I definitely agree with mischievous, although I am originally born in Indiana and raised in Texas, so......no, I'm sticking with that. I have 8 grandkids and one in particular is beyond ornery, he is just bad. :)
Lynn wildgun004smate Clarksburg, WV p.s. DH said bad, and then changed his mind to mischievous too. And he was born and raised here in WV Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from rly-yj06.mx.aol.com (rly-yj06.mail.aol.com [172.18.180.166]) by air-yj02.mail.aol.com (v98.19) with ESMTP id MAILINYJ24-827405cf1071f6; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:34:06 -0500 Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by rly-yj06.mx.aol.com (v98.5) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYJ69-827405cf1071f6; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:33:59 -0500 Received: from dont.panix.com (dont.panix.com [166.84.0.211]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03D3598573; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:33:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by dont.panix.com (8.11.6p2-a/8.8.8/PanixLC1.7) id i2L1RjW19116 for lace-outgoing; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:27:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by dont.panix.com (8.11.6p2-a/8.8.8/PanixLC1.7) with ESMTP id i2L1Rib19108 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:27:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from smta05.mail.ozemail.net (smta05.mail.ozemail.net [203.103.165.90]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CEF298951 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:27:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from dags38ozemail ([210.84.87.150]) by smta05.mail.ozemail.net with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:27:12 +0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Jacqueline Bowhey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [lace] Ornery? Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:46:07 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Reply-To: "Jacqueline Bowhey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List: lace Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AOL-IP: 166.84.1.74 Annette in London asked Just what does "ornery" mean? I've seen it used by Americans many times and never been quite sure... I grew up in south western Pa near the WVa line. My Yankee dictionaries all give the same definition that others have posted but to me an ornery child/person is devilish, mischievious. So is that the meaning in a certain area of the country, in my family or my mind???! The word hasn't made it this far south! Never met an Aussie that knows/uses it. They use 'cheeky' instead. I'm wondering what it means to Lynn in Clarksburg? Pat from Pennsylvania answered I think of ornery as a cowboy word. It means contrary, stubborn, bent on having (it's) own way. Think of a child scowling at a dish of oatmeal that he refuses to eat. And Clay said - Stubborn, mean-spirited, yes. You've known ornery (pronounces ORN-ree) people. They're hostile and angry at the world for no particular reason, and want everyone else to feel the same way. But here in the "south", the word is often used in an almost affectionate kind of way - as in "just to be ornery..." Cheers, Jackie in Brisbane, Australia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
