Ack-A-Me: Acme grocery store. 

"Do dey sell dat at da Ack-A-Me in Tamahkway?"

The saying, "According to Hoyle": was a formerly popular coal region term that is not heard much anymore. It is often referring to doing things strictly by the book, or according to the rules. The term refers to Edmond Hoyle (1671-1769), a British barrister and writer who was the first to codify the rules for numerous games, including backgammon. He was most famous for his book, “A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist,” from 1742.

acourt: One quart (liquid measure); see also kortz. 

"First, stop at da Coaldale beer store, I need acourt of ying ling."

after: out to get. 

"I tink one-a dem nesq girls is after me. 😂She wants ta beat me up."

afterlater: later. 

"I can't go witcha now, howz about afterlater?"

A-hole: *asshole.

"lets go beat uo that Drinkin' hole upda outside Ginter Field"

ain't left: not allowed. Coal Region folks are known to use the word "left" which is the Coal Region past tense of "let". 

"I'd like to go out cruisin' wit you, but I ain't left yet."

ain't tho OR ain't do: request for confirmation.

 "He's really sh*t faced, ain't do?"

all: used different ways to mean empty, finished, complete. Probably of PA Dutch origin. 

"Is the milk all?" as in Is the milk empty? all gone?

Andrewsville or Andr'svill: just outside of Lansford on Route 209 North. Near the No. 6 breaker. Approximately 20 homes. Initially all the houses were painted a dark grey, making the area look very bleak. 

FUN FACT: When the residents were given the opportunity to buy the homes from the coal company, they immediately dressed them up with all the colors of the rainbow (pink, purple, blue, etc) to give new life to the patch.

Angela Park: a small amusement park remembered fondly throughout the coal region. It opened in 1957 in Hazleton (Drums), Pennsylvania. Rides included a Paratrooper, Swinging Ship, Carousel, Spiral Slide, Scrambler, Ferris Wheel, Antique Cars, Tea Cups, an assortment of Kiddie Rides and for the 1972 season a miniature train ride was added! Closed approximately 1988 and auctioned in 1990. Remaining structures were demolished in 2004. Now a vacant lot, with buildings full of graffiti.

annerrr': another. 

"Do you want annerr' court of bolio?"

Ant'ny: Anthony. 

"Yo, Ant'ny! Move yer car, my aunt's gotta go ta Mass!"

AOH: the coal region LOVES their social clubs. One such social club was the AOH. It's an acronym for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, America’s oldest Catholic Irish fraternal organization. Founded in New York and in Pennsylvania in 1836, the AOH played a prominent role in supporting coal strikes in the 1870s, particularly the Long Strike of 1875, when the WBA (miners’ union) was waning. As a result, the mine owners saw the AOH as an enormous threat and accused them of being a front for the Molly Maguires.