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How to speak Southern
Ah: The thing you see with, and the personal pronoun used denoting
individuality. "Ah think Ah've got somethin' in mah ah."
aig: which come first, the chicken or the aig?
Amulance: Ambulance, a vehicle that takes you to a hospital when you crash
your neck car
arn: an electrical instrument used to remove wrinkles from clothing
Ast: To interrogate or inquire, as when a revenue agent seeks information
about illegal moonshine stills. "Don't ast me so many question. I
makes me mad."
Attair: Contradiction used to indicate the specific item desire. "Pass me
attair gravy, please"
Awl: An amber fluid used to lubricate engines. "Ah like attair car, but it
sure does take a lot of awl."
Bawl: What water does at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. "That gal cain't even bawl
water without burnin' it."
bidness: commercial enterprise
Bleeve: Expression of intent or faith. "Ah bleeve we ought to go to church
this Sunday."
bobbycue: a delectable southern sandwich of chopped pork, cole slaw an a
fiery sauce
Cent: Plural of cent. "You paid five dollars for that necktie? Ah wouldn't
give fiddy cent for it."
clinics: a tissue
Co-cola: The soft drink that started in Atlanta and conquered the world.
"Ah hear they even sell Co-cola in Russia."
crine: weeping
Cyst: To render aid. "Can Ah cyst you with those packages, ma'am."
daints: a more or less formal event in which members of the opposite sex
hold each other and move rhythmicallyto the sound of music
dawfins: name of the pro football team in Miami
Dayum: A cuss word Rhett Butler used in "Gone With the Wind." "Frankly, my
dear, I don't give a dayum."
doc: a condition caused by an absence of light
Earl: What you lube parts with or fry in.
ever: each, as in "She's bin crine ever day since JJ run off."
Everwhichways: To be scattered in all directions. "You should have been
there when the train hit attair chicken truck. Them chickens
flew everwhichways.
Far: A state of combustion that produces heat and light. "Ah reckon it's
about time to put out the far and call in the dawgs."
Flares: The colorful, sweet-smelling part of a plant. "If yo wife's mad at
ya, it's smart to take her some flares."
Gahrill: The front section of a car or in Jungle gloss terms, someone's
face. "Jethro didin' take kindly to that monkey so he got right up in
his gahrill."
goff: a game played with clubs and a little white ball
Good ole boy: Any Southern male between age 16 and 60 who has an amiable
disposition and is fond of boon companions, strong
drink, hound dawgs, fishin', huntin', and good lookin' women, but not
necessarily in that order. " Bubba's a good ole boy."
Griyuts: What no Southern breakfast would be without - grits. "Ah like
griyuts with butter and sawt on'em, but Ah purely love'em with
red-eye gravy."
Hale: Where General Sherman is going for what he did to Etlanna. (Atlanta)
"General Sherman said "War is Hale" and he made sure it
was."
Hep: to aid or benefit. "Ah can't hep it if Ah'm still in love with you."
hoss: a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous animal
Idee: something a neck thinks. "Ah ain't got no idee."
Idinit: Term employed by genteel Southerners to avoid saying Ain't. "Mighty
hot today, idinit?"
Isis: meaning "I am." For example: "Isis going to da
store for more beer."
Jew: Did you. "Jew want to buy attair comic book, son, or just stand there
and read it here?"
Kumpny: Guests. "Be home on time. We's havin' kumpny for supper."
Law: Police, or as Southerners pronounce it, PO-leece. "We better get outta
here. That bartender's doen called the law."
liberry: a building where thousands of literary works are kept
Likker: Whiskey; either the amber kind bought in stores or the homemade
white kind that federal authorities frown upon." Does he
drink? Listen, he spills more likker than most people drink.'
Mash: To press, as in the case of an elevator button. "Want me to mash yo
floor for you, Ma'am?"
Muchablige: Thank you. "muchablige for the lift, mister."
Nawthun: Anything that is not Southern. "He is a classic product of the
superior Nawthun educational system." (sarcasm)
ole well: a source of petroleum
Ovair: In that direction. 'Where's yo paw, son?" He's ovair, suh."
Phraisin: Very cold. "Shut that door. It's phraisin in here."
Plowers: What you use to fix things with, a common household tool (aka
pliers outside of Misery)
Plum: Completely. "Ah'm plum wore out."
Retch: To grasp for. "The right feilder retch over into the stands and
caught the ball."
Saar: The opposite of sweet. "These pickles Sure are saar."
Shovelay: A GM car. "Nobody could drive a Shovelay like Junior Johnson."
Sinner: Exact middle of. "Have you been to the new shoppin' sinner."
spearmint: something scientists do
stow : establishment where things are sold
Sugar: A kiss. "Come here and give me some sugar."
Tarred: Fatigued. "Ah'm too tarred to go bowlin' nonight."
Tar Arns: A tool for changing wheels. "You cain't change a tar without a
tar arn."
Thoad: Past tense of tho. As in "Nomo thoad a no hitta".
Uhmurkin: Someone who lives in the United States of Uhmurka. "Thomas
Jefferson was a great Uhmurkin."
Viddle's: Anything Mamma can scrape up off the interstate.
War: Metal strands attached to posts to enclose domestic animals. "Be
careful and don't get stuck on that bob war."
Warsh: Something most necks only do on big holidays, or just hear about.
Whup: To beat or to strike. "OOOEEE!!! Yer mama's gonna whup you fer sayin'
a cuss word."
zackly: precisely
Zat: Is that. "Zat yo dawg?"
Medical terms translation guide for nawthun educated doctors
Many doctors who open up practice in a southern town can quickly become
confused when using medical terms with the local necks, this glossary is
intended to help them along.
Anti-Body:against everyone.
Artery:A study of fine painting.
Barium:What you do when CPR fails.
Benign:What you are after you be eight.
Bowel:What you do after a good performance.
Cardiac Arrest:To be taken into custody for stealing a Coup De Ville.
Cardiology:The advanced study of Poker playing.
CAT scan:Searching for kitty
Cesarean Section:A district in Rome.
Charley Horse:A 10-1 long shot in the Kentucky Derby.
Coma:A punctuation mark.
Colic:A sheepdog.
Congenital:Very friendly.
Cyst:Nickname for your sister.
Dilate:To live longer.
Enema:Not a friend
Fester:Quicker.
Genes:What you wear when you cut the grass.
G.I. Series:Baseball game between teams of soldiers.
Hangnail:Coat hook.
Hemorrhoid:Male alian from outa space.
Herpes:What the little woman does when we stop at a rest area.
Hormones:What a prostitute does when she doesn't get paid.
Impotent
istinguished; well known
Labor pain:Getting hurt at work
Mamogram:A letter to a lady.
Medical Staff:A doctor's cane.
Minor Operation:Coal digging.
Morbid:A higher offer.
Nitrate:Lower than the day rate.
Node:Was aware of.
Organic:Organ repair man.
Outpatient:A person who has fainted.
Pap smear:When dad jumps out of a window.
Paralyze:Two far-fetched stories.
Pelvis:Cousin of Elvis
Post-operative:A letter carrier.
Prostate:A date with a hooker.
Protein:In favor of young people.
Rectum:What your neighbor has done with all the vehicles he ever owned.
Rectum
amn near killed 'em.
Scalpal:What you stand on to clean windows on a high-rise building.
Secretion:Hiding anything.
Serology:The study of English Knighthood.
Tablet:A small table.
Tumor:An extra pair.
Urine:The opposite of "You're out".
Varicose Veins:Veins which are very close together.