and not used by any of my friends or their families. They have been gone many years now and I never hear anyone say it anymore. It’s definitely a southern expression, as are many of the other words you mentioned, which I recognized from hearing mom and dad use. Brings back memories to hear you talking about them.
When I was a young girl I heard the term Sparking the first time from a dear gentleman in Kill Devil Hills, NC. He built many of the first homes there. He teased my sisters and me about sparking!
A friend of my parents from way back used to tease me when I was young and ask me if I was 'sparking'. I don't think I heard anyone else use the term although that is not to say that it was not in more general usage in that part of South Wales back in the late 1960's/70's. Mervyn was like you Tipper, a wonderful story teller and raconteur. He had had little formal education and left school aged fourteen but enormously clever in his own way.
Hi Tipper, the RUclips algorithm introduced me to your channel a couple of weeks ago and I've been really enjoying current and earlier uploads. Thank you. One of my pastimes is genealogy and I know that generations ago some of my ancestors crossed from Virginia into North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, some of them lingering for a time in some places, others passing on to Missouri and Arkansas and points west. Why I tell you this is because when I was recently watching one of your cooking shows you said something like "if someone in your family eats this"(whatever it was at the moment) then maybe they knew someone from Appalachia. And the lightbulb went on for me. My 2X great grandmother was the daughter of a man born and raised in Eastern Tennessee, in a place long-buried under a TVA dam. This woman lived with my dad's family when he was growing up and she must have had an influence on his dietary preferences. He would have been the happiest of men to pull up to the table at your house! Beans, biscuits and gravy, fried pies...bring them on! As for today's lexicography, my family said "scrootch" in all the ways you described it. I always thought it was a word my mom made up! She was not from your neck of the woods, so who knows? Also, I have an interesting story to share with you about box lunches but I want to find the citation for it. It will crack you up. Thank you for your interesting work!
I learned a term when we moved to the Piedmont of SC that I had never heard in NC...a sercy (Rhymes with mercy). She brought me a sercy when they came to visit. A sercy is a small surprise or a little gift. Never heard of it until we moved here. Jane
I could listen to you forever. Brings back my mamaw and papaw. My parents moved from southwest Virginia to northern Ohio in the 50's looking for work in the auto factories. I'm a first generation Buckeye, but raised Appalachian. I remember my mamw sending me to a little store to ask for a poke. The store keeper didn't have a clue what I wanted. I told him "you know a poke...like Santy puts his toys in"!
Tipper, my daddy always said “sparking”. He loved to embarrass me saying that. These are a great compilation of words we used for love and dating. ♥️🙏🏼😬
I lived in central Indiana. We had neighbors named Hughes....not sure where they came from originally but they said "worsh,reench, And dreen".......for wash, rinse, and drain the dishes. And of course, dishes was deeshes......I loved listening to them talk.💝fond memories.......🤗🥰
I have been enjoying your videos so much I been just going through and watching for a couple of hours it's helping get my mind of my pain . I finally found out what was going on with all the pain and not being able to do anything but stay in the bed my MRI came back and somehow I have broke my back at the L3 in my spine. That's the area that helps uphold your torso so that's why I can't straighten up at all plus they also found severe bulging disc from L1 to L5s so looking at two surgeries one major. I will stop rambling on now I just wanted to let you know I sure appreciate your channel Thank you for doing these I sure enjoy all of them. I have been so blessed that I have found All your videos ❤️
I'm glad you found out, but so sorry for the pain and damage. I hope you can get some relief!! So glad you enjoy our videos. I'll be praying for your recovery!!
The stories you told were very sweet, Tipper. I remember the box dinners so well. I was never old enough to participate as long as we lived in Tennessee where they popular but my sister who was Almost ten years older did and it was a big thing. When they were popular in my area, the girls or her mother would decorate the boxes they had put the food in. My mother loved to decorate my sisters box and make it beautiful with ribbons, flowers and fabric. It was not unusual for her basket to bring in the most money. My mother helper prepare the food and was an excellent cook. The young man got a good meal and was happy he had the honor of winning her box. Even though I was not old enough to be involved, I loved seeing her box bring in the most money.
Enjoyed the definitions and stories, you are such a sweet woman, and I love your family. You remind me of my fathers stories from Woodbury Tennessee. Never change, you are an original, and very special to me, Thank you!!
