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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread etymology of Dixie #74084 06/24/2002 6:45 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2 Illinois glaber stranger glaber stranger Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2 Illinois Does anyone know where I can find the etymology of Dixie? I know that it must have already been used to designate the south in the early 19th century, but why "dixie" in particular? Where does the word come from? Glaber Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: etymology of Dixie #74085 06/24/2002 8:01 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear glaber: Here is a URL with a fairly good discussion of "Dixie": http://www.urbanlegends.com/language/etymology/dixie.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Post deleted by Geoff #74086 06/25/2002 1:06 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Geoff old hand Geoff old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: etymology of Dixie #74087 06/25/2002 5:42 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada modestgoddess old hand modestgoddess old hand Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada I'm afraid I didn't look at the URL either, but this thread makes me wonder about the expression, "I ain't whistlin' Dixie" - from whence cometh that? and what doth it mean? Let us go in peace to love and serve the board. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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