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Pages in category "Slang of the Southern United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
From our obsession with sweet tea to our no-rush mindset, there are some things about the South and Southern people that—bless their hearts—the rest of the country just can't understand. And ...
banquette (southern Louisiana) – sidewalk, foot-path; billfold (widespread, but infrequent Northeast, Pacific Northwest) – a man's wallet; cap (also Midlands) – sir (prob. from "captain") chill bumps (also Midlands) – goose bumps; chuck – toss or throw an object (now somewhat widespread) coke – any brand of soft drink
(US) A person from the southern Appalachian Mountains, an uneducated person from the Southern United States. Hoosier (US) A person from Indiana; also the nickname of the athletic teams at Indiana University Bloomington, and frequently used as an adjective for students or fans of that school. Also a term synonymous with hillbilly or redneck when ...
29A: “Bad plan!,” in Southern slang (Saturday, Jan. 6) There’s no definitive source on where this came from, but it was very in-the-language for me. Our state dog, ...
The South is known for having their own lingo. But these six phrases are pretty unique to the Peach state. Do you know them all?
Empire State of the South — Georgia is the largest Southern state in land area east of the Mississippi and was the leading industrial state of the Old South. [42] Goober State — Refers to peanuts, the official state crop. [43] State of Adventure Guam: Tano y Chamorro (Land of the Chamorro) [44] (used on Guam license plates) [45] [46] Hub of ...
Getty Images In Nashville, slang is prevalent, and much of the local lingo heard around Music City is synonymous with general southern phrases. Nashville visitors, particularly those from the ...