What is a Ridgerunner? I have often wondered that when I’ve seen your name. Is it like a Roadrunner with legs.
Nah, it’s a local slang term for “mountain boy.” I’m originally from Southwest Virginia, the heart of Appalachia and coal country, and so that’s the root of my screen name.
From Urban Dictionary:
In rural areas, the rough and rugged men, women and families from the backwoods, mountains and hills that produced and distributed alcohol products during the prohibition era. The men typically wore full beards and overalls. The women usually wore modest, full length dresses with hair up in a bun style. They usually spoke with a strong southern drawl. Loosely, the equivalent of hillbilly. Also called moonshiner.