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Laplander

Dialect

Meaning: An Ozarks borderlands word for someone from the state line area.
Type: Dialect Word
Used in: Arkansas, Missouri
Source: Springfield-Greene County Library

What does “Laplander” mean

In Ozarks dialect, a Laplander is not about Scandinavia. It is a local border joke for someone from the lap of land along the Missouri-Arkansas line.

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