texan rude adv.
next door; thus texan rude nam, lit. ‘next-door man’, thus neighbour.
(con. late 19C) Northern Whig 12 Sept. 8/6: ‘Kacab-Kalat’ is really ‘back-talk’. One shop-boy would ask another, ‘Where’s the retsam?’ and the reply [...] ‘Texan Road,’ or ‘Enog to rennid.’ This interchange simply meant ‘Where’s the master?’ with the answer ‘Next door’ or ‘Gone to dinner’. | ||
Wordplay 🌐 Texan rude nam: next door man = neighbour. | ‘Back Sl.’