"Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-bitch. Okie means you're scum. Don't mean nothing itself, it's the way they say it."
- Man from Oklahoma, Grapes Of Wrath,
Ch. 18
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Hard Times Throwback Word of the Day: Okie
Tom said, "Okie? What's that?"
"Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-bitch. Okie means you're scum. Don't mean nothing itself, it's the way they say it."
- Man from Oklahoma, Grapes Of Wrath,Ch. 18
"Okie use' ta mean you was from Oklahoma. Now it means you're a dirty son-of-a-bitch. Okie means you're scum. Don't mean nothing itself, it's the way they say it."
- Man from Oklahoma, Grapes Of Wrath,
Ch. 18
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