Traveling to the Smokies? Before you visit, prep yourself by learning some of the most common Smoky Mountain words and Applachian English phrases.
Words that end in an oh sound are replaced with an er sound. For example, the word hollow becomes holler.
She-balsam — This refers to a fir tree.
Kindly — In standard English, kindly may be used to refer to doing something with a caring nature. In Appalachian English, it means kind of. For example, Matt kindly likes Alice.