New words...

• axe - Not the thing you chop wood with. The things that the wheels on your car, truck or four wheeler roll on. "I hammered the throttle off the line and she broke an Axe." (from Mike S. of Passadumkeag, ME)
• buot - As in "Why don't cha take the buot out the cove n' check some a them pots?" Often spelled "Boat" due to a total corruption of the pronounciation outside a the coast a Maine.
• punt - Ain't got nothin ta do with the football. It's just the name given to the thing you row in when yer goin from the wharf to ya buot. "You gonna walk out theyah, Jimmy, or take the punt like a told ya?"

A couple of "new" blogs...

Found these during my wanderings today:

Words Matter

All Things Maine

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More words...

Bay-Ree
A tiny little fruit that grows on a bush.

Bake Be-Uns
Downeast style baked beans.

They's
Same as "there is."

Submitted by D. Crouse (from Stow and Bangor, Maine)

Happy New Year!

Finally found the time to do a website update today...

Added a new joke (Maine Barbies - really bad but still funny) and several new words. Don't forget to vote in our Ah-yuh vs. Ay-yuh poll.

Also, here are some other Mainah words up for debate:

• Bah Hahba or Bah Hubbah?
• Bangah or Bangowah or Bangor?
• Cohen or Con?
• Powrtland or Pawtlan?

Feel free to post your comments on pronounciation here!

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