Southern Sayings and Phrases

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DEADEYE 1

Discussion Starter · Jan 22, 2022

1. His grits ain't cooked.
2.That dog won't hunt
add some of your own that you like.

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Gulfport Joe

· #2 · Jan 22, 2022

my wife says this to me often
"keep it up and were gonna have a come to jesus meeting"
or some variation of that, i don't really know cause I dont listen to her no how!

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gunsinger

· #3 · Jan 22, 2022

Bless it.

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usmc-nav

· #4 · Jan 22, 2022

Piss on the fire and call the dogs in
Crap in one hand and wish in the other. See which one fills up first.
Bless their heart.

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Gulfport Joe

· #5 · Jan 22, 2022

@usmc-nav haha Tami says "Bless her Heart" a lot and I have learned that is southern lady code talk for "that dumb bi*ch"

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melmerf

· #6 · Jan 22, 2022

My momma used to say, and I'm spelling it the way she pronounced it. "Well, I swunny."

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librich

· #7 · Jan 22, 2022

Don't that make your eyes bug out like a stomped on bullfrog.

If I tell you a chicken dips snuff look under it's wing.

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Rascal

· #8 · Jan 22, 2022

“Fixin to”
“colder than a well digger @ss”
“more nervous than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs”
“His elevator definitely doesn’t make it to the top floor”
“Hey y’all, watch this”

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Blade

· #9 · Jan 22, 2022

All his puppies aint barking

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Blade

· #10 · Jan 22, 2022

Smile and the world smiles with you, fart and you'll stand alone!

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BladeZealot

· #11 · Jan 22, 2022

2 I use often...

I reckon.
Fair to middlin'..

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bubbat

· #12 · Jan 22, 2022

Busier than a $2 whore on payday

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usmc-nav

· #13 · Jan 22, 2022

Bubbat you made me think of this,

“ busier than a flea collar on a two dollar dog”

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Twang

· #14 · Jan 22, 2022

Sweating like a pregnant nun
Grinning like a mule eating saw briars
Grinning like a possum eating sour grapes
He ain't no bigger than a fart in a whirlwind

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SubGunFan

· #15 · Jan 22, 2022

They are over yonder. I remember when I was young and heard this for the first time, I thought to myself, which way is yonder?

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bubbat

· #16 · Jan 22, 2022

SubGunFan said:
They are over yonder. I remember when I was young and heard this for the first time, I thought to myself, which way is yonder?

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Wife always fussed at me for saying "yonder". She said it's not a word but it is, means "over there in direction indicate, usually in sight"

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SLBcmtr

· #17 · Jan 22, 2022

Round-to-it

and on a personal note, mine has a flat spot....

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Coke
"I'm going to the store, you want a coke?"
"Yeah"
"What kind?"
"Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, RC, etc."

No, I've never used the word "pop" or "soda" in relation to a drink. Or sodee pop either.
Except "pop a top"

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USCGMK2

· #19 · Jan 22, 2022

“Fixin To” got on the Yankees nerves. When I was stationed in Wisconsin this guy from Baton Rouge and me would always say that and they would say “what does that even mean?”

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elvis

· #20 · Jan 22, 2022

preciate it

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Southern Sayings and Phrases

DEADEYE 1

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Gulfport Joe

melmerf

librich

Rascal

Blade

Blade

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bubbat

usmc-nav

Twang

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SLBcmtr

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USCGMK2

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