tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251850358320576223.post3849788210411513895..comments2023-07-24T07:55:47.494-07:00Comments on Bill Costley: Crackers & AppalachiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13054847487573439184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251850358320576223.post-7967241268618739522012-02-15T21:27:04.345-08:002012-02-15T21:27:04.345-08:00If MacWhinney doesn't endorse the craic origin...If MacWhinney doesn't endorse the craic origin, who does?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054847487573439184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251850358320576223.post-4414895495502313502012-01-14T06:07:53.629-08:002012-01-14T06:07:53.629-08:00A fruitful source of wordplay, but don't belie...A fruitful source of wordplay, but don't believe people who tell you that the term is derived from "whip-cracker." Originally the word was used to refer to loud talkers and boasters among the hill people of the south, which suggests that the word derives from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word "craic" ("crack"). See Grady MacWhinney, CRACKER CULTURE, whose work supports but does not endorse this etymology.FionnFilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341967527424520212noreply@blogger.com