Are southern people the only ones who have heard of the word "ditch"?

Answer 1

Kiwi's & Aussie's also use the term ditch, it in its many forms.

As in I ditched my boyfriend
or
The farmer dug a ditch

Answer 2

Ditch? As in a whole on the side of the road? I was born, raised and educated in NJ and I have used the word several times. I think the reason it is more associated with "southern lingo" is becuase ditches are found in rural areas not in urban areas and the majority of the stereotypical northerners are thought to be all urbanites.

Answer 3

I think the word ditch, as it applies to get rid of someone or something, comes from the fact that people throw things they don't want into ditches near the road when they are travelling.

Answer 4

No,
Most of my southern friends call me a yankee because I was born in Detroit. I still live in Michigan, and I have a "ditch" out in front of my house. Helps control the rainwater run off.

Answer 5

I think just about everyone in the English speaking world knows the word ditch.

ditch
n. A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.

v. ditched, ditch·ing, ditch·es

v. tr.

To dig or make a long narrow trench or furrow in.
To surround with a long narrow trench or furrow.

To drive (a vehicle) into a long narrow trench, as one beside a road.
To derail (a train).
To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.
To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.
To skip (class or school).
Slang
To get rid of; discard: ditched the old yard furniture.
To get away from (a person, especially a companion).
To discontinue use of or association with: ditch the job at the hamburger stand.
To skip (class or school).
To crash-land (an aircraft) on water.

v. intr.

To dig a ditch.
To crash-land in water. Used of an aircraft or a pilot.

last-ditch effort

A desperate final attempt, as in We're making a last-ditch effort to finish on time. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, "the last line of defense."

Answer 6

I think we have all heard of the word ditch.

Answer 7

I am born and raised in Alaska and I've always known what the word "ditch" means. I don't know why you dont think the rest of the usa would know that word. weird.

Answer 8

Please clarify your definition of the word "ditch". I was born, raised, and live in California, and I am aware that ditch either refers to either:

A) A long, narrow excavation, passage, or trench made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land.

B) (slang) To get rid or, escape from, or absent oneself without permission or an acceptable reason (as in school or a class).

Hope this helps you!

Answer 9

I'm from Illinois, close to Joliet. We have ditches along the interstate and other paved highways. It is for rainwater drainage.

Answer 10

I grew up in Pennsylvania and know what a ditch is.