(done quickly),47. ".My great aunt always says "Well that's just the berries" when she likes something.Always heard it... "Doesn't know Sheep Sh-t from apple butter.As a Southerner that moved up north I loved your article.The funniest one I ever heard was we were at at church and during a particularly vigorous sermon my grandpa said very loudly,“If that don’t start your fire your wood’s.wet”. (lazy and doing nothing),70. Well, shut my mouth. If youre lookin for southern sayins, well thatll fix your little red wagon! A whistling woman and a crowing hen never comes to a very good end. In the 1900s, the word evolved, taking on a Southern spin as well as new meanings such as “courage” and “get-up-and-go.” 24 of 25 Barking up the wrong tree. (very easy),8. Go to bed with the chickens. ).Whether you are from another part of the country or from another country altogether, I hope you enjoy this collection of Southern sayings. Here a few for ya's. Cottonpicker Can be affectionate or derogatory.Muckeltydunn is an mustard or brown ugly color .Slicker than owl sh*t on a sycamore limb - it’s reall slick .I heard this in South Carolina last week: He's as country as a cornbread weddin' cake.Don't know if these are Southern, but I first heard them when I was living in the Carolinas.When someone looks like they's had a rough day doing dirty work: "You look like you've been shot at and missed, sh!t at and hit. (attempt what you can accomplish),72. Turned out, "Hey" is how they say, "Hi!" Using y'all as a singular is insulting to Southerners as it is looked at as a way of making fun of us.Now, I'm fixing to crank up the car and go get some scrap iron (slang for moonshine).He is one from my grandmother. So far i have 357 and countin. It's a lovely reminder of my family heritage lol.I haven't heard the term, but perhaps some of our readers are familiar with it.Looking for a reference for a “cat cutting”. Go to bed with the chickens. (be who you are),25. But in case you have something to do with them, then you might want to learn a few lines. Too big for one’s britches. "He's shuckin' so-and-so's corn." Sun don’t shine on the same dog’s tail all the time. It also gave me the idea that i should organize them like you did. It confuses people that meet me after hearing me on the phone... (I'm mixed Asian.) You look as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.93.
There is no shortage of Southern phrases.Whether you're looking for a humorous way to express joy, anger, disbelief or annoyance, we've got a phrase (or two) that'll fix you right up. Catawampus (or, cattywampus) may have been popularized by Brits who delighted in parodying Southern vernacular. (you aren’t involved, so stay out of it),40. Caught with your pants down. Don't be afraid to try fried gator tail, if it's done in oil separate from the fish fry it's a really tasty white meat.P.E.T.A. ","If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, you can be SURE it's a duck.".um.
Cussing is a no no for well brought up people and christians. Busy as a stump-tailed cow in fly time. I got most of my sayings from my parents, havings come from a long line of cowboys, southerners and country folk. Whether you are from another part of US or from another country altogether, I hope you enjoy this collection of Southern sayings,1. You look about as happy as a tick on a fat dog.94. But the richness of Southern speech goes far beyond one or two-word expressions. She was from east TN. An instead of writing correctly like my phone tells me to i thought I’d write usin my authentic everyday speech so yall can get a feel for tha real thing. Anybody else know this term?If you're born to hang, you ain't gonna choke on a chicken bone!I mean...I'm from Buffalo and we use damn near all of these...hey....... I’m from Louisiana and I’ve only heard a few of these sayings. ",Also, popular around my house. ).Here's a few I've said over the years (From Georgia) 1) I'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball! ".There's" happier than a pig in slop" (slop is all the saved up bits, scraps, & peelings that humans don't eat all mixed up that is then fed to the hogs, which gives rise to another expression " to go slop the pigs".I was born at night but it wasnt last night...means im not that stupid,Low in the hole means you are broke ,no money , don't know where it comes from but I have heard it a million times! Go off half-cocked. (angry and lashing out),75. Have no axe to grind. (Yankees version: All that and a bag of chips.).' Give down the country. But to know if family & friends are doing/feeling happy & healthy is if they answer, " I'm fine as frog's hair! “Fine as frog’s hair split four ways” (familiar territory),16. That’s what bottle trees is for, they ward off the haints. Give down the country. Comes from the word "haunt". Even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then. He’s so sick they laid him on a beam. Don't forget "knee high to a grasshopper," meaning when you were little.
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