What words do Southerners say differently?

What are some common Southern sayings?

What words have a Southern accent?

What are the most Southern words?

How do Southern people pronounce words?

Southerners don't say I or eye the way you do. It is more of an aah with a short "a" sound. We also say mah for the word my, also with the short "a." So, for example, you may hear "Aah have an aah-lash in mah aah" (I have an eyelash in my eye). The word get does not rhyme with yet here in the South.

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How do Southerners say happy?

For some reason, when it comes to happiness, we Southerners often turn to pigs. We're as happy as a pig eating slop, a pig in a wallow and a dead pig in sunshine. And dogs. Southern dogs are apparently pretty happy, too.

What do Southern people say when mad?

For instance, down south, "madder than a wet hen" means being angry, "over yonder" is a more poetic way of saying "over there," and "bless your heart" can be both an insult and a way to show empathy.

How do Southerners say wow?

5. Southerners don't say “oh, wow”…they say “good lord!”

What do you call Southern girls?

The Southern belle archetype is characterized by Southern hospitality, a cultivation of beauty, and a flirtatious yet chaste demeanor. For example, Sallie Ward, who was born into the planter class of Kentucky in the Antebellum South, was called a Southern belle.

How do you say pretty in Southern slang?

She's as Pretty as a Peach

This is a high compliment in the South, since Southern states are known for their peaches.

How do Southerners say goodbye?

How do Southerners say it's cold?

Colder than a well-digger's nappy: 35-25 degrees.

Any colder than that and the contents of the nappy freeze and remain at 32.

How does the South say you all?

But the best-known word in the Southern vernacular is probably our most-loved pronoun: y'all. A contraction of "you" and "all" is what forms "y'all" when addressing or referencing two or more people.

How do you say it's hot in Southern?

How do you compliment a Southern girl?

What is a Southern kiss?

3 ounces Southern Comfort. 1 ounce Amaretto. ¹⁄₂ ounce irish cream.

What is going south in slang?

(idiomatic) To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse. quotations ▼ I should have walked away from the casino when my luck went south, but I stayed and ended up in the hole.

How do Southerners say tomatoes?

As the saying goes, "Tomatoes, tomahtoes." But, no. There's only one way to say it in the South, and that's the first way.

How do you compliment a Southern man?

How to be more Southern?

What are Southerners called?

The Northerners were called “Yankees” and the Southerners, “Rebels.” Sometimes these nicknames were shortened even further to “Yanks” and “Rebs.” At the beginning of the war, each soldier wore whatever uniform he had from his state's militia, so soldiers were wearing uniforms that didn't match.

Why do Southerners say do what?

I just learned about a regionalism I hadn't been aware of: “Do what?” as an equivalent of “excuse me?” or “pardon me?” when someone says something you didn't catch. According to this AskMetaFilter thread it's native to the Texas hill country, North Carolina, and Alabama; any of you from other areas know and/or use it?