Yummalicious! Dear Word Detective: I've recently run into a few people from a small town in Idaho (Kooskia) who say "larapin" (I'm guessing at the spelling) when something is good, delicious, agreeable, etc. And not a one of them knows where it began or who began it or even how it's spelled. Anyway, it's driving me crazy not knowing. -- Gretta Shaw, via the internet. I'm sure Kooksia is a very nice town, and, more to the point, "larapin" is a very nice, if somewhat mysterious, word. The most common spelling is "larruping," and it does indeed mean "excellent or first-rate" and is often used to mean "delicious" when referring to food. "Larruping" which is heard from the midwest to New Mexico, can also be used as an intensifying adverb in phrases such as "larruping good." The origin of "larruping" meaning "excellent" is a little uncertain. It seems to be related to the English dialect word "larrup," meaning "to whip, beat or thrash," which first appeared in the early 19th century and may be based on the Dutch "larpen," meaning "to whip." It's not entirely clear how "larruping," which originally meant "beating," came to mean "excellent," but it probably reflects the same logic as the use of "smashing" or "walloping" (as in "a walloping good time was had by all") to mean "superior" or "superlative." By the way, "larrup" has also been used since the late 19th century to mean molasses or any sort of sweet syrup, and pancake syrup used to be known as "larrupy dope," the original meaning of "dope" being simply "thick liquid." lar·rup (lrp) tr.v. lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing, lar·rups To beat, flog, or thrash. n. A blow. ____________________________________ [Perhaps from Dutch larpen, to slap, thrash, from larp, rod, whip.] larruping adj Pronc-spp larapen, larepin, lar(ri)pin; for addit varr see quots 1 also tad-larruping; Esp of food: delicious, excellent; hence adv larruping extremely—usu in comb larruping good. [larrup v 1, by analogy with whopping, thumping; cf EDD larruping (2) (at larrup v. 1)] esp W Midl, TX, OK See Map Cf lamming adj1905 DN 3.86 nwAR, Larrupin ' . . . Good. I ' ve got something larrupin ' for you. ' 1921 DN 5.113 CA, Larapen, laraping. . . Accent first syllable. . . very good; . . exceedingly. Of southern origin. Widely current in California. 1923 DN 5.213 swMO, Larrupin ' . . . Exceeding pleasant to taste. 1929 AmSp 4.330 TX, Larripin. . . seems to be complimentary in its nature as one hears of " larripin good " pie or soup. 1939 (1973) FWP Guide MT 414, Larrupin ' truck— " Great stuff. 1939 FWP Guide TN 458 cwTN, " They " (sorghum is never referred to as " it " ) are " larrupin good truck " for the table. 1942 Perry Texas 138, A tasty dish is " larrupin ' , " which could have come from the use of the same word meaning a " beating, " thus developing a connotation of superiority. 1943 (1970) Guthrie Bound for Glory 48 cOK, Anything you like real good an ' ain ' t got fer a long time, an ' then you git it, that ' s larepin ' . 1949 PADS 11.23 CO, Larrupin ' . . . Extremely. " Larrupin ' good food. 1959 VT Hist. 27.147, Larruping. . . Slang. Extremely. Occasional. 1960 Criswell Resp. to PADS 20 Ozarks, Larrupin—exceedingly good to the taste; first rate, top-notch; plenty good. 1965- 70 DARE (Qu. KK1a, . . Very good—for example, food: " That pie was _____. " ) Infs IL25, NE11, OK9, 27, 31, TN26, TX1, 81, Larruping; IL96, TN23, 31, TX35, Larruping good; MS1, Ain ' t that tad-larruping; NM9, Larrupin ' dope—cowboy used to say; TN36, Larruping good truck; (Qu. DD15, A person who is thoroughly drunk) Inf LA14, Larruping drunk; (Qu. LL35, Words used to make a statement stronger: " This cake tastes _____good. " ) Infs IL135, LA28, MO7, OK25, TN31, TX98, Larrupin(g). 1975 Gainer Witches 13 sAppalachians, Larpin ' . . . very, exceedingly. " This pie is larpin ' good. 1976 Harper ' s Weekly 26 Jan 19 cKS, If the pecan pie at the family reunion was delicious, people . . proclaimed, " This pie is absolutely larapin. 1986 Pederson LAGS Concordance , 1 inf, nwLA, Larruping—really good; 1 inf, cwFL, Larruping good. 2 By ext: see quot. Cf larrup n 2c1968 DARE FW Addit swOK, Larruping —Too sweet to be good eating; cloying. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