My husband told about his grandparents (his mother's parents) post wedding serenade. His grandpa was "kidnapped" by a bunch of young men, stuff in a giant burlap (toe) sack, and taken way up the road and threw in the ditch in the middle of the night. They left the cord loose enough so he could crawl his way out. He was not very happy to say the least. This was in Gilmer County, Georgia.
I certainly agree with ya Tipper on how much you miss talking with your dad, It's common that I think about my parents or my sister. And I'd give about anything to talk to any or all of em again. But I'll be happy to wait cause, I KNOW BETTER TIMES ARE COMING! GOD BLESS
I remember the term "sugar" from my mom who is from High Point NC. My kids never referred to her as grandma, but instead called her "sugar" because she would always say to them, "give me some sugar." When I would say, " we're going to sugars house", they knew exactly where we were going. ❤️
When I was growing up sparkin was like flirting with one another and dating! Courting was more serious! I liked the part where you mentioned your husband as the Deer Hunter LOL!! Great video education! BTW your package is in the mail!
Pretty sure I seen a movie once that showed the newly married man being picked up and carried outside around the house then throwed into a cold horse watering trough made of wood it appeared. When I was growing up it seemed as if you we're supposed to be seperate from the girls in church and once a girls dad was best friend's with my grandpa so she would take the hymnal from where I sat so I'd have to get up and get one and then see me up looking for one and offer an extra one she had, she did this several times until one morning the pews filled up and I had no where to sit except beside her, we spent many year's together after that ! Applachian women are beautiful and smart❤️ Great video 😊 Happy early Valentine's 🤠
One of the funniest thing I've heard about for a chivaree was the guests took all the labels off of the canned goods. This was probably late 50's. The young couple would always be surprised at what would be in the can for supper. They would shake the can and try to guess what was in the can before opening it.
When I was growing up people would say, "give me some sugar". Especially my Grandmother. I miss a lot of the old sayings; they're dying out. I had forgotten the sparkin' one. I remember hearing that when I was a little girl. They'd say, "they're sparkin' " LOL
I have to tell you that my 10 month-old grandson grabbed his favorite rattle/toy, sat on my lap, and is sitting here watching you intently. He hasn't budged! You have an admirer among the young set. 👶🥰
We've always said "scrunch"... for example: "scrunch in over here and get warm" is telling someone to move up close by the fire or heater to get warm. Also have used the words 'going with' someone when in school, and givings sugar to someone you love. My boyfriend commonly uses that phrase when he said he has to stop by and get some sugar from me before he goes to work. LOL (he's such a romantic).... you'd never think a grown Man who is about to retire would be that romantic but he is and it warms my heart.
👍you are a treasure trove. Scrooch is a new one on me. Better ask mom bout that one. Might just be a carolina term. The woodgrain on the trim of your doorway is beautiful. I can't tell if it's faux, clear pine or what. Nice color and good contrast with the wall. Glad I found tour channel.
I can’t imagine all that ruckus on your wedding night, of all nights. Especially given people generally didn’t (live) together before marriage. The cow bell tied to the bed is hilarious, it’s like the whole community is saying (I know what y’all are gonna do), haha. Man, life used to be simple in comparison.
My Daddy, God rest his soul, used to tease me and my two sisters, when he needed a favor such as pouring him a cup of coffee, make him a sandwich or run an errand, etc., he’d say “If you’d be so kind to _________ for me, I’ll dance at your wedding in a hog trough.” Until now, I never knew anyone other than him said that. I miss my sweet Daddy more than words can express. 😔
Yes mam sugar is referred to giving a kiss here in our neck of the woods for sure. I’m always amazed how that MOST of the words and or phrases that are common to you all in the Appalachian Mountains are common to me/us here in southeastern SC. Yep Scrooch is very common here to. Wow ball and jacks that brings back good memories. 👍🏻👍🏻 I Enjoyed your video as always and thank you for sharing this. 👍🏻🙏🏻😇😊 Praying for you all. 🙏🏻😇🙏🏻😇
When you first mentioned Doney-Gal, I thought of 2 things...County Donegal in Ireland and Bonny in Scotland, which means beautiful. I wouldn't have thought Italy or Spain at all!
