dreckly
Dialect
- Meaning
- Directly; presently, in a little while
- Type
- Dialect Word
- Used in
- Arkansas, Appalachia
What does “dreckly” mean
A worn-down pronunciation of 'directly' used in Ozark and South Midland Arkansas speech to mean 'shortly' or 'in a little while,' not 'immediately.' A classic marker of older rural Ozark dialect.
Where it's used
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