Southerner’s are famous for a lot of things like their accents, sweet tea, fried comfort foods, friendless and of course their southern slang. I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked “what did you say or what does that mean?” There are so many that I personally use that I decided I needed to do it in parts so this is Part 1 of the Famous Southern Sayings.
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1) If Lord willing and the creek don’t rise – This means everything should go as planned as long as no problems arise. (As long as the Lord allows it and the creek didn’t wash it away or stop it.)
2) Y ‘all – You + All= Ya’ll. I use this word all the time but when I write it, spell check don’t like it and the auto correct hates it too!
3) Barking up the wrong tree – This means you are talking or fussing at the wrong person.
4) Were you raised in a barn? – This means you didn’t shut the door when you came in. You better not let the flies in or cold air out in the summertime so go close the door.
5) Over yonder – A Southerner’s measure of distance which could be a foot away from where you are or a mile away depending on where you are talking about.
6) Three sheets to the wind – This applies to somebody who has drank one too many adult beverages.
7) Cute as a button – Another way of saying something is just totally adorable.
8) Supper – For most Southerners this means dinner but I have heard people use it as a reference to lunch when it’s close to lunch time.
9) Bless your heart – This Southern saying is probably the most famous of all. We can use in two ways so be careful and listen to how we say it. One way we can use it is to show true sympathy to a situation however, we use it a lot as a nice way to recognize stupidity.
10) I reckon so – This is similar to saying I think so or a way of agreeing to something even though you’re not sure if you really want to or not.
11) Don’t sugar coat it – Although Southerners love sugar, we don’t like any talk that is sugar coated. Southerners like people to be straight forward and honest.
12) Raisin’ cane – This means somebody is highly upset and making a scene about it.
If you have any favorite Southern sayings, leave them in the comments because I would love to hear them!
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