Well that was fun💕 I love to hear your stories and I always learn something or am reminded of something. I was reminded of how my Nanny would say “Come give me some sugar” or “I’m gonna steal your sugar”. There was a game she played with us when we were young children and sitting on her lap facing her. She would give us a kiss and declare were “too sweet”. So she would lower us down on her leg nearly upside down and “soak me and soak me snd soak me in the “vinegar barrel” Much to my delight and laughter. Then, she would bring you back up give me a kiss and say “too sweet’ and back down I would go😂 This would repeat until she got tired. I think grandmas just want to kiss on or be kissed by their grandchildren.
Thank you so much for your story's they sure bring back a lot of good memories we always lived in town so since I have lost my grandparents and mom and dad and all my aunts and uncles on mom's side of the family I've gotten away from most of these sayings unfortunately
Some of these I didn't learn until I lived in Arkansas. I didn't know 'sparking' meant the same as courting, though. It sounds a little racier to me than just plain courting. Some of these made me smile. Sure glad I never had to go through a chivaree, though! Being thrown in a cold creek makes it sound like it should be spelled shiveree! Seems to me Pap was just making sure that boy didn't scrootch up too close to you or get out of line! Thanks for all the work it took to put this together, Tipper. We appreciate you more than you know!
I think of "sparking" as an "attraction" between two people that causes them to be happy in one another's presence so much that they just enjoy spending time together.
Remember my dad telling me that a girl was sweet on me, I became sweet on her too, we’ve been married for thirty nine years now.
I hope you write this on her Valentine! 😍😭😁💘💌
Yup...that's REALLY sweet.
Woohoo!
I’m an 83 ur old woman, raised in WV but live in Dayton for years & years. I stumbled on ur u tube channel just a few days ago. I can’t believe how u have pricked my memory bank!!! Wow I wish I could tell u all those memories. Thank u keep them coming.
I’m not long on this channel. I hope you love it as much as me. 💚🏴
I'd love to hear them!
Maybe yoi can reaxh out to tipper and do a video with her?
@@moocow7191 That is a GREAT idea!
You can do videos of your own, or recordings for you to pass on.
Your love of Appalachia is contagious.
Keep up the good work.
I was raised that when you decided you were gonna court a young lady that you had to go and ask her pa if it was ok with him first and if he had certain conditions you had to adhere to them if you wanted his blessing on it. I think that is a character builder that a lot of young men desperately need these days!
Same in my experience. Boils down to respect for the girl's Family. Much needed today!
I love to hear your stories. ❤️ I’m from Southeastern KY. It seems like every family had a story teller. When I was little, there was no electricity in our house so no TV .... on the cold Winter evenings, we’d sit around the fireplace with big dishpans of popcorn popped over the fire and listen to my Uncle tell the old stories. There were stories of “Hants (ghosts)” and there were funny stories. There were stories of loss, despair, hope or survival. But us kids would listen intently to the story teller, hanging on his every word. Oh the memories. 😊Your channel is a gem and you are a wonderful story teller. Thank you for keeping the old ways forever in our memories🥰
Wow I wish I could have heard his stories too! Thank you for watching!!
Tipper - I married a man from Wisconsin and he loves to hunt anything. LOL - He was / is so amused with the Southernisms here in Tennessee. I've educated him on a lot of sayings, etc. He's been here since the early 90's and has no intention of leaving. He loves Southern food, too. He loves my crunchy cornbread and cream cheese and butter biscuits. He's crazy over soup beans / cornbread / pickled beets / chow chow. One of our favorite meals. He loves the Southern way of life
As a life-long lover of languages I absolutely adore and appreciate your well-put-together presentations! thanks Tipper!
Glad you like them!
Right before going on my first date, "Don't bring home more than YOU can afford!" 🤔😮🤣
Love that 😂🏴
🔥Noted!
I will be using this and meaning it. 😂
My mother always spoke fondly of the chivaree her friends threw for her when she married my father. Although this took place in the hills of Eastern Oklahoma, Mom and Dad's folks were from the Missouri Ozarks and descended from people who immigrated from eastern Tennessee and Kentucky in the early 1800s.
All my Missouri Ozark lines are traced back to Appalachia also.
I am from Alberta Canada and I remember my mother telling me about the chivaree..I am 58 so I am sure it was meant for my brother and his wife who were married when I was about in my teens.
