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25 words and phrases you'll only hear in the South
By: kathy_s16
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Fri, 03 Jul 20 8:49 AM
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If you gents really tawk like this, it is going to be difficult. Oh, sigh.

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/25-words-and-phrases-you-ll-only-hear-in-the-south/ss-BB15N9vo?ocid=OWADense

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http://www.insider.com/southern-words-expressions-2018-10
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A Southerner will say "hold your horses" if things are going too fast.

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"Till the cows come home" is another way to say "forever" in the South.

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Southerners address a group with "y'all."

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"It doesn’t amount to a hill of beans" means that something isn't worth much.

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"Bless your heart" shows sympathy ... for the most part.

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Southerners are never just getting ready to do something, they're "fixin' to" do it.
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A mild exclamation of surprise used in the South is "Heavens to Betsy!"

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If someone is VERY mad, they're "madder than a wet hen."

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"Cattywampus" means something's askew.

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"Pretty as a peach" is a great compliment.
If something's far away from you, it's "over yonder."

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"She's as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine" is positive, despite the sad connotation.

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"I'm finer than frog hair split four ways" means you're good.

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Southerners call crawfish "crawdads."

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You have a "hankerin'" when you're really in the mood for something.

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"Might could" is the Southern way of saying "might."

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"He could eat corn through a picket fence," refers to an unfortunate set of buck teeth.

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"Take your own sweet time" means you're taking too long.

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"Well, I'll be" expresses surprise.

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"Thingamajigger" is the word for something you've forgotten the name for.

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"Coke" refers to all soda.

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"Hush up" is the Southern way of saying "shut up."

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If you look like a "ragamuffin," you don't look good enough to leave the house.

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"Goodness gracious" is a classic Southern exclamation, though it has caught on across the country.

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"What in the Sam Hill" is another exclamatory phrase.

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