Origin of Family words

[cajunduck man]

Originally Posted by ihavesunshine

My family and I have been brainstorming and we've come up with a few more! Thank you everyone for all the help so far. I would love to know the French-root of these words:

sackafrydough >> a nickname for beignets?
something like "ee-fod" >> when food lacked enough seasoning
John Sought >> what you got called when you had a brainless moment (like a Blonde moment). I cannot find any references to this on the internet!
No-ca-yo's >> bunions ?
gratin >> food stuck on the bottom of the pan

Thank you again!

Never heard of the first one.
"ee-fod" is il faut (it is necessary) but used in a very strong way...Il faut aller...you HAVE to go...an old joke during WWII...he was an "ee-fod"...il faut aller...in other words he was drafted...it also means to be necessary so probably "it is necessary for more seasoning".
Not sure about "John Sough"...will get back to you on that
"No-ca-yo's" probably comes from "un bougon". Blending the two words together will pronounce a sound similar to what you have heard.
Gratin is really rice stuck to the side of the pot. In the days before rice cookers became popular (the late Jim Olivier on Passe Partout advertised Hitachi rice cookers for years and even as late as the 1985 my refused to cook rice in anything except an old aluminum pot) We would scrape the gratin's off of the side of the pot, put in the refrigerator and eat it the next morning with milk.