Your dear Pap was protecting your honor. I reckon he saw the young man’s good looks and age. Enjoy the ‘old’ words, phrases and doings.
Thank you for sharing.
My granny used to tell my brother and me that she loved us a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck, and forty-leven kisses!
I had a girlfriend in high school tell me she loved me a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck. I just beamed!
I am 71 and sing this to my kids, grands and greatgrands. 😍
Don't forget a barrel and a heap!!
They sing about "going courting" and "sparking" in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I always thought sparking meant necking!
Great musical!
I don't think they "necked" in those days. t would be good for everyone if we would return to more conservative ways. Less heartache.
She taught 'em good manners so they could go courtin'! (Loved that movie)
I was raised by my grandmother who was born in 1887 in SWVA. She used most of these terms. A piece of advise she always gave about seeing someone a person might be interested in was that "you got to set your cap for him or her". I guess that was a way of saying to be determined in your pursuit. :)
I've heard most of those words or terms all my life.especially going together and going steady.❤❤❤
My Grandpa use to say, "Remember 1+1 dont always make two!" Lol
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My Grandpa used to say "The second baby takes nine months, but that first baby can come at any time!" 😂
My granny teased us with “ she looks like a shined up apple to you , huh”.
My wife (Granny) always says to the grand kids as they are leaving "Now you come here and let me steal your sugar"
I just stumbled on your channel today, and I'm so happy I did. I remember my maternal grampa askin for some "sugar" when we'd be fixin to leave. "Goin with" as a teen, tho I never heard scrooch, but I have and still say "scooch". I lived in Tennessee for a few years, absolutely loved Nashville, and the Smokey mountains! I've since moved back to the West coast, but I miss so much about the South. The food, omg nothing compares to southern cookin! In fact that's how I found your channel. Phrases like "fixin to", or differences like "she's in the bed" rather than "she's in bed", 'pocket book' rather than 'purse', "I'm fixin to carry her to the store" rather than "take her to the store", 'billfold' instead of 'wallet', etc. I love the differences in vernacular! I think 'sparkin' is so cute, tho I'd never heard it before. Such a great channel you have here! Thank you for sharin your love of Appalachia!
My family is from upstate NY (Stillwater) and Maine ( Monticello). I reside in Exeter New Hampshire. We kids always heard our NY grandparents say Courting and Calling on. My Grandma used to say "she had her choice of gentlemen callers back in her day". we generally use Skootch. "Skootch over, give me some room" Scruntched up is to make smaller " he scruntched up to fit in the small hiding place", he found the paper all scruntched up in a ball. I used to pick the petals of a Daisy reciting "He loves me, He loves me not" until the last petal gave me my answer. I just love hearing the stories and I thoroughly enjoy the recipes. Thank you for sharing them with all of us.
I’m from Ontario, Canada. We still had chivarees back in the 1960s, and friends would come out after dark and make lots of noise, until the young couple invited them in for a lunch. (It was always called a “lunch”, even if in the middle of the night.)
I was born in '74 and grew up in Hamblen County, Tennessee.♥️
1. My 2nd grade teacher called it, "Round Robin Reading" when we took turns reading at her "kidney table."
2. I've heard and used, "SCOOTCH over, up, down, or in. I guess somewhere the R was dropped.
• There were many terms and sayin's you used that were very familiar to me!
• I LOVE the "Donny or Donnie Gal" reference. ♥️ I'm like you, that'd be sweet to bring that one back.
My grandmama, who grew up on a farm outside of Atlanta, always said to “give her some sugar” whenever we first saw her or were saying goodbye. She passed away a couple years ago, just short of 97 years old, & like you mentioned, I wish she was still here so I could ask her more questions & hear more stories.
Same here in East Tennessee. Sugar.
The 1st time I'd heard of 'a chivalry' as a noun, was on the Waltons.😉 Yes, this did bring back memories. We used to say 'going together' as in school, loosely dating. My pap used to say 'Gimme a little sugar' & he'd point to this cheek!😊 He's still alive, in the dementia wing of a nursing home tho... Almost 84. I've heard of Donnegal in a song (took piano lessons), but don't recall its meaning.😊 We used to say scootch over, no r... Guess it was our backwoods way of saying scoot! Lol. God bless!
