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Mainespeak

Mainespeak noun: the dialect of the U.S. state of Maine.

Noun

Mainespeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The dialect of the U.S. state of Maine.
    • And, insulated as they are by forty feet of epilimnion, lake trout—“togue” in Mainespeak—were nearly as prolific as they'd ever been. With the increase in angling pressure more landlocked salmon were being stocked, so, if anything, ...2007, Ted Williams, Something's Fishy: An Angler's Look at Our Distressed Gamefish and Their Waters - And How We Can Preserve Both, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    • Now you're ready for the rules of Mainespeak. 1. Words that end in “er” are pronounced “ah.” Mainer = Mainah. Car = Cah. Mother and Father = Muthah and Fathah. Water = Watah. You get the drift. 2. Conversely, words that end in “a” are ...2015, George Beahm, The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 388

Origin of Mainespeak

From Maine + -speak.

Questions about Mainespeak

What does Mainespeak mean?
Mainespeak means the dialect of the U.S. state of Maine.
What part of speech is Mainespeak?
Mainespeak is a noun.

Words near Mainespeak in the dictionary

  1. Mainella
  2. Mainely
  3. mainer
  4. mainers
  5. maines
  6. Mainespeak
  7. mainest
  8. mainfaire
  9. mainfaires
  10. mainfall
  11. mainfalls

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