That's it! Thanks, Nat! cheers, g On Aug 7, 2010, at 6:13 PM, Anatole J. Martin wrote: > > The only expression I can think of "mal peigné, which literally > means not combed".Also is the term for unkempt. > > Nat > > >> To: acadian@rootsweb.com >> From: jaggy227@fltg.net >> Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 16:20:59 -0400 >> Subject: [ACADIAN] not related to genealogy.... >> >> ... hope no one minds...?? >> >> My wife, who is Jewish, was chatting with her brother, and she used >> the Yiddish word for unkempt ("verklemt"). I know there's a Cajun >> equivalent -- my mom used to use it to describe me when my hair >> wasn't combed right or my clothes were askew (which was frequently), >> but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. Does anyone know >> the word I'm referring to? >> >> cheers, >> >> Gordon >> ------------------------------- >> To check our Archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ >> ------------------------------- >> To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a >> confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give >> it the "Name" you would like us to call you. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give > it the "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message