dingbatter
English edit
Etymology edit
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]