Southern Phrases?

Question

I am from South Georgia, and I am always asked about phrases, such as, butter my butt and call me a bisquit....
my inlaws are from the North, so I thought it would be interesting to find out any others some of you may have I can share with her!
I told her around 30 or so I know and use....
Do you have any????

Answer 1

I'm from Missouri so ours may not be Southern enough, but here's a few my family uses.

Full as a dog tick.
I'm gonna box your ears. (about to get smacked)
I'm fixin to heat up the seat of your pants. (about to get spanked)
He don't have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out of.
She was working "to beat the band".
I see faces so long you could eat oats out of a bucket. (sad looking)
Ain't got enough sense to pour pee out of a boot with directions on the heel. (who knows where that came from)
Seems like I've heard someone describe a person that's dumb or maybe crazy as "His screen door don't shut all the way"
Or "She don't have enough sense to pound sand down rathole"

There's lots more, but I just can't think of anymore.

Tough as a knotty log.
Poor as a churchmouse.
He couldn't fight his way out a of paper sack.

Answer 2

'Poor as a snake.'-skinny.
'Sorry'-as in lazy. Also 'trifling' as in lazy.
'Ruin' the baby--as in to 'spoil' it.
'Be sweet'-be good and behave.
'Gimme some sugar.'-a kiss.
'Quit acting ugly'-stop being foul tempered.
'Stinks like a polecat'-smells like a skunk.

Answer 3

"Well I'll be dad blamed"
"Well I'll be dog gonned" or "Dog gonnit"
"Dad gum it"
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Trying to think of everything my country dad says.

Answer 4

"Sweet as wild bee honey"
"Gumption"... (having enough nerve or balls, I guess, lol)
"that's a shame and a scandal" (said of something unbelievable)

Answer 5

"cuter than a speckled pup."