yer-ma-die

Updated: May 20, 2025

"If I show you a show, you won't tell?" he said suddenly. "No." "Wish yer-ma-die?" "Ess." "Got any penny?" "No." "Got any slate pencil?" "No." "Ain't got any pins nor nuthin'? You kin go in for a pin." But Florry had none of childhood's fluctuating currency with her, having, so to speak, no pockets. "Well," said Johnny, brightening up, "ye kin go in for luv."

Bret Harte - Tales of Trail and Town