Originally Posted By: zmjezhd
So was she taking umbrage at the "O word" or did she simply resent the implied criticism of her own language?

I think the former. As I hinted above, in response to olly, it may have been because she was from Arkansas and resented being called the o-word.

Is it possible she misheard your northern pronunciation of Oakie and thought you were saying Arkie? In other words implying that the worst possible thing you could call someone was an Arkie?