I had started collecting southern sayings, had about a thousand, then my home burned down, lost them, have any good ones?like one from my town and area, to back a letter means to address it,
2006-09-23 16:37:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Southern English has contributed and continues to contribute to General English a variety of highly colorful idioms:
From 1642-1675 the Royalists, also called Cavaliers, fled from the south and southwest England with their indentured servants and settled in Virginia when the English Civil War against Charles I began. They brought with them their south England drawl (a drawing out of the vowels); they also brought such phrases as aksed (instead of asked), and ain't (instead of isn't). Royalists later settled the Carolinas as well. Southern English speech laid the foundation for the development of American Tidewater speech, or Coastal Southern English.
Mad as a rooster in an empty henhouse,
Don't get crosslegged (Don't get mad.),
tearing up the peapatch (on a rampage),
kneewalkin' drunk,
He's three bricks shy of a load. (dumb)
snickerdoodles; tacky; varmint, from vermin, vittles > victuals.
spitting image of > spirit and image of
fink, ratfink > Albert Fink, an unpleasant railroad detective after the Civil War.
He can lick his weight in wildcats.
Faster 'n greased lightning,
can't hold a candle to,
sharp as a tack,
madder 'n a wet hen,
refer to sight below.
2006-09-23 17:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A southern saying that can make the most devilish woman seem like the blessed Mary is, "bless her soul". For instance, "Mable was yellin' at them kids to git their asses in the house or she would tan their hides and then she took a switch to little Tommy, as she slapped Betty Sue with her other hand - that woman is quick with them hands, bless her soul."
2006-09-23 16:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
'well slap my grandma!' - usually said when someone is really taken aback by something
'fatter than a tick on a hound dog' - overweight
2006-09-23 16:43:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It ain't over till the toad squats...
Well, I'll be...(that's it)
2006-09-23 16:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by LadyMagick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm finna go to the store.
2006-09-23 16:39:46 · answer #5 · answered by millancad 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why, bless your little heart, dawlin!!
2006-09-23 16:42:15 · answer #6 · answered by Uncle Heinrich the Great 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GIT-R-DONE
idk what the heck that means though
2006-09-23 16:41:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
And there she was, waggin' that banana puddin'!
2006-09-23 16:43:13 · answer #8 · answered by mesamac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do what?
2006-09-23 16:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by nordinanoka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ya'll, fixin' to...
2006-09-23 16:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