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sandlapper

sandlapper noun: a native of South Carolina.

Noun

sandlapper (plural sandlappers)

  1. A native of South Carolina.

Forms of sandlapper

pluralsandlappers
alternative formsand-lapper

Origin of sandlapper

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.

Questions about sandlapper

What does sandlapper mean?
Sandlapper means a native of South Carolina.
What part of speech is sandlapper?
Sandlapper is a noun.
What is the plural of sandlapper?
The plural of sandlapper is sandlappers.

Words near sandlapper in the dictionary

  1. sandlace
  2. sandlance
  3. sandlances
  4. sandland
  5. Sandlands
  6. sandlapper
  7. sandlappers
  8. Sandler
  9. Sandlers
  10. sandless
  11. sandlessness

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