herikan [sp?]

[Jonathan Lighter]

In my experience, a "hurricane" is a wooded area that's been flattened by a
hurricane or a tornado.
JL
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Michael Sheehan <wordmall at aol.com> wrote:

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> Inquiry from a local teacher:  "In conversation on several occasions
> the term “herikan” (not sure how to spell it) came up. It’s evidently
> a hillbilly type term meaning way out in the country. Perhaps it’s
> similar to boondocks?  Do you have any resources that might lead to
> its origin?
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> Michael J. Sheehan
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