I remember in the 196oS of going steady in high school
Oh, yeah. Thanks for these great memories, Tipper! Box Suppers as a fundraiser, Dinner on the Ground or Pot Lucks at church. Our family used "Scootch over" instead of "Scrootch". Sparkin', Courtin', Sweet on her, and yep - a few Chivaries too. LOTS of these!
All this happened in Oklahoma, but was brought down from my Scotch-Irish relatives from The Carolinas and Virginias. Oh, THANK YOU, Tipper. 😁
If a guy was "in love" with a girl and spent a lot of time with her, we would say "he's ate up with it."
Do you live in appalachia
My daddy always called me his “Sugar Doll”. Then when my little girl was born he called her that too. Such sweet, joyful memories. Thank you!
Here's one , talking about giving someone some suger, the praise " give me some good" meaning kiss them real good. Hear that on Andy Griffin show when a nut bee came to take care of Opie.
Love this channel! My mom and dad were from a hollow in Tennessee. I have heard lots of these phrases and words throughout my life of 70 some years.
Thank you 😀
i'm sad to hear of Michael Montgomery's passing. we corresponded by e-mail back in the early 90s. he was a good man.
i hadn't been ordained very long but we had made arrangements to meet and talk in Knoxville and, as it fell out, i got a call from a parishoner that required my attention and presence. that was to have been our only chance to meet, but the Lord's work always comes first.
he was as kind as he was scholarly, and i pray that the Lord will remember him in His kingdom.
Sugar is common in the flatwoods of Tennessee, but only a kiss dont recall hugs being included.
My grandma was born in 1894 and lived in KS until 1928 when she ended up in CA. She later lived with us when I was a little girl in the 60s. I remember her using courting and sparking. She used many of the words and sayings you've talked about in your videos. They always brings her back. Thank you.
I remember one...if your friend thought you liked a boy, they would sing a little song....(girls name) & (boys name) sitting in a tree...K-I-S-S-I-N-G...first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage.....
I’ve heard & used the word...”scrooching” all my life..and many others you mentioned...
I enjoyed this very much!
Brenda
".....here comes(insert name of girl), pushing a baby carriage."
Jump rope jingle....
You have a real gift for doing these podcasts. When I try a short video for my children, it takes me several tries & I stammer about - even with eight years of college & experience in public speaking. You do just fine.
You are too kind-I mess up a lot 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia OK. Let me say it this way then: even with six years of teaching elementary school, you still do MUCH BETTER than my feeble efforts. This particular video was a little bit fast paced though, but it was still wonderful to listen to and enjoy. Thank you very much. You have a bright future doing them. I hope you make a pile of 💰 at it.
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My WV born Great Granny, born in 1900, used to say " Gimme a Wheatin!" It was simply a peck on the cheek. But, as a four year old, I was always ready to give her such affection. She was a wonderful lady an' I miss her bunches.
I just love your channel! ❤️ Seattle
P.S. I am of Scotch-Irish, Cherokee descent! I guess my way of speaking "southern-like" y'all is in my heart 🤗❤️
Love is such a wonderful thing it's something like a lizard.
It wraps it's tail around your heart and crawls into your gizzard"! 🤣
😀 Love that Lisa!
I love these blogs. my wife and I didn`t even smooth until we`ed been srarking for a month . and we fan off together and got married , although she was 25 years old her mom and step dad hated me , so we ran off, but we loved each other an awful lot.
I’m 64. I still remember grandpa telling us to give him some sugar. Man, you brought it back. Thank you. He lived in Tennessee.
I think my family still uses scrooch up here in Indiana but of course my daddy’s roots are Tennessee. Here in Anderson, years ago, many came from Tennessee to work in the factory.
Thank you Tipper, I just love hearing about life in Appalachia . Such wonderful history.
Our family said "scooch." I thought that was what everyone said when I was was young but I haven't heard it much nowadays.
So many of these words bring back memories of years gone by. I haven’t heard anyone say “give me some sugar” in such a long time. The individuals in my family who would use that phrase have all passed. 😢
Thank you for sharing.
My daddy pulled Galax what time he wasn’t saw milling! Such good memories!!!! ❤️🙌🏼🥰
My mother always used the term "scrooch" when we were taking a family picture. She would say, "Y'all scrooch together, so you'll fit in the picture." Sugar is a term I use so my grandchildren and great grandchildren will give me a goodbye kiss.
