#folk terminology

• Bleak fish — A popular name given to several small freshwater fish species with shiny, silvery scales (bleak or minnow); a small silver coin or old change. As an adjective, it represents a diminutive form for white, denoting an object that is somewhat white or fair.
• Daze — A rare regional or archaic term used in certain rural communities to describe a state of slight dizziness, dazedness, or torpor caused by excessive heat, intense fatigue, or a loud, repeated noise (such as that produced by weapons fire or metallic impact). Figuratively, it can indicate a temporary state of sensory confusion, similar to that felt by a person caught off guard by an unexpected event.
• To grow dazed — To fall into a state of torpor, mild dizziness, or dazedness due to extreme fatigue, suffocating heat, or a powerful acoustic shock. In certain regional dialects, the verb describes the action of becoming confused or temporarily losing one's mental agility and focus, being often associated with moments of physical exhaustion after intense agricultural labor.
• Dazed — Having fallen or been brought into a state of torpor, dazedness, or mild dizziness due to intense fatigue, suffocating heat, or a deafening noise. In folk speech, the term describes the state of a temporarily weakened, listless, or dull person whose physical and cognitive reactions are slowed due to prolonged exposure to climatic or physical stressors.
• To line up orderly — A rare regional verbal form, found in certain isolated archaic dialects, used as an expressive variant for the action of aligning oneself, dressing up, or standing in a strict row before a ritual, a traditional peasant dance, or a community procession. In a local figurative sense, it can describe the process of spiritual or structural renewal of a household before major annual religious holidays.
• To incite — A regional phonetic variant of the verb a asmuți; the act of urging, inciting, or setting a dog or another guard animal to attack an intruder, prey, or wild beast; figuratively, to incite or instigate a person against another through intrigues and gossip.
• Little beetle — A popular name attributed to small insects, plant parasites, or ground beetles; in certain southern sub-dialects, the term also designates a tiny species of parasitic fungus that develops on the bark of old trees during wet periods. Figuratively and often pejoratively, the term identifies a very small, agitated, and talkative elderly woman who spends her time gathering useless information.