gee-gaw

[Stephanie Hysmith]

I always thought it was gew-gaw [gyu g backward c]. I've never seen gee-gaw.

Stephanie

>On the chance you meant the former, I pronounce it with the same sound at
>the beginning of each syllable, which is the "g" from the word "gee."
>
>>From the NC mountains,
>
>bob
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Dennis asked:

>> To return to what we are here for (but with an obvious reference to what is
>> going on), how do y'all pronounce "gee-gaw."
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