That was really interesting. I hadn't heard the word in years. May have to start using that in my vocabulary again. M.E. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Peggyt1950@aol.com> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: [TNWEAKLE] Larupp-Probably more than you wanted to know > > > > Yummalicious! > Dear Word Detective: I've recently run into a few people from a small town > in > Idaho (Kooskia) who say "larapin" (I'm guessing at the spelling) when > something is good, delicious, agreeable, etc. And not a one of them knows > where it > began or who began it or even how it's spelled. Anyway, it's driving me > crazy > not knowing. -- Gretta Shaw, via the internet. > I'm sure Kooksia is a very nice town, and, more to the point, "larapin" is > a > very nice, if somewhat mysterious, word. The most common spelling is > "larruping," and it does indeed mean "excellent or first-rate" and is > often used to > mean "delicious" when referring to food. "Larruping" which is heard from > the > midwest to New Mexico, can also be used as an intensifying adverb in > phrases > such as "larruping good." > The origin of "larruping" meaning "excellent" is a little uncertain. It > seems > to be related to the English dialect word "larrup," meaning "to whip, beat > or thrash," which first appeared in the early 19th century and may be > based on > the Dutch "larpen," meaning "to whip." > It's not entirely clear how "larruping," which originally meant "beating," > came to mean "excellent," but it probably reflects the same logic as the > use of > "smashing" or "walloping" (as in "a walloping good time was had by all") > to > mean "superior" or "superlative." > By the way, "larrup" has also been used since the late 19th century to > mean > molasses or any sort of sweet syrup, and pancake syrup used to be known as > "larrupy dope," the original meaning of "dope" being simply "thick > liquid." > lar·rup (lrp) > tr.v. lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing, lar·rups > To beat, flog, or thrash. > > n. > A blow. > > > ____________________________________ > [Perhaps from Dutch larpen, to slap, thrash, from larp, rod, whip.] > > larruping adj Pronc-spp larapen, larepin, lar(ri)pin; for addit varr see > quots > 1 also tad-larruping; Esp of food: delicious, excellent; hence adv > larruping > extremely—usu in comb larruping good. [larrup v 1, by analogy with > whopping, > thumping; cf EDD larruping (2) (at larrup v. 1)] esp W Midl, TX, OK See > Map > Cf lamming adj1905 DN 3.86 nwAR, Larrupin ' . . . Good. I ' ve got > something larrupin ' for you. ' 1921 DN 5.113 CA, Larapen, laraping. . . > Accent first > syllable. . . very good; . . exceedingly. Of southern origin. Widely > current > in California. 1923 DN 5.213 swMO, Larrupin ' . . . Exceeding pleasant > to > taste. 1929 AmSp 4.330 TX, Larripin. . . seems to be complimentary in its > nature as one hears of " larripin good " pie or soup. 1939 (1973) FWP > Guide MT > 414, Larrupin ' truck— " Great stuff. 1939 FWP Guide TN 458 cwTN, " They > " > (sorghum is never referred to as " it " ) are " larrupin good truck " for > the > table. 1942 Perry Texas 138, A tasty dish is " larrupin ' , " which could > have > come from the use of the same word meaning a " beating, " thus developing > a > connotation of superiority. 1943 (1970) Guthrie Bound for Glory 48 cOK, > Anything you like real good an ' ain ' t got fer a long time, an ' then > you git > it, that ' s larepin ' . 1949 PADS 11.23 CO, Larrupin ' . . . Extremely. > " > Larrupin ' good food. 1959 VT Hist. 27.147, Larruping. . . Slang. > Extremely. > Occasional. 1960 Criswell Resp. to PADS 20 Ozarks, Larrupin—exceedingly > good to > the taste; first rate, top-notch; plenty good. 1965- 70 DARE (Qu. KK1a, > . . > Very good—for example, food: " That pie was _____. " ) Infs IL25, NE11, > OK9, > 27, 31, TN26, TX1, 81, Larruping; IL96, TN23, 31, TX35, Larruping good; > MS1, Ain ' t that tad-larruping; NM9, Larrupin ' dope—cowboy used to say; > TN36, > Larruping good truck; (Qu. DD15, A person who is thoroughly drunk) Inf > LA14, Larruping drunk; (Qu. LL35, Words used to make a statement > stronger: " This > cake tastes _____good. " ) Infs IL135, LA28, MO7, OK25, TN31, TX98, > Larrupin(g). 1975 Gainer Witches 13 sAppalachians, Larpin ' . . . very, > exceedingly. " This pie is larpin ' good. 1976 Harper ' s Weekly 26 Jan > 19 cKS, If the > pecan pie at the family reunion was delicious, people . . proclaimed, " > This > pie is absolutely larapin. 1986 Pederson LAGS Concordance , 1 inf, nwLA, > Larruping—really good; 1 inf, cwFL, Larruping good. > 2 By ext: see quot. 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"larrup," meaning "to whip, beat or thrash,"??? Mom used to "Whip" up a cake, or "Whip" up a batch of cookies. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Peggyt1950@aol.com> To: <tnweakle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:50 PM Subject: [TNWEAKLE] Larupp-Probably more than you wanted to know > > Yummalicious! > Dear Word Detective: I've recently run into a few people from a small town in > Idaho (Kooskia) who say "larapin" (I'm guessing at the spelling) when > something is good, delicious, agreeable, etc. And not a one of them knows where it > began or who began it or even how it's spelled. Anyway, it's driving me crazy > not knowing. -- Gretta Shaw, via the internet. > I'm sure Kooksia is a very nice town, and, more to the point, "larapin" is a > very nice, if somewhat mysterious, word. The most common spelling is > "larruping," and it does indeed mean "excellent or first-rate" and is often used to > mean "delicious" when referring to food. "Larruping" which is heard from the > midwest to New Mexico, can also be used as an intensifying adverb in phrases > such as "larruping good." > The origin of "larruping" meaning "excellent" is a little uncertain. It seems > to be related to the English dialect word "larrup," meaning "to whip, beat > or thrash," which first appeared in the early 19th century and may be based on > the Dutch "larpen," meaning "to whip." > It's not entirely clear how "larruping," which originally meant "beating," > came to mean "excellent," but it probably reflects the same logic as the use of > "smashing" or "walloping" (as in "a walloping good time was had by all") to > mean "superior" or "superlative." > By the way, "larrup" has also been used since the late 19th century to mean > molasses or any sort of sweet syrup, and pancake syrup used to be known as > "larrupy dope," the original meaning of "dope" being simply "thick liquid." > lar·rup (lrp) > tr.v. lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing, lar·rups > To beat, flog, or thrash. > > n. > A blow. > > > ____________________________________ > [Perhaps from Dutch larpen, to slap, thrash, from larp, rod, whip.] > > larruping adj Pronc-spp larapen, larepin, lar(ri)pin; for addit varr see > quots > 1 also tad-larruping; Esp of food: delicious, excellent; hence adv larruping > extremely—usu in comb larruping good. [larrup v 1, by analogy with whopping, > thumping; cf EDD larruping (2) (at larrup v. 1)] esp W Midl, TX, OK See Map > Cf lamming adj1905 DN 3.86 nwAR, Larrupin ' . . . Good. I ' ve got > something larrupin ' for you. ' 1921 DN 5.113 CA, Larapen, laraping. . . Accent first > syllable. . . very good; . . exceedingly. Of southern origin. Widely current > in California. 1923 DN 5.213 swMO, Larrupin ' . . . Exceeding pleasant to > taste. 1929 AmSp 4.330 TX, Larripin. . . seems to be complimentary in its > nature as one hears of " larripin good " pie or soup. 1939 (1973) FWP Guide MT > 414, Larrupin ' truck— " Great stuff. 1939 FWP Guide TN 458 cwTN, " They " > (sorghum is never referred to as " it " ) are " larrupin good truck " for the > table. 1942 Perry Texas 138, A tasty dish is " larrupin ' , " which could have > come from the use of the same word meaning a " beating, " thus developing a > connotation of superiority. 1943 (1970) Guthrie Bound for Glory 48 cOK, > Anything you like real good an ' ain ' t got fer a long time, an ' then you git > it, that ' s larepin ' . 1949 PADS 11.23 CO, Larrupin ' . . . Extremely. " > Larrupin ' good food. 1959 VT Hist. 27.147, Larruping. . . Slang. Extremely. > Occasional. 1960 Criswell Resp. to PADS 20 Ozarks, Larrupin—exceedingly good to > the taste; first rate, top-notch; plenty good. 1965- 70 DARE (Qu. KK1a, . . > Very good—for example, food: " That pie was _____. " ) Infs IL25, NE11, OK9, > 27, 31, TN26, TX1, 81, Larruping; IL96, TN23, 31, TX35, Larruping good; > MS1, Ain ' t that tad-larruping; NM9, Larrupin ' dope—cowboy used to say; TN36, > Larruping good truck; (Qu. DD15, A person who is thoroughly drunk) Inf > LA14, Larruping drunk; (Qu. LL35, Words used to make a statement stronger: " This > cake tastes _____good. " ) Infs IL135, LA28, MO7, OK25, TN31, TX98, > Larrupin(g). 1975 Gainer Witches 13 sAppalachians, Larpin ' . . . very, > exceedingly. " This pie is larpin ' good. 1976 Harper ' s Weekly 26 Jan 19 cKS, If the > pecan pie at the family reunion was delicious, people . . proclaimed, " This > pie is absolutely larapin. 1986 Pederson LAGS Concordance , 1 inf, nwLA, > Larruping—really good; 1 inf, cwFL, Larruping good. > 2 By ext: see quot. Cf larrup n 2c1968 DARE FW Addit swOK, Larruping —Too > sweet to be good eating; cloying. > > > > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message