poor-do

[ poor-doo ]

noun

, Chiefly Midland and Central Atlantic States.

1. scrapple.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poor-do¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; of unclear derivation

Example Sentences

I suppose that poor-do was originally poor-doin’s, and lath-open bread denotes that it opens into lath-like strips.

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