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Southern Phrases

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What are your favorite southern phrases?


I think mine is "I reckon"...


"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not."
Robert F. Kennedy

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The other day my husband said something really funny that was southern slang. Can't remember now what it was, but I will try to remember. The other one that I love is "cattywampus".


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Think mine is Ya'll (? spelling)  I can say just not spell.

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Hey ya'll!


I'm fixin' to...


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'happier than a pig in slop' 


We only have one heart, take care of it!

Angie

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in teaching heart healthy nutrition to cad patients "if it tastes good, spit it  out'


We only have one heart, take care of it!

Angie

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crazy as a shit house rat.


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nuttier than squirral turds


Deb
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No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up
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Bless their heart!

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Bless your little pea-pickin' heart.


"Tumped over"


Putting somethig up instead of away)


All's I got to do----


 


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finer than a frog's hair


 

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y'all, up the holler, Flat dog, Dead Flat dogged, Dag  You get the idea

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I'M GONNA JERK A KNOT IN HIM, OR HER OR WHOEVER. DOESN'T THAT TRANSLATE INTO NORTHERN, I'M GOING TO KICK HIS AS-.


I WENT TO SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAPITAL UNIVERSITY IN THE LATE 1980'S AND EARLY 1990'S. LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU FELLOW NURSING STUDENTS.

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I'M GONNA JERK A KNOT IN HIM, OR HER OR WHOEVER. DOESN'T THAT TRANSLATE INTO NORTHERN, I'M GOING TO KICK HIS AS-.



That's got to be yank tawlk.  I haven't heard that down here. 


HEE HEE.  A couple mo yeers an y'ul have it.

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Jerk a knot in him is about as southern as you can get. My mother said that all of the time.


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I am going to go upside his head.


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weather reference:   It's slicker than snot on a doorknob out there.