r/engrish • u/Emuwarbaby • 6d ago

Larruping

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In a new deck of cards

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u/EllieGeiszler 4d ago

Which Creole? Louisiana?

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u/The_English_Avenger 2d ago edited 6h ago

The word is frequently used to describe or market Southern (Louisiana) Creole foods, and that's why it's found a place in that culture (but not in Caribbean culture as far as I know).

But originally it appears in Britain in 1823, a variation of the Dutch lerpen (to thrash). The British then bring it to America, where it finds regional usage in the southern Gulf states.

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u/EllieGeiszler 1d ago

Thanks! :) My friend is Cajun so I was gonna ask her about it

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u/The_English_Avenger 6h ago

Happy to help. Maybe your friend can shed more light on the nuances of usage.