hoppergrass

"Why ef yo own minister wus'n thar hiself I hope er hoppergrass may chaw me."

Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Jack Thorne

Up ter-day wid de hoppergrass, and down ter-morrow wid de sparrergrass!

Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910

"Why ef yo own minister wus'n thar hiself I hope er hoppergrass may chaw me."

Hanover; or, The Persecution of the Lowly. Story of the Wilmington Massacre 1863

I concur with Professor Smith's conclusion [XII, 4] that the words peckerwood and hoppergrass have their origins in the human playfulness with language.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 1 1987

Smith's peckerwood and hoppergrass make more sense to me than the more usual forms because the verb-derived word precedes its object, as in the rest of that malady we call English.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 4 1986

Tek keer of yo’ young Miss Pittypat,’ he say, ‘ ’cause she ain’ got no mo’ sense dan a hoppergrass.’

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

Tek keer of yo’ young Miss Pittypat,’ he say, ‘ ’cause she ain’ got no mo’ sense dan a hoppergrass.’

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

Tek keer of yo’ young Miss Pittypat,’ he say, ‘ ’cause she ain’ got no mo’ sense dan a hoppergrass.’

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

Tek keer of yo’ young Miss Pittypat,’ he say, ‘ ’cause she ain’ got no mo’ sense dan a hoppergrass.’

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996

Tek keer of yo’ young Miss Pittypat,’ he say, ‘ ’cause she ain’ got no mo’ sense dan a hoppergrass.’

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1996