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HOOSIER
HOOSIER: TERM APPLIED TO PEOPLE FROM INDIANA.
TERM ORIGINATED FROM SPEECH PATTERN OF
NATIVES WHO, UPON HEARING KNOCK AT DOOR
ANSWER: HOOSIER (WHO'S THERE).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name |
Date learned: 05-09-1969