Date:  Sat, 16 Sep 1995 15:28:41 -0500

From:  Daniel S Goodman <dsg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MAROON.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: ?Pea Turkey Squat (fwd)



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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 11:00:59 -0700 (PDT)

From: Marian Drabkin <drabk#mm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us>

To: "Curtis R. Rogers" <CURTIS[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]leo.scsl.state.sc.us>

Cc: stumpers-l[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CRF.CUIS.EDU, CURTIS[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]leo.scsl.state.sc.us

Subject: Re: ?Pea Turkey Squat



It's probably related to the term "diddly squat" for the same meaning.

I'd hazard a guess (don't flame me for guessing, please!) that "squat"

here is only a euphemism for excrement, as in "aw, he don't know s__t!"

-- Marian

On

Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Curtis R. Rogers wrote:



>

> Patron is asking for the origin of what we believe to

> be a southern colloquialism - but cannot locate.

> to be used in the phrase:

> You don't know 'pea turkey squat' about that!

> meaning you don't know anything about that...

> Thanks in advance!

> Curtis Rogers

> SC State Library

>