Just a word to the wise. Your level of ignorance only depends on what part of the country you come from. Folks from NC aren't stupid or "quaint". When it comes down to just plain common sense, they probably have MOST of this great nation at a distinct disadvantage. EVERY region in America has its own way of speaking. I had the priviledge of attending high school in eastern NC, near Greenville. I'll offer a few bits of coastal "slang" that I picked up while living there.
boot = the trunk of your car
foot = the floor of your car
cent = the "s" is dropped, eg., It cost seventy five cent more than I expected.
drink = soda, pop, etc. Does anyone have change for the drink machine?
Cokecola = ANY brand soft drink. What kind of Cokecola do you want?
workin 'bacca = Harvesting tobacco. Many of us "worked 'bacca" as a summer job as kids back in the day.
coc k = female genetalia. Sorry 'bout THAT one, but it's true, at least 30 years ago. Imagine my confusion when my new pals said they were gonna "get some **** this weekend".
fog one = smoke a marijuana cigarette. Wanna go "fog one"?
pig-pickin = a party where a whole pig is barbequed.
dunna = dinner
puncle = pencil
stew = many meanings. Chicken stew is chicken and large, dumpling-like noodles, but darned near ANYTHING can be a stew, noodles or not. Dove stew, quail stew, fish stew, crab stew, deer stew, you name it. If it swims, flies, creeps, or crawls, it can be made into a "stew". Going to a "fish stew" means going to a party where a giant pot of fish stew is served. Brunswick stew is kinda like vegetable soup that's been sneezed in.
In Kentucky, we call it "burgoo". You can also "beat the stew" out of someone.
buttah beans = lima beans
stumphole liquor = moonshine
skins = pork rinds
carry = give someone a ride in your car. I "carried" him back to the house.
BTW, "scattered and smothered" is NOT NC slang, it's Waffle House's own description of various ways you can have your hash browns. Look at your menu. It's the same, nation wide. Besides, EVERYONE knows that Carolinians don't eat hash browns with their eggs, they have GRITS!
peace, y'all...