MISSISSIPPI
NOUNS
► AL a mythical alligator of the Mississippi River → 1938 Amer. dial.
► BIG DRINK the Mississippi River → 1846 Amer. dial., obs.
► BIG MUDDY the Mississippi River → 1846 US
► CHIMNEYVILLE Jackson, Mississippi after it had been burned to the extent that all that was left of many buildings were their brick chimneys; a Union army term → US Civil War usage
► FATHER OF WATERS the Mississippi → 1926 US sl. (Bk.)
► OLD MUDDY the Mississippi or Missouri river → 1846 US sl.
► SIP the state of Mississippi → 1970 US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ALLIGATOR an inhabitant or native of the Mississippi region → 1837
► BEAT OFFICER in Alabama & Mississippi: a local official serving a particular beat (the principal subdivision of a county) → 1846 US
► MUD-CAT an inhabitant of Mississippi → 1872 Amer. dial., jocular or derogatory
► MUD-RAT an inhabitant of Mississippi → 1981 Amer. dial., jocular or derogatory
► TADPOLE a native of Mississippi → 1845 US sl.
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