We call the South home. And just like home means savory slow-cooked barbecue, there are some other customs that, well, we just can’t seem to leave behind. Beyond football, The Alamo, BBQ (what else is there besides that, right?), Texans also have a unique way of sayin’ things.
We thought we would introduce those of you unfamiliar with Southern slang to some common colloquialisms and their meanings. There are sure to be some gooderns here that you just might find useful!
“It’s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.” Translation: A OK
“He’s all hat and no cattle.” Translation: Proud with nothing to back it up
“He’s on a first-name basis with the bottom of the deck.” Translation: Not your most honest chap
“If that ain’t a fact, God’s a possum.” Translation: You can trust that guy
“He’s got more guts than you could hang on a fence.” Translation: Pretty darn brave
“She could start a fight in an empty house.” Translation: That mama ain’t happy
“He’s yellow as mustard but without the bite.” Translation: No guts at all
“So dry the Baptists are sprinkling, the Methodists are spitting, and the Catholics are giving rain checks.” Translation: It’s hot and dry
“Busy as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking convention.” Translation: Too busy for a rest
“He’s so country he thinks a seven-course meal is a possum and a six-pack.” Translation: You’re a redneck
“She’s two sandwiches short of a picnic.” Translation: You’re crazy!
And some pretty darn good advice from your Southern neighbors to follow:
- Keep your saddle oiled and your gun greased.
- Don’t hang your wash on someone else’s line.
- Do God’s will, whatever the hell it may be.
- Skin your own buffalo.