I’m 77 years old and live in California today, but my mother and father came out here from Oklahoma when I was a baby. Their speech was very similar to yours and spoke with an accent as you do. The word “sugar” to represent kissing or hugging was commonly used by them, but it was a southern expression carried out here by them from Oklahoma and not used by any of my friends or their families. They have been gone many years now and I never hear anyone say it anymore. It’s definitely a southern expression, as are many of the other words you mentioned, which I recognized from hearing mom and dad use. Brings back memories to hear you talking about them.
When I was a young girl I heard the term Sparking the first time from a dear gentleman in Kill Devil Hills, NC. He built many of the first homes there. He teased my sisters and me about sparking!
A friend of my parents from way back used to tease me when I was young and ask me if I was 'sparking'. I don't think I heard anyone else use the term although that is not to say that it was not in more general usage in that part of South Wales back in the late 1960's/70's. Mervyn was like you Tipper, a wonderful story teller and raconteur. He had had little formal education and left school aged fourteen but enormously clever in his own way.
Hi Tipper, the RUclips algorithm introduced me to your channel a couple of weeks ago and I've been really enjoying current and earlier uploads. Thank you. One of my pastimes is genealogy and I know that generations ago some of my ancestors crossed from Virginia into North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, some of them lingering for a time in some places, others passing on to Missouri and Arkansas and points west. Why I tell you this is because when I was recently watching one of your cooking shows you said something like "if someone in your family eats this"(whatever it was at the moment) then maybe they knew someone from Appalachia. And the lightbulb went on for me. My 2X great grandmother was the daughter of a man born and raised in Eastern Tennessee, in a place long-buried under a TVA dam. This woman lived with my dad's family when he was growing up and she must have had an influence on his dietary preferences. He would have been the happiest of men to pull up to the table at your house! Beans, biscuits and gravy, fried pies...bring them on! As for today's lexicography, my family said "scrootch" in all the ways you described it. I always thought it was a word my mom made up! She was not from your neck of the woods, so who knows? Also, I have an interesting story to share with you about box lunches but I want to find the citation for it. It will crack you up. Thank you for your interesting work!
Jill-so glad you're enjoying the videos. I can't wait to hear that story 😀
This must be the sweetest channel on RUclips.
😀 Thank you!
Absolutely! I agree with this 100% ☺️
I learned a term when we moved to the Piedmont of SC that I had never heard in NC...a sercy (Rhymes with mercy). She brought me a sercy when they came to visit. A sercy is a small surprise or a little gift. Never heard of it until we moved here. Jane
New one to me! Wonder about its origin...
I have never heard that word, either!
I could listen to you forever. Brings back my mamaw and papaw. My parents moved from southwest Virginia to northern Ohio in the 50's looking for work in the auto factories. I'm a first generation Buckeye, but raised Appalachian. I remember my mamw sending me to a little store to ask for a poke. The store keeper didn't have a clue what I wanted. I told him "you know a poke...like Santy puts his toys in"!
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Tipper, my daddy always said “sparking”. He loved to embarrass me saying that. These are a great compilation of words we used for love and dating. ♥️🙏🏼😬
I lived in central Indiana. We had neighbors named Hughes....not sure where they came from originally but they said "worsh,reench,
And dreen".......for wash, rinse, and drain the dishes.
And of course, dishes was deeshes......I loved listening to them talk.💝fond memories.......🤗🥰
I have been enjoying your videos so much I been just going through and watching for a couple of hours it's helping get my mind of my pain .
I finally found out what was going on with all the pain and not being able to do anything but stay in the bed my MRI came back and somehow I have broke my back at the L3 in my spine.
That's the area that helps uphold your torso so that's why I can't straighten up at all plus they also found severe bulging disc from L1 to L5s so looking at two surgeries one major. I will stop rambling on now I just wanted to let you know I sure appreciate your channel Thank you for doing these I sure enjoy all of them. I have been so blessed that I have found All your videos ❤️
I'm glad you found out, but so sorry for the pain and damage. I hope you can get some relief!! So glad you enjoy our videos. I'll be praying for your recovery!!
It’s amazing the little things that will jog your memory😇.
Commenting for the algorithm. I am learning so much, nothing to add: excellent!
Much appreciated!
