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Category Archives: New Hampshire Slanguage
New Hampshire Slanguage: Cunnin
Recently the word cunnin(g) was brought up in a FaceBook discussion group, as to whether or not it was New England slang. To be honest, I am not certain. But it was in a New Hampshire household where I heard … Continue reading
Posted in New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged baby, child, colloquialism, cunnin, cunning, cute, England, Hampshire, new, New Hampshire, slang, slanguage, sweet
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First Female County Register of Probate in the U.S.: Marlow New Hampshire’s Ella F. Gee (1853-1937)
She was born in 1853 as Fannie Ella Gee, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1899 she legally changed her name in Cheshire County (NH) Court from Fannie Ella Gee to Ella Fannie Gee. Ella’s father, Ebridge B. Gee, was from Marlow, … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Hampshire Glossary, New Hampshire Politics, New Hampshire Slanguage, New Hampshire Women
Tagged Brown, Butterfield, Cheshire, country, county, female, first, Gee, Gee Brook, Hampshire, Keene, Marlow, new, NH, Parker, Probate, Register, Registrar, Registry, United States, woman
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New Hampshire Slanguage: Piazza
The word, piazza, was well known in New Hampshire in the early 18th century. Several references are made in newspapers of that time to piazzas found in warmer climates and seemingly indicative of outside living space covered with a roof. … Continue reading
New Hampshire Slanguage: Hoodsie
To New Hampshirites, and other New Englangers, a “hoodsie” is a cup of ice cream.
This word, that originated … Continue reading
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Tagged cup, H.P. Hood & Sons, hoodsie, ice cream, New Hampshire
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You say Catsup, I say Ketchup
Although today we think of a red tomato-based concoction, catsup in colonial days was quite different. Wild and dried meat … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, New Hampshire Glossary, New Hampshire Slanguage
Tagged catsup, ketchup, tomato
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