A listener calling from the public library in Chowan County, North Carolina, says her father used the word kyarn to describe something unpleasant or repulsive, as in describing something that isn’t worth a kyarn or stinks like kyarn. Also spelled...
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Kyarn is an Appalachian regional pronunciation of carrion, as in a roadkill carcass. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Kyarn” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Kenny from Barnesville, Georgia. Hi, Kenny. Welcome to the...