Do Y'all Really Know Southern Slang?
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  • What does “y’all” mean?

  • If someone says “Bless your heart,” what might they really mean?

  • What does “fixin’ to” mean?

  • What is a “buggy”?

  • If it’s “hotter than blue blazes,” it is:

  • What does “catawampus” mean?

  • If someone is “madder than a wet hen,” they are:

  • What is a “hissy fit”?

  • What is “sweet tea” in the South?

  • If something is “highfalutin’,” it is:

  • What does “over yonder” mean?

  • If someone says “I reckon,” they mean:

  • What does “tump over” mean?

  • If someone is “uglier than homemade sin,” they are:

  • What does “gully washer” refer to?

  • If someone says “That dog won’t hunt,” they mean:

  • “Might could” is classic Southern phrasing meaning something is possible.

  • If you’re “knee-high to a grasshopper,” you are:

  • What does “yonder come” mean?

  • If food “will stick to your ribs,” it is:

  • What does “ain’t got a pot to pee in” mean?

  • If someone is “tickled to death,” they are:

  • What does “come hell or high water” mean?

  • If someone is “carrying on,” they are:

  • What does “gone to pot” mean?

  • If someone says “I’m just messin’ with you,” they mean:

  • What does “make do” mean?

  • If someone “cut the fool,” they:

  • What does “fair to middlin’” mean?

  • If something is “plumb wore out,” it is:

  • What does “don’t get above your raisin’” mean?

  • If someone says “I’ll be there directly,” they mean:

  • What does “bless it” usually express?

  • If someone “lit out,” they:

  • What does “poke” mean in Southern slang?

  • If something is “scarce as hen’s teeth,” it is:

  • What does “carry somebody home” mean?

  • If someone is “not worth a hill of beans,” they are:

  • What does “set a spell” mean?

  • If someone says “I’m fixin’ to head out,” they are:

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