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| Ahrnton | Ironton Arhnton, Ohio is near Huntington. | |
| Air Conditioned City | Bluefield's Nickname This refers to its naturally cool temperatures even in the Summer. They give out lemonade when the temperature gets above ninety in the Air Conditioned City. | |
| Brammell | Bramwell Brammell is near Bluefield. | |
| Capital City Capitol City | Charleston's Nickname This sometimes incorrectly refers to just the East End where the State Capitol Complex is located. Charleston is the Capital City. | |
| Ca-nain Valley | Canaan Valley Thars great skiin' at Ca-nain Valley. | |
| Co Grove | Coal Grove Co Grove, Ohio is next to Ahrnton. | |
| COGS | West Virginia Graduate College acronym of its former name the College of Graduate Studies COGS moved to South Charleston. | |
| Corridor G | US 119 While the name Corridor G is a correct designation for this Appalachian Corridor Highway, the letter designation is used more than its numerical designation of US 119. It is the only Corridor highway in Southern West Virginia where the letter is used more often than its number. (US 19 is Corridor L; US 460 is Corridor Q).Corridor G links Charleston and Wulmson. | |
| Chapmansville | Chapmanville Although there is no "S" in this town's name, people often insert one. Chapmansville is in Logan County. | |
| The Crane Hole | A deep depression in the ground in which one can swim if it has filled up with enough water Let's go swimmin' in the crane hole. Submitted by an anonymous Arnett resident | |
| Fet County Fed County | Fayette County Fet County is located in southern West Virginia. | |
| Fetvull Fedvull | Fayetteville Fetvull is the seat of Fet County. | |
| Four Lane | Any 4 Lane Highway Beckleyans are notorious in defining any four lane roadway in this manner (& there are several in and around Beckley). They also assume that you understand perfectly which four lane they are talking about. Did you see the wreck out on the four lane? | |
| Gallipolice | Gallipolis Gallipolice, Ohio is across from Point Pleasant. | |
| The Gulf | Towns along Winding Gulf in Raleigh and Wyoming Counties The Gulf is between Sophie-uh and Mullens. | |
| Hard Road | Any Paved Surface I live up the holler about 2 miles from the hard road. | |
| Holler | Hollow Papaw lives up the holler ri'cheer. | |
| Hurrican | Hurricane Hurrican is a town in Pupmum County. | |
| Hunnington | Huntington Outside of a 1970's TV newscaster who over emphasized the initial "T," most everyone pronounces it this way. Hunnington is in Cabell County. | |
| Kanawha City | South Side of Charleston. Southern West Virginians often incorrectly refer to Kanawha City as South Charleston; South Charleston is actually down the river. | |
| Kannoi | Kanawha This is one that I heard in the mountains over twenty-years ago; it was used only by the real old timers. I suspect it is not in use anywhere today. Charleston is in Kannoi County. | |
| MACK-Dowell County | McDowell County Welch is in MACK-Dowell County. | |
| Mango County | Mingo County Tolsa is in Mango County. Submitted by S. A. Feazell of Beckley formerly of Fayetteville. | |
| Marlington | Marlinton Sorry folks, there is no "G" in this town's name Marlington is in Pocahontas County. | |
| Med-Bridge | Meadow Bridge Med-Bridge is in Fet County. | |
| Muntgumry | Montgomery Muntgumry is the home of West Vurginia Tayech. Submitted by Thomas Holdren of Ohio, formerly of Montgomery, Fayette County. | |
| Narz | Narrows Narz is in Virginia. | |
| Naugytuck | Naugatuck Naugytuck is in Mango County. | |
| O'Kill | Oak Hill O'Kill is in Fet County. | |
| Pahk County | Pike County Pahk County, Kentucky is 'cross the river from Wulmson. | |
| Pahkvull | Pikeville Pahkville is the seat of Pahk County, Kentucky. | |
| Pee-dro | Pedro Pee-dro, Ohio is near Ahrnton. | |
| The Plateau | The Fayette Plateau O'Kill and Fetvull are located on the Plateau | |
| Pupmum County | Putnam County Pupmum County is between Charleston and Huntington. | |
| Rit-uh | Rita The Rit-uh Mall is in Logan County. | |
| River Cities | Huntington and Environs This refers to the Ohio, Guyandotte, Mud and Big Sandy Rivers in the Huntington district. The River Cities forecast is . . . | |
| Shady Shady Springs | Shady Spring Shady is the short name for Shady Springs. Submitted by Dave Robbins of Beckley | |
| Skyline City | Beckley's Nickname Who knows the origin of this one? They used to call Beckley the Skyline City. | |
| Sophie | Sophia Sophie is how the old timers say Sophie-uh. | |
| Sophie-uh | Sophia Sophie-uh is in Raleigh County. | |
| Spragg | Sprague Spragg is near Beckley. | |
| Swivick | SWVCC - Southern West Virginia Community College Swivick is up Mud Fork, but there's a branch in Wulmson. | |
| Tolsa | Tolsia For the life of me, I do not know what happened to the "I" in this contrived place name. Tolsia was named after area rivers: T - Tug Fork, O - Ohio, L - Levisa Fork, and S - Sandy (as in Big Sandy). Route 52 is the Tolsa Highway. | |
| Whal-Marts | Wal-Mart Ahm a goin' upta Whal Marts ta git me some chaw. Submitted by Norma Holdren of Ohio, formerly of Montgomery, Fayette County. | |
| Worshington | Washington Worshington is the nation's capital. | |
| Wulmson | Williamson Wulmson is in Mingo County. |
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