Stand in the Wedding
Informant: Libby Flint, age 59, New Orleans resident of 36 years, originally from Upstate New York and Vermont. Collected May 22, 2016 and recorded on iphone.
Verbal Lore: folk Speech, slang
English
United States of America
context: to be a member of a wedding party.
Transcript:
“If you ae going to be in a wedding party, you ‘Stand in the wedding.’
Collectors commentary: The origins of this term are unclear, but it only seems to exist in New orleans and the surrounding areas, as such, it is a slang phrase that is unique to NO and has been included in this list.
Keywords: New Orleans, stand in a wedding, wedding, wedding party
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