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How well do you know Old West slang?
Mosey on over if you ain't afeard.
The Old West, especially as portrayed in classic TV shows like Gunsmoke and Wagon Train, had many colorful characters who used equally colorful language. Charlie Wooster, the ornery cook on Wagon Train played by Frank McGrath, always had some choice words for anyone who insulted his cooking.
On Gunsmoke, Deputy U.S. Marshall Festus Haggen (played by Ken Curtis) often had something interesting to say, even if half the time you couldn't understand what he was actually saying!
Take the quiz below to see if you're fit for the open range.
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"Buck up"
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"Plumb tuckered"
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"That's gravy"
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"Persnickety"
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"Mosey"
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"Atwixt"
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"Chaw"
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"Cahoots"
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To "fox" someone
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"Dilly-dally"
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"Exfluncticate"
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"Ballyhoo"
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"Make tracks"
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"Skeersome"
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"Taradiddle"
How well do you know Old West slang?
Your Result...
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106 Comments
11/15. Not bad considering I've never heard any of these words before.
I got them all, and I've never watched any of those shows. (Heck, I done never even heard of no Festus Haggen.) I have Appalachian roots, and I heard a lot of those terms from my pawpaw.
I improved on my previous try from 3 months ago (as Derek Bird). You got 15 out of 15
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
You got 14 out of 15
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
Never heard of Exfluncticate.
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
Never heard of Exfluncticate.
A PERFECT 15!!!!! 👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍 😁😁😁😁😁
14/15; never heard of #11 before
Same here.
14 out of 15
14/15; never heard of some but I guessed well.
Same here, lol
13 out of 15
15/15 That's gravy.
14/15 #3 got me
15/15. Did they get all these from Festus Hagen? My mother used to say "dilly dally".
Exfluncticate?
Yeah, that one was pretty skeersome and almost foxed me but I didn't dilly-dally and dumb luck guessed the right answer.
You got 13 out of 15
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
You got 15 out of 15
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert.
15/15
13 out of 15
I am sure I have heard some of these come out of Festus's mouth!
You got 15 out of 15
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert. Had to guess on 11 and 15 (the only 2 that I've never heard of or seen before), but I managed to guess right.
Well howdy pardner! You're a regular expert. Had to guess on 11 and 15 (the only 2 that I've never heard of or seen before), but I managed to guess right.
17 right!!!!! jk only 13/15