I
know that many of my blogging friends are coming to Nashville, Tennessee on May
28 thru 30, 2015 for the BlogPaws conference from all over the world.
One of my duties as a BlogPaws Ambassador is to make sure that you are
prepared for the adventure. Since I'm
the GRITS (Girl Raised in the South) of the group, I
thought I could do my part to familiarize you with some of our 'southernisms' sayings
and pronunciations.
Y’all: rhymes with ball
~ (1) Y’all means two or more people (2) All y’all is a larger group of people Example:
What sessions are y’all taking at the conference? Are all y’all going to stay at the Sheraton?
“G”: You will notice a
lack of the letter “g” at the end of words.
We don’t use it and we aren’t fixin’ to start.
Fixin’: This means that
you are preparing to do something, but not actually doing it yet. Example: I am fixin’ to make a list of the
things I need to pack. I'm fixin' to go to sleep. *We also fix
supper, fix our hair & makeup, and get in a fix.
Same things, but different
names
Y’all say: We say:
Shopping
carts Buggies
Laundromat Washateria
Crayfish Crawfish/Mudbugs
Lightening
Bugs Fireflies
Dinner Supper
Hero/Sub
Sandwich Po’Boys
Drinking
fountains Water
fountains
Wallet Billfold
Heavy
rain Gullywasher
Stubborn Onery
Pants Britches
Don’t Be Surprised
If…
Your
server asks what kind of coke that you want. Coke is southern for soda, not actually
Coca-Cola.
Your
tea is sweet and served in a Mason jar.
Perfect
strangers strike up a conversation with you in a line.
Strangers
wave and say “Hey y’all!”
Cars
pull over for a funeral procession.
*Special Tip: We
never tease about our football teams.
Ever.
We
say, “Yes ma’am" and "No ma’am” “Yes Sir
and No sir” regardless of age.
You might hear
someone say:
We
say… We
mean…
D’jeet
yet? Have you eaten?
I
reckon Probably
Sunday
go-to-meeting clothes Dress up
Are
those the good scissors? Did you find the new pair?
Sweatin’
like a sinner on Sunday. You are
nervous.
This
ain’t my first rodeo. Been
there, done that.
Plumb
tuckered out Tired
I
wouldn’t tie my dog to it. I
don’t really trust it.
Shut
the front door! Are
you kidding?
Gimme
some sugar. Kiss
me!
Quit
being ugly. Don’t
be mean.
Going to Gonna
*We say, “Bless
your heart” a lot. It can be used sincerely as a sympathetic
sentiment. Example: “I’m so sorry to hear about the surgery. Bless his heart.” It can also be used to try to take the bite
out of an insult. Example: “She has got the absolute worst taste in
clothes. Bless her heart.”
I
hope this prepares you for the foreign language of southerners. You will find that for the most part, we are
an extremely friendly group of folks. It
would be terrific to meet all of y’all in Nashville for the BlogPaws conference. I will be happy to help translate if you are
stuck on anything. If you haven’t
ordered your tickets yet, don’t wait! They
are selling fast and with my discount code, you can save 10% ~ BP15-Amb-Melissa-10
We
are lookin’ forward to seein’ all y’all in 70 days at the Sheraton Music City in
Nashville. That is if the good Lord’s
willin’ and the creek don’t rise!
Barking
from the Bayou has a winner in the Long Live Pets campaign with Nature’s
Variety and The Best Friends Animal Society.
The lucky person is
Millie
and Walter from Bird Brains and Dog Tales
They won a bag of Nature’s Variety Instinct Rawboost Munchies. Bentley and Pierre say
that y’all will love them! Congratulations!
Bentley
is joining me at the BlogPaws conference and I wanted something special for him
to wear. After discussing my options
with Cindy, she designed this gorgeous Barking from the Bayou bandanna. I absolutely love it. She is working on a top-secret one for him
now. If you are interested in her
bandannas or any of the other cool things that she makes, visit her shop
today. We recommend her whole-heartedly.
This
is our Thoughtless Thursday blog post. I
co-host this fun hop each week with my blogging buddies, Ruckus the Eskie and
Love is being owned by a Husky. Hop
along by joining in or clicking to visit these other “Thoughtless” blogs.
A few more from the Lone Star State...
ReplyDeleteThe porch light's on, but no one's home..... Means kinda crazy, not all there
She'd make a train take a dirt road..... Means she's ugly
He's all hat and no cattle............... Means he's full of bull
Look what the cat dragged in...... Hello!
Speak of the devil...................... Howdy, we were just talkin' 'bout you!
Were you raised in a barn? ...... Close the door!! or they're tellin' you you've got bad manners
Buzzard bait..............................Dead
It's too bad I won't be able to make it to Nashville...I'd fit right in as we spend time every winter in the south! Thanks Melissa!
