O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? Glossary

Handcar

A light railroad car propelled by cranking.

Bluegrass

A genre of music, a kind of country music that is influenced by jazz and blues.

Chain Gang

A group of convicts who are chained together while working outside.

Consensus

General agreement.

Constituency

A pool of voters in a given area who come together to elect a candidate running for office.

Desecrate

To treat something with egregiously violent disrespect.

carpetbagging

Seeking political candidacy in a region in which one has no local connections.

Grand Wizard

The title for the leader of the Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan

Abbreviated as KKK. A racist organization advocating a white ethno-state that originated in the American South.

Midget

An unusually small person.

Paradigm

An example that serves as a model for others to follow.

Paranormal

Something that is beyond the scope of current-day science.

Pardon

Forgive a criminal offence.

Paterfamilias

The male head of a household.

Rancor

Bitter resentment.

Pomade

Scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp.

Smithy

A blacksmith's workshop.

Succubus

A demon in female form.

Thou

You

Vouchsafe

The act of giving someone something in a gracious or condescending manner.