Hes so busy youd think he was twins.Theyre doing a land-office business.Busy as a one-legged man at an ass-kicking convention.Busy as a funeral home fan in July.Busy as a one-eyed dog in a smokehouse.Busy as a one-armed paperhanger.Busy as a stump-tailed bull in fly season.Busy as a hound in flea season.Got to slop the hogs, dig the well, and plow the south forty before breakfast.Got to get back to my rat killing.Shes jumping like hot grease (or water) on a skillet.Panting like a lizard on a hot rock.No grass growing under her feet. A few definitions- Don knee baby is a young toddler 17. We would never say someone was drunk. Down the road a piece.A fur piece.Turn left past yonder.I wont say its far, but I had to grease the wagon twice before I hit the main road.Two hoots and a holler away. Shes throwin a hissy fit A hissy fit is anger on displaya temper tantrum at its finest. Its better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.Thats close enough for government work.Might as well. Luckenbach Is a Hill Country Treasure. ), Don't go borrowing trouble. Knee-high to a grasshopper. Chip Gaines Bought Larry McMurtrys Historic Texas Bookstore. This is an expression used instead of Good God (remember we dont take the Lords name in vain.) Catawampus adj: askew, awry, cater-cornered. the dogs to piss on them (We don't like her husband/boyfriend. 3. We have provided a link on this CD below to Acrobat Reader v.8 installer. the Texanist, is a staff writer. He's not southern, but since his mom was he used to tease her by making up faux southern sayings, such as, "Go have sex with a web footed water fowl, you thrice miscarried son of a chicken stealing coyote.". Posted on Last updated: December 28, 2019. "I'm fucking this cat, you're just holdin up the tail!". "I just moped the floor in the kitchen, be careful, it's slicker than owl shit in there." Im fuller than a tick on a dog. This one makes me cringe, He reportedly said the company had offered legislators as much as $25,000 for their votes to kick him out of office what he called enough money to burn a wet mule. Listen to them talk first-hand. The phrase refers to a key step in horse grooming when a horse runs fast, it works up a sweat, especially under the saddle. (Some of us several times a day.) Bright as a new penny.Smart as a hooty owl.No flies on my mama.Smart as a whip. No, seriously, this means Youre kidding.. It's comin' up a cloud. When a Southerner says, Shes ugly" or "thats ugly" they are not talking about someones looks. Merriam-Webster dates this phrase, which can be used to modify almost any adjective, back to 1849. I've never heard this phrase, so you just taught me something new. A good rider knows to walk the horse around so it can dry off before going back to the stable. You can also say, Shes pitchin a hissy fit. It means the same thing. Tall cotton bushes are easier to pick and yield higher returns. siligut. (And that is one full tick. My grandmother used to say, "You look more nervous than a long tailed tom cat in a room full of rocking chairs," and I'll use it from time to time. Slicker than a wet noodle Slicker than a wet weasel on a linoleum floor Slicker than buttered cat's shit in a skillet Slicker than cat shit on a linoleum floor Slicker You cant carry a tune in a bucket. Slicker Than Snot On A Glass Doorknob Hillbilly Quotes Hillbilly Quotes Jokes Quotes Old Time Sayings No hill for a stepper.Slick as a whistle.Easy as pie. If a "stuck up" person thinks that they're better than everyone around them, someone who's "stuck up higher than a light pole" has some serious ego issues. She got her feelings hurt. Busier than a wolf in the house of the hens. ), She drove her ducks to a bad pond o' water. ), Don't let the screen door hit you in the backside on the way out. ), He's meaner than a two-headed snake. However, you may still hear some sassy southern sayings that you might not understand. Example: Jerk a knot in your tail if you dont want to be reprimanded in the middle of the supermarket! She was nervous as a whore Shes frying size.Hes knee-high to a grasshopper.Hed have to stand up to look a rattler in the eye.About as big as the little end of nothing.Half as big as a minute.No bigger than moles on a chigger.Scrawny as Ace Reid cattle.Nothing between the horns and hooves but hide.Thin as a bars ear.Thin as a gnats whisker.Thin as store-bought thread.Thin as Depression soup.Thin as a fiddle string.Thin as a rake and twice as sexy.Flat as a fritter.Scarce-hipped.So skinny she has to stand twice to make a shadow.So skinny you could give her a Big Red and use her as a thermometer.So skinny she shades herself under the clothesline. David Courtney, a.k.a. ", "Busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest. Hush your mouth- you shouldnt talk like that or hush here she comes Common as cornbread, old as dirt, funny as all get-outhomespun expressions link modern Texans to our rural and agricultural past, conveying the resolute spirit and plainspoken humor of our heroes and pioneers. Southern Superstitions My nose itches; company must be coming. Cant swing a dead