swamp yankee

[Paul Johnston]

I've heard it to extend to Southeastern Massachusetts too, as well as to the distinctive dialect of the area.  A guy I went to college with, from New Bedford, said he "spoke Swamp Yankee".

Paul Johnston
On Feb 6, 2011, at 10:45 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> 2011  http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=135429&messages=47#3089482
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> 6):  I'm a Swamp Yankee. That's an insult for Rhode Islanders by people from
> neighboring states. Like so many other derogatory words, it is not an insult
> when we use it to describe ourselves.
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