“Tan your hide” You’re in for a good whoopin’… “Umpteen” A lot of times or countless times “Coke” aka anything that fizzes or soda, soda pop for the Yankees (coke was born in the south and we prefer to reference everything with carbonation down here as Coke) “cattywampus” Meaning screwed up or out of place “Fixin’ to” I am about to do this or that (really this ones easy) “I’m just hunky dorey” You’re happy, that’s all there is to it “Supper” T he meal that comes after dinner which is the meal that comes after breakfast, we don’t have lunch down here… “Gussied up” Dressed up or “snazzy” looking aka you’re not wearing jeans and a t-shirt “Skedaddle now” aka get out of here or “go on now” “Used to could” I used to be able to do that, now I can’t (simple, right?) “Buggy” aka shopping cart, we prefer to make up our own words for objects though “Drunk as cooter brown” Cooter Brown was a character who constantly stayed drunk to avoid the draft, so simply put. “You look rode hard and put up wet” Don’t get a dirty mind with this one, it’s referencing a horse rode hard throughout the day and not walked off afterwards. “Well Shit fire and save the matches” My grandmother said this, often, even when she had Alzheimer (the true Southern in ya never leaves!) it means you’re in complete shock or surprise “Uglier than sin on Sunday” This one should be self explanatory, you’re not an attractive person to put it nicely “Ya Dern Tootin'” Meaning they agree with you (I admit, I use this too much for own good) “Poop or get off the pot” (poop isn’t generally used here) make a decision or stop worrying about it So tits on a bull serve no purpose and are therefor useless “He’s as useless as tits on a bull” Well, bulls do not have these. “Well Bless Your Heart” This one has two meaning, you’re either being called an idiot or it’s a true term of sympathy. With that culture comes some of the greatest saying you may ever hear, to us Southerners it’s just normal talk but to others I realize the southern slang may not be so easy to understand. I am here to help with that… Favorite Southern Slang People here are AMAZINGLY sweet and sassy and it’s a culture you can’t help but love.
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