A glossary of Boontling, the Strange Jargon of Boonvile, CA(theparisreview.org)

19 pointsby Thorondor11 yıl önce2 comments

A glossary of Boontling, the Strange Jargon of Boonvile, CA

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/07/16/rout-the-kimmie-in-the-boat/

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I'm 90% sure that there's a lot of Boontling in Pynchon's novel _Vineland_, set in northern CA, though I haven't seen a full glossary. This one doesn't mention it, but as I recall, a "Wheeler" is a tall tale, and the protagonist has that last name--possibly a coincidence, but I remember having found a few others as well.

ZeroGravitas11 yıl önce

"Deek" meaning to look at is a Scottish word:

http://m.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/scottish-words-of-t...