Southern Colloquialisms

[just-Wynn]

"Well I'll be John Brown"A roman soldier on a horse probably asked a bunch of prisioners one time in the desert, "Who is Spartacus?". Then everyone, one by one, stood up and said, "I am Sparatcus!", "I am Spartacus.","I am Spartacus!".....then the brotha in the back stood up and said, "I'll be John Brown!!!" .... ;)

[Tully Mars]

Holy Cow Batman take a look at this :cow: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_cow)

<Click on the cow>

[fuzzis]

When I taught, researching colloquialisms was an activity that I did with my students. It killed lots of birds with one stones. I haven't done anything with that stuff for a couple of years, but I remember that there were several really good sites online to help with discovering the origins of sayings. Of course, I don't remember what they are, but I could find them for you if you like.

fuzzis

[fuzzis]

"Now, don't go off half cocked", fuzzis.

:smt042

These days most things I do are half cocked. (I haven't been awake long enough to reply in colloquialisms...I need another hour. LOL!)

fuzzis

[just-Wynn]

"It's raining like a cow peeing on a flat rock!" No clue as to what the inbred bumpkin was thinking when he came up with that. :smt102

[just-Wynn]

"high cotton"....old times there are not forgotten peoples!!!

[Tully Mars]

A good friend of mine is fond of saying, "If you lie down with dogs you're sure to get up with fleas".

[just-Wynn]

Wynn's pops and friends used to always say, "Well i'll be kiss my ass!" Hmmm, prize donkey maybe? :smt102

[justme]

act like you got some raisin'

In other words.. use your manners

[reality]

My grandfather talking to his grandson (my cousin) who is a little "slow" and always goofing up:

"Son, your mind is like a fart in a whirlwind!!"

[fuzzis]

Because I'm a dork and can't help myself...

This site (http://www.wordorigins.org/) has some more common words and phrases and their origins.

This site (http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm) is extremely well-researched, but it's a bit more difficult to find the information on it. (For example, I found "cotton on" in the middle of an article about textiles...no "high cotton" though)

And for southern words (although it's a bit cheesy), go here (http://www.netsquirrel.com/crispen/word.html).

If you're bored and have nothing better to do, the following page (http://www.wolinskyweb.net/word.htm) is a collection of all things word-y. Including such things as a slang translator (translate your favorite web page into redneck-speak for instance) or search google as the Muppet's Swedish Chef.

:-D

fuzzis

[just-Wynn]

"useless a teats on a boar hog". Wynn has heard more than several peoples around town saying, "It's as useless as Hattiesburg's police chief."....hey wait.....:smt076

[543LISTguy]

I've always loved... "hotter than two mice screwin in a wool sock"

and "face like a pitbull chewin on a wasp"

[Monkey]

My dad always says "grinning like a mule eatin' briars" :-D

[reality]

How about "she's hotter than donut grease"

Doc, I heard that one on a movie recently, but I can't remember.... Maybe it was Kingpin, with Woody Harrelson.


Here's more:

Don't go off with your pistol half cocked. (Don't get mad unless you have all the facts.)
We better git on the stick! (We better get started.)
Somebody beat him with the ugly stick. (He's not very good looking.)
I'll knock you so hard you'll see tomorrow today. (You're gonna get it!)
Dumb as a bucket of rocks. (Pretty dumb)

[just-Wynn]

"He's walking like he's got a corn-cob stuck up his @$$." Wynn would hate to be the person this saying was inspired by.....or would he....Hmmm??? :smt100

[vandy]

I agree with you on that one Wynn!

[shawn o hairy]

more slippery than an eel in axle grease.

[shawn o hairy]

this aint my first rodeo,

[shawn o hairy]

i will hit you so hard you will die sliding,or i will whoop you so bad youll holler yall stop!

[reality]

"He's walking like he's got a corn-cob stuck up his @$$." Wynn would hate to be the person this saying was inspired by.....or would he....Hmmm??? :smt100

My grandmother always called them "push-petered" :-D

[AlphaMale]

"I'll snatch a knot on you a show dog can't jump over"

[reverand]

"I'll run you so far off, it'll take $20 to send you a penny post card"


Have Mercy

[shawn o hairy]

pretty is,is pretty does.

[wilebill]

slicker'n owl sh*t

tighter than Dick's hat band

tight as a drum

purty as a brick sh*t house

don't know sh*t from Shinola

[wilebill]

We're in hog heaven

Eatin' high on the hog

Don't let the door hit you in the butt

Were you raised in a barn? (if you forget to shut the door)

A tough row to hoe (a lot of people say tough road to hoe, but who ever hoed a road?)

She could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence (buck-toothed)

[wilebill]

Hawk, that reminded me of a couple more.

Sweatin like a whore in a church house

Hot as a fresh ****** goat eatin' peppers two rows at a time.

[fuzzis]

She could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence (buck-toothed)

I think I've heard a variation on that, inappropriate for a family website. :-D

fuzzis

[wilebill]

I heard a couple more variations of "cold as a well digger"

Cold as a witch's teat.

Cold as a brass monkey.

I use to combine all 3:

Cold as a well digger's brass teat :-D Doesn't make sense unless you know all 3 sayings.

[Monkey]

My grandmother says, "Bless her heart she coulda stayed home"

(She can't help it she's ugly but she didn't have to go out in public!}

[wilebill]

Variation;
Hotter than a fresh ****** fox in a forest fire.
I could never say that, there's too many f's in there. :grin:

[reality]

Push Peter? Ahhh, ha, ha, ha, ha, haaaaaa. Reality, yo grandma was bad to the bone.

Yes, and she still comes up with some doozies to this day! :p

[ynotme297]

beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone.

[reality]

He/she fell out of an ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

[wilebill]

He's so ugly we had to tie a pork chop around his neck to get the dogs to play with him.

[ynotme297]

he was so ugly, that his mama sat him in a corner and fed him with a sling shot.

[ynotme297]

he was so ugly that he had to trick or treat over the phone.