Word: cultcha
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...Charlie M. Christmas (yes, the M does indeed stand for Merry) became the local legend. Charlie moved to Birmingham at the beginning of tenth grade from what all my classmates called a hick town. Now the usual reaction would have been to ostracize old Charlie for his lack of cultcha, but there were mitigating factors. Charlie just happened to be the most amazing basketball player that had ever hit the South. He was all-state from sophomore year on, broke 30 points almost every game, just amazing. So Mountain Brook High School's collective closed mind pried itself open...
...lexicon of permissible slang Mrs. Post, who was once heard to describe a table layout as "lousy," adds such expressions as "O.K.." "swell," "divine," "and how!" "so what?" "you betcha." But she never hears "colyum," "ottawobile," "eggsit," "tomayto," "cult-your" (which she pronounces "cultcha")* in good society. Her pet hate: pretentious circumlocutions such as "permit me to assist you" instead of "let me help...
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