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Observations July 22, 2014 - Yooper
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:38 am
by SportsFan68
Today's observation is quoted with our thanks to WheresFanny from a post of December 29, 2008.
I take it that a Yinzer is the Pennsylvania equivalent of a Yat or a Yooper.
Re: Observations July 22, 2014 - Yooper
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:38 am
by SportsFan68
Re: Observations July 22, 2014 - Yooper
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:39 am
by SportsFan68
Yooper (NEW WORD ADDED for 2014)Audio Pronunciation\YOO-per\
DEFINITION
noun: a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan — used as a nickname
EXAMPLES
The land of the Yoopers—the Upper Peninsula, or U.P.—is connected to Michigan's Lower Peninsula by means of the Mackinac Bridge.
"Every Yooper I've ever met was an uncommonly unique character—a real salt-of-the-earth townie, skilled at mechanics, deer hunting, and/or ice fishing." — Kelly O, The Stranger, January 29, 2014 – February 4, 2014