"sandlapper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sandlappers [plural]
Etymology: Upon visiting Columbia/Lancaster, SC, in 1791, George Washington is said to have called the people living on the sands near the river shores sandlappers. An alternative etymology is that the word was used before and during the American Revolution by the British and the residents of the Carolina coast to refer to residents of the river-bottoms and more generally of the back country and piedmont areas of South Carolina. The word originally had a pejorative connotation, not unlike hillbilly. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sandlapper (plural sandlappers)
  1. A native of South Carolina.
    Sense id: en-sandlapper-en-noun-8M2zN8jP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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