caulkhead

English

Noun

caulkhead (plural caulkheads)

1. Someone from the Isle of Wight
   • 2007, Meryl Aldridge, Understanding The Local Media, →ISBN, page 13:

     'If you come across caulkheads they'd soon tell you' according to a middle-aged male respondent (2001: 34) who, presumably, was an 'overner' that is, not from the island.

   • 2010, Graham Hurley, Blood And Honey, →ISBN:

     Even a bad bastard like Pelly can't hide.' He grinned, looking up at Faraday. 'One happy family, that's us caulkheads.'

   • 2017, Bobby Cummines, The Parkhurst Years, →ISBN:

     'Maybe you could qualify there. But you're definitely not a caulkhead.' 'Caulkhead? You're having me on. Nobody has ever called me a caulkhead before. I hope it ain't insulting.' Foxy was in his element: 'A caulkhead is someone who was born on the island, into a well-established family here.'