The stories you told were very sweet, Tipper. I remember the box dinners so well. I was never old enough to participate as long as we lived in Tennessee where they popular but my sister who was Almost ten years older did and it was a big thing. When they were popular in my area, the girls or her mother would decorate the boxes they had put the food in. My mother loved to decorate my sisters box and make it beautiful with ribbons, flowers and fabric. It was not unusual for her basket to bring in the most money. My mother helper prepare the food and was an excellent cook. The young man got a good meal and was happy he had the honor of winning her box. Even though I was not old enough to be involved, I loved seeing her box bring in the most money.
Love those memories 😀
Enjoyed the definitions and stories, you are such a sweet woman, and I love your family. You remind me of my fathers stories from Woodbury Tennessee. Never change, you are an original, and very special to me, Thank you!!
My husband told about his grandparents (his mother's parents) post wedding serenade. His grandpa was "kidnapped" by a bunch of young men, stuff in a giant burlap (toe) sack, and taken way up the road and threw in the ditch in the middle of the night. They left the cord loose enough so he could crawl his way out. He was not very happy to say the least. This was in Gilmer County, Georgia.
Haven't heard, "toe sack", in a long time! From our parts, we meant it as a " tote" sack.
@@kathya739 I had no idea that meant a "tote" sack.
I just feel so at home listenen to y'all just talkin everyday doing. Cold weather settin in - time for a pot of soup beans and crispy cornbread!!!
I certainly agree with ya Tipper on how much you miss talking with your dad,
It's common that I think about my parents or my sister. And I'd give about anything to talk to any or all of em again. But I'll be happy to wait cause, I KNOW BETTER TIMES ARE COMING!
GOD BLESS
I live at the edge of Appalachia in the foothills but I'm definitely going to use some of these.
I remember the term "sugar" from my mom who is from High Point NC. My kids never referred to her as grandma, but instead called her "sugar" because she would always say to them, "give me some sugar." When I would say, " we're going to sugars house", they knew exactly where we were going. ❤️
When I was growing up sparkin was like flirting with one another and dating! Courting was more serious! I liked the part where you mentioned your husband as the Deer Hunter LOL!! Great video education! BTW your package is in the mail!
Yay! We can't wait to see them 😀 Thank you for watching!
Yes "going with" was the narrative for dating. I was a nerd and got no dates.
Pretty sure I seen a movie once that showed the newly married man being picked up and carried outside around the house then throwed into a cold horse watering trough made of wood it appeared. When I was growing up it seemed as if you we're supposed to be seperate from the girls in church and once a girls dad was best friend's with my grandpa so she would take the hymnal from where I sat so I'd have to get up and get one and then see me up looking for one and offer an extra one she had, she did this several times until one morning the pews filled up and I had no where to sit except beside her, we spent many year's together after that ! Applachian women are beautiful and smart❤️
Great video 😊 Happy early Valentine's 🤠
What a sweet story!
One of the funniest thing I've heard about for a chivaree was the guests took all the labels off of the canned goods. This was probably late 50's. The young couple would always be surprised at what would be in the can for supper. They would shake the can and try to guess what was in the can before opening it.
Very familiar terms, you caught my interest with the segregated church Pew seating. Wonder when that started and ended in the mountains.
Baptist church setting, and no piano or organ in church in eastern Kentucky.
Love it I learn new words and phrases very educational
Love these old traditions!!!
I've heard most of my life.especially going together or going steady.😘🤗❤
When I was growing up people would say, "give me some sugar". Especially my Grandmother. I miss a lot of the old sayings; they're dying out. I had forgotten the sparkin' one. I remember hearing that when I was a little girl. They'd say, "they're sparkin' " LOL
I have to tell you that my 10 month-old grandson grabbed his favorite rattle/toy, sat on my lap, and is sitting here watching you intently. He hasn't budged!
You have an admirer among the young set.
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I just love that 😀
Yes maam I always enjoy your story tipper
I am so impressed with your stories.
Yes, kissing is sugar, South Carolina. I really like all your videos.
😀 Another great video 😀😀😀😀😀 Thank you 😃
Never will forget when I would visit my Grandparents in Drexel, NC my Grandmother would always say, come give MawMaw some suuuugar! lol
Beautiful Suches GA.
We've always said "scrunch"... for example: "scrunch in over here and get warm" is telling someone to move up close by the fire or heater to get warm. Also have used the words 'going with' someone when in school, and givings sugar to someone you love. My boyfriend commonly uses that phrase when he said he has to stop by and get some sugar from me before he goes to work. LOL (he's such a romantic).... you'd never think a grown Man who is about to retire would be that romantic but he is and it warms my heart.
😀 Love that!
👍you are a treasure trove. Scrooch is a new one on me. Better ask mom bout that one. Might just be a carolina term.
The woodgrain on the trim of your doorway is beautiful. I can't tell if it's faux, clear pine or what. Nice color and good contrast with the wall. Glad I found tour channel.
Devilin - I love it! Reminds me of what my aunt would say.
Here in the Midwest, we use the term, scootch, meaning move over or make some room.
We did box dinners a few times at church. Pretty fun!
Good video. I would like to see some of yours and your family’s values rub off on the majority of the young people today
I love ur channel and I have been a big Del McCoury fan since the early 80s
Thank you Joey!
so glad i found your channel
I can’t imagine all that ruckus on your wedding night, of all nights. Especially given people generally didn’t (live) together before marriage. The cow bell tied to the bed is hilarious, it’s like the whole community is saying (I know what y’all are gonna do), haha. Man, life used to be simple in comparison.
Interesting facts ... ❤️
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
We say scrooch too, a lot. We also say Sugar very often. I tell my daughter to give Sugar all the time.
My Daddy, God rest his soul, used to tease me and my two sisters, when he needed a favor such as pouring him a cup of coffee, make him a sandwich or run an errand, etc., he’d say “If you’d be so kind to _________ for me, I’ll dance at your wedding in a hog trough.” Until now, I never knew anyone other than him said that.
I miss my sweet Daddy more than words can express. 😔
Yes mam sugar is referred to giving a kiss here in our neck of the woods for sure. I’m always amazed how that MOST of the words and or phrases that are common to you all in the Appalachian Mountains are common to me/us here in southeastern SC. Yep Scrooch is very common here to. Wow ball and jacks that brings back good memories. 👍🏻👍🏻 I Enjoyed your video as always and thank you for sharing this. 👍🏻🙏🏻😇😊 Praying for you all. 🙏🏻😇🙏🏻😇
GOOD STUFF!
Thank YOU for your efforts. I hear things on your channel that remind me of my Formative Years....
When you first mentioned Doney-Gal, I thought of 2 things...County Donegal in Ireland and Bonny in Scotland, which means beautiful. I wouldn't have thought Italy or Spain at all!
Well that was fun💕 I love to hear your stories and I always learn something or am reminded of something.
I was reminded of how my Nanny would say “Come give me some sugar” or “I’m gonna steal your sugar”.
There was a game she played with us when we were young children and sitting on her lap facing her. She would give us a kiss and declare were “too sweet”. So she would lower us down on her leg nearly upside down and “soak me and soak me snd soak me in the “vinegar barrel” Much to my delight and laughter. Then, she would bring you back up give me a kiss and say “too sweet’ and back down I would go😂 This would repeat until she got tired.
I think grandmas just want to kiss on or be kissed by their grandchildren.
What a sweet Nanny you had!!
I grew up in rural Northwest Georgia in the Lookout Mountain area and your videos reminds me so much of me growing up. Love your videos
Awesome segment!
Thank you so much for your story's they sure bring back a lot of good memories we always lived in town so since I have lost my grandparents and mom and dad and all my aunts and uncles on mom's side of the family I've gotten away from most of these sayings unfortunately
Sparking, courting, the good old days, but I do still remember!
Tipper, you are amazing. Love your videos. Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours.
Thank you!!
When I love on my dogs, too, I always call it giving them some sugar!! ❤️
Some of these I didn't learn until I lived in Arkansas. I didn't know 'sparking' meant the same as courting, though. It sounds a little racier to me than just plain courting. Some of these made me smile. Sure glad I never had to go through a chivaree, though! Being thrown in a cold creek makes it sound like it should be spelled shiveree!
Seems to me Pap was just making sure that boy didn't scrootch up too close to you or get out of line!
Thanks for all the work it took to put this together, Tipper. We appreciate you more than you know!
I think of "sparking" as an "attraction" between two people that causes them to be happy in one another's presence so much that they just enjoy spending time together.
Those are great sayings. Thanks for sharing them.