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My father's family has been in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s, particularly Seattle and Corvallis. There is one word in particular, "peaked" which was pr
by m3047 3y ago
My father's family has been in the Pacific Northwest since the 1800s, particularly Seattle and Corvallis. There is one word in particular, "peaked" which was pronounced "pekkid" (not to be confused with "peckish"!). Dunno why. Have gotten lectures from both dialect deniers and fascists over the years.
- meristohm 3y agoGrew up in rural Minnesota (now in rural WA south of Seattle) and am familiar with "peaked" pronounced "peak-id" as in "tuckered out" (but just now checking M-W dictionary I see "being pale and wan or emaciated : SICKLY", so I've been wrong about it for awhile). I'll listen for pekkid, thanks!
- m3047 3y ago"pekkid" meant "off your feed"