Originally Posted by CoalCracker
Originally Posted by RgrNo1Shtr
Grew up 5 miles east of Tamaqua in the town of Coaldale in Northeastern Pa. Heart of the anthracite region. Reading through the idioms brought back memories. One that I remember, if you wanted to rinse clothes on laundry day, you "wrenched" them out.
Wish I could think of more.

One thing I'll never understand though is why a town with a classic name like Mauch Chunk would change it to Jim Thorpe. It'll always be Mauch Chunk to me.


Maybe the "CoalSpeak Dictionary" will help you think of more. Here is a link to Coal Region.com. It contains a link to the dictionary on its homepage:

coalregion.com


I went to coalregion.com and they actually had dippy eggs in the dictionary. --> dippy egg : an egg, such as a soft-boiled or sunnyside-up egg, into which you can dip your toast.


Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.