How Well Do You Speak Southern Slang?
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If you’re anything like us, you’ve got a hankerin’ for sweet tea and hush puppies. But understanding the language of Dixie can be like herding cats! How well do you know southern slang? If you know what it means for a “dog that won’t hunt,” what a buggy is, or what it means to “piddle,Show More
If you’re anything like us, you’ve got a hankerin’ for sweet tea and hush puppies. But understanding the language of Dixie can be like herding cats! How well do you know southern slang? If you know what it means for a “dog that won’t hunt,” what a buggy is, or what it means to “piddle,” you might have what it takes to survive in the land of grits and collard greens. But those who are really fluent in American south have been speaking it since they were knee-high to a grasshopper! Displaced out-of-towners will probably feel a bit cattywampus trying to understand this special and unique American dialect. If you’ve never been south of the Mason-Dixon line, bless your heart!
So sit a spell and answer these questions to see if you have what it takes to pass as a real southern belle or proper gentleman. Don’t worry, we won’t tan your hide if you don’t pass!
"That dog won't hunt," doesn't refer to a peace-loving canine. What does it mean?
- Something is useless.
- A dog is sick and frail.
- Someone who stands up for what they believe in.
On a road trip, your buddy points out that there's a "Y" in three miles. What's a "Y?"
Which is a "buggy?"
Your mom asks for you to tell your brother to stop "piddling" around. What is "piddling?"
- Wasting time
- Playing the banjo
- Urinating outside
Your friend described their child as "knee-high to a grasshopper." What are they really saying their kid is like?
This cat knows what "cattywampus" means! How would you define it?
- Wet, feral cat.
- Chaotic or out of sorts
- Fun and exciting
If someone "tanned your hide," they didn't give you nice cow pelts. What does this term mean?
- Condition and treat a leather product
- Provide a spray tan
- Beat up or spank
When "the devil is beating his wife..."
- Chaos ensues.
- Someone is running their luck.
- The sun shines through the rain.
Your aunt tells you to "sit a spell." What is she asking you to do?
- Stop cursing
- Help her summon ghosts through her ouija board
- Sit back and relax
A polite southern belle says, "Bless your heart!" What is she REALLY saying?
- You’re an idiot.
- Best of luck.
- May you be graced with the lord’s love.
What would you call this sweet, carbonated, caramel-colored beverage?
- Soda
- Pop
- Coke
- Cola
If your girlfriend is "fixin' to," what's she doing?
- Craving food or feeling hungry
- Repairing her car or an appliance
- Getting ready to go somewhere
If a southerner enters a room with a boisterous "Hey y'all," who are they talking to?
- The one person they know in the room.
- The couple of people they know in the room
- Everybody and they mama
"Bless your heart." What's it mean?
- Genuine Sympathy
- Absolute Shade
- It’s somewhere in the middle.
If something is "over yonder," how close is it?
- Literally right in front of you.
- A few steps within reach.
- Above you.
- Literally anywhere that isn’t within arms reach.
Someone from the south might say you're pretty as a ______.
- Passion fruit
- Peach
- Prune
- Pear
If you walk in the kitchen and scare your southern grandma, she might say "heavens to ________."
- Hell
- Jesus
- Harmony
- Betsy
This woman is madder than a _________.
- Poked Bull
- Wet Hen
- Hit Hen
- A Treaded Rattler
Someone whose blissfully unaware of danger might be described as "happy as a dead pig in the ___________."
- Sunshine
- Summer Rain
- Moonlight
- Slop Pit
The miniature version of this dude found at every southern boil is called ________.
- Crawfish
- Crayfish
- Crawbubs
- Craydads
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