Are you a dingbatter? This word is used by local people in Ocracoke, referring to the crowds of tourists and other visitors.

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Except for the ...

This word is used by local people in Ocracoke the crowds of tourists and other visitors.

Last year, Southern Living named the Outer Banks as the most beautiful place in North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported. CharlotteFive readers also named Ocracoke Island among their ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Ocracoke Island is part of North ... and helped build up a community that earned a living from guiding merchant ships around sandbars in the area.

“Hoi Toid” is special. It is the way to say “high tide” in the Ocracoke Brogue. Its use respectfully asserts that the speaker understands and appreciates the specialness of the way the islanders talk.

This word is used by local people in Ocracoke the crowds of tourists and other visitors.

“She lived on this island for 77 years and never left, not even for a day,” Alton Ballance told us about a woman who spent her entire life on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Except for the ...

Last year, Southern Living named the Outer Banks as the most beautiful place in North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported. Ocracoke Island remained largely untouched by early English ...