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Bumfuzzle v. To confuse, puzzle, or stump, as in "I don't know how that beer cap got in d'carburator; hit's got me plumb bumfuzzled."
Cackleberry n. Egg. Go figure.
Cattywampus a. Askew, awry; not straight.
Bidnis n. What you get down to or stay out of other people's, as in, "That ain't none a yore dad-burned bidnis!" (Southerners don't like "s" before "n", do you?).
Dat-air Away from me, as in, "Gimme dat-air munky ranch, bubba." (See also dis-hyeer.)
Doohickey n. A Southern thingamabob.
Edgy-cation n. Larnin whut gives you a edge in life. "He got lots of smarts but not much edgy-cation."
Farner a. Somebody whut done come from a farn country.
Fur piece n. A long way, a great distance
Gubmint n. A bureaucratic institution. Usage: "Them gubmint boysshore is ignert."
Hafta v. aux. Modal auxiliary indicating obligation. (Must is a word not found in most Southern dialects).
Ida Claire int. The saint Southerners turn to in moments of surprise: "Well, Ida Claire! If that don't beat all!
Jawjuh n. Southen state that gave us Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jimmy Carter. (Thanks.) The capital is Lanner: "My bruvver from Jawjuh—runs duh biggis junkyard in Lanner."
Kilt a.Past tense of kill: He kilt hisself a bar in dem dere woods.
Lick n. The smallest amount, whacha might lick up from the bottom of the plate. "At-ere dawg o'mine, he ain't got a lick o'sense."
Munt n. A calendar division. Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck, 'n I ain't heard from him in munts."
Nearbout adv. About, nearly: "Old Frosty, my horse, is nearbout dead he's so worn out."
Orta v. aux. Ought to, as in "You orta not tawk wif yore mouf full."
Purdy, Purt a. Attractive, as in, "She's downright purdy." Fairly, "Hey, that came purt near hittin me!"
Purse n. pro.The capital of France.
Retard v. Past tense of retar. To have stopped working due to age "Paw retard when he hit 95."
Saerdy n. The sixth day of the week.
Septin prep. With the exception of, as in, "Everbody ate his collardsseptin Rachael Ann."
Tar n. A rubber wheel, as in "Hot damn, I hope that brother o' mine from Jawjuh don't git a flat tar in my pickup truck."
Tarred n. Tuckered out, exhausted, fatigued as to come home from work too tarred to hold a fork.
Tetchy a. A little irritable, easily annoyed. Don't be so tetchy; I just said that if brains wuz dynamite you couldn't blow the wax outen yer ears.
Udder a. Not this/these. "Ain't you got no udder kind a veggie-tables septin deeze?"
Warnt v. aux. (1) Negative of "were", as in, "Hit warnt his fault." (2) A piece of paper that gives somebody the right to tear up your still: "Billy Joe I got a warnt rye-cheer to tear up yore still."
Y'all pro. The plural of you.
Cackleberry n. Egg. Go figure.
Cattywampus a. Askew, awry; not straight.
Bidnis n. What you get down to or stay out of other people's, as in, "That ain't none a yore dad-burned bidnis!" (Southerners don't like "s" before "n", do you?).
Dat-air Away from me, as in, "Gimme dat-air munky ranch, bubba." (See also dis-hyeer.)
Doohickey n. A Southern thingamabob.
Edgy-cation n. Larnin whut gives you a edge in life. "He got lots of smarts but not much edgy-cation."
Farner a. Somebody whut done come from a farn country.
Fur piece n. A long way, a great distance
Gubmint n. A bureaucratic institution. Usage: "Them gubmint boysshore is ignert."
Hafta v. aux. Modal auxiliary indicating obligation. (Must is a word not found in most Southern dialects).
Ida Claire int. The saint Southerners turn to in moments of surprise: "Well, Ida Claire! If that don't beat all!
Jawjuh n. Southen state that gave us Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jimmy Carter. (Thanks.) The capital is Lanner: "My bruvver from Jawjuh—runs duh biggis junkyard in Lanner."
Kilt a.Past tense of kill: He kilt hisself a bar in dem dere woods.
Lick n. The smallest amount, whacha might lick up from the bottom of the plate. "At-ere dawg o'mine, he ain't got a lick o'sense."
Munt n. A calendar division. Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck, 'n I ain't heard from him in munts."
Nearbout adv. About, nearly: "Old Frosty, my horse, is nearbout dead he's so worn out."
Orta v. aux. Ought to, as in "You orta not tawk wif yore mouf full."
Purdy, Purt a. Attractive, as in, "She's downright purdy." Fairly, "Hey, that came purt near hittin me!"
Purse n. pro.The capital of France.
Retard v. Past tense of retar. To have stopped working due to age "Paw retard when he hit 95."
Saerdy n. The sixth day of the week.
Septin prep. With the exception of, as in, "Everbody ate his collardsseptin Rachael Ann."
Tar n. A rubber wheel, as in "Hot damn, I hope that brother o' mine from Jawjuh don't git a flat tar in my pickup truck."
Tarred n. Tuckered out, exhausted, fatigued as to come home from work too tarred to hold a fork.
Tetchy a. A little irritable, easily annoyed. Don't be so tetchy; I just said that if brains wuz dynamite you couldn't blow the wax outen yer ears.
Udder a. Not this/these. "Ain't you got no udder kind a veggie-tables septin deeze?"
Warnt v. aux. (1) Negative of "were", as in, "Hit warnt his fault." (2) A piece of paper that gives somebody the right to tear up your still: "Billy Joe I got a warnt rye-cheer to tear up yore still."
Y'all pro. The plural of you.
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