ReplyDeleteMore from Deep South Louisiana (these don't include sayings from Cajun country as that would be a whole other thing. It is it's own language!):
ReplyDeleteRefrigerator.: icebox
How is your family? : How's your mama and dem? (You can get asked this even if they don't know your family.)
Porch: veranda
Ask : ax.
Asking : axin'
My grandmother had a time teaching my sisters and I to say ask and not ax! LOL!
Don't forget to specify unsweet tea if that via what you want! I am Southern, born and raised, but drink unsweet tea with lemon. A paradox!
Enjoy your time in the South! We have the friendliest people around!
Two more I forgot!
DeletePecan is not pronounced Pee-can but Puh-cahn.
Praline is not pronounced Pray-leen but Prah-leen.
:)
Two more I forgot!
DeletePecan is not pronounced Pee-can but Puh-cahn.
Praline is not pronounced Pray-leen but Prah-leen.
:)
More from Deep South Louisiana (these don't include sayings from Cajun country as that would be a whole other thing. It is it's own language!):
ReplyDeleteRefrigerator.: icebox
How is your family? : How's your mama and dem? (You can get asked this even if they don't know your family.)
Porch: veranda
Ask : ax.
Asking : axin'
My grandmother had a time teaching my sisters and I to say ask and not ax! LOL!
Don't forget to specify unsweet tea if that via what you want! I am Southern, born and raised, but drink unsweet tea with lemon. A paradox!
Enjoy your time in the South! We have the friendliest people around!
Oh we loved those particularly gullywasher. Have a tremendous Thursday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Bentley, do you have any tips for understanding the southern dog barks and howls? I still have a touch of British accent in my barks and howls, but I would like to fit in. Love your bandana.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if we we live in Arkansas is considered southern - we just know the hillbilly talk around here is REALLY hard to understand :)
ReplyDeleteHaahhaa love it ...we say Plumb tuckered out too and actually most of what you said I got..i also say bless a lot..and yes for nice reasons and also..Oh bless she stuffed it up hahaaha..maybe us down unders are southerners after all ..trust me we have some weird lingo too :) loves Fozziemum xx
ReplyDeleteBentley that was a fabulous lesson... my mom laughed like a monkey ... bless her heart :o(
ReplyDeleteeasy rider
WE say a lot of those Up here North of the Mason Dixon Line Too...... SUPPER is at 5:00... Our mom and dad LOVED Po' Boys when they were in Nawluns. We call UNDERPANTIES.... and Tighty Whities.... DRAWERS our Under Drawers...
ReplyDeleteand a Gully Washer is a Darned Hard Rain fur sure...
Some folks HERE say USE this way... do USE have any Pie left. can USE help us with this... butt they spell USE this way YOUS... What do YOUS want?
We loved all those translations. Woo Hoo! We won your giveaway and you look fantastic in your bandana. Mom is working on your next one and we will keep it a secret. Shhhhhh.
ReplyDeleteCute post, Melissa! It might even make a funny instructional video - just sayin'
ReplyDeleteThanks for that translation guide. Seems people from all over have a different way of saying the same thing! Love your new bandanna! Cindy does excellent work!
ReplyDeleteYour Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
hahaha wow! It's like a whole other language for sure!!!!
ReplyDeleteღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Great post....hope lots of blogville soaks that up....crikey (thats for Charlie) mostly them northern folk so they understands usin's!
ReplyDeleteThe Mad Scots
Hi Y'all!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great guide.
Oh in some areas of the south, y'all is used even when addressin' a single person. You can also tell what part of the south, right down to the region of the state by the softness or harshness of the accent. I grew up sayin' and believin' the way to say p-e-a-c-a-n-s was PEA cans. The rest of the world seemed to say pea CONS. If you're a southerner, you can tell pretty much where in the some on is from by the "dialect". (for the lack of a better word).
BrownDog's Human
Thanks for the language lesson! The mom is a northern girl so she needed this. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the way y'all talk! I went to junior college in Pennsylvania and made many friends from different parts of the country, including the south. I picked up expressions from everyone, and when I went home people thought I talked kind of weird! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great lesson...I might be looking to you for interpretation if I forget anything! :)
Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
Haha, very nice post :-) I've come to learn quite a few southernisms since living in NC ~ I really like "Shut the front door!" and "fixin' ". I actually caught myself using fixin' a few times...usually when getting ready to fix the pups' dinner ;-)
ReplyDeleteawesome post! I love it! love the bandana too, Bentley is going to be stylin
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteI don't think we're going to make it to BlogPaws, but thanks for the thesaurus!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you published this handy glossary of terms - many of them are confusing to this native New Yorker. I have never heard of All Y'all, that appears to be a little redundant LOL! In New York they just say "you's" to mean the plural of you. I smack my husband in the head when he says "you's" because it makes him sound dumb! But he's so Onery he still says it! I have never, ever used the term "you's". Ugh!
ReplyDeleteLove & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them