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Smokies

Smokies

3 6.0
A mountain range in the southeastern United States known for misty blue hills
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsmoʊkiz/
translation icon : Smokies
  • In autumn, the colors of the trees transform the Smokies into a stunning landscape of reds and yellows.
  • the Great Smokies
  • hikers in the Smokies
  • Smokies in Tennessee

Hey there, is there any Smokies up ahead of me?

Examples

  • What better way to celebrate Christmas in the Smokies than Gatlinburg's Festival of Trees from November 20 through the 24 at Mills Convention Center?

    Blog text (13)

  • Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in the Smokies and the third highest mountain between the Black Hills and the Alps.

    Blog text (31)

  • I sent her on a plane trip over the Smokies.

    Darkman (1990)

  • Jim is taking Kevin camping in the Smokies next weekend.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Summer realized that she was seeing the Smokies in all their natural splendor.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Light snow falls in the Smokies as the Cadillac speeds north on old U.S. 11.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • I used to live in the foothills of the Smokies, and your photos gave me a twinge of homesickness.

    Blog text (10)

  • Many visitors come to hike and enjoy the scenery in the Smokies every year.

  • The wildlife is abundant and diverse in the Smokies, making it a fantastic place for nature lovers.

Synonyms

Great Smoky Mountains
vsSmokies
1 3.6

A mountain range on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee with mist and many plants and animals

is the casual popular nickname rather than the official full place name
the Smokies
vsSmokies
  • Informal
6.2

A group of mountains on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee in the southeastern United States

is the same familiar name but used without a leading article

Compounds

the Smokies
  • Informal
6.2

A group of mountains on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Smokies main

Morphology

Smokies = smoky (semi-transparent) = smoke + y + ies

The nickname is based on 'smoky' in reference to the mountains' hazy appearance, but as a proper-noun nickname it is only partly compositional.

Etymology

The word Smokies is a friendly short name for the Smoky Mountains, because the hills often look covered in a blue mist that feels like 'smoke'. That's why people call the range the Smokies.