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- From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
- Newsgroups: alt.appalachian
- Subject: Re: Mawmaw and Pawpaw origin?
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 16:39:12 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
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- Message-ID: <1eb77gINN8bb@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>
- References: <1992Nov11.135139.22364@news.eng.convex.com>
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- In article 22364@news.eng.convex.com, richardh@convex.com (Richard Hargrove) writes:
- >
- >It's my understanding that bubba is a diminutive of brother. The much rarer
- >female equivalent is itty for sister.
- >
- >Bubba is common to the entire SE US from Virginia to Texas.
-
- In the deep South (Mississippi Delta region, specifically), it is
- traditional to keep the same first names in the family for
- generations. Typically, one son and daughter are named for the mother
- and father. To aviod confusion, these children often aquire nicknames,
- "Bubba" for brother, and "Baby Sister" or "Sissy" for sister.
-
- >Over the last
- >century it has acquired a perjorative connotation, which I think is a shame.
-
- Only to the extent that it is identified with the South, which has
- acquired a perjorative connotation. Southern accents are routinely
- used by comedians to denote people of low intellect.
-
- ---
- Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
- Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM |and I showed him a picture of you. I said,
- DoD #0111 (919)460-8302 |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
- (The Grateful Dead) --> |It seemed like the least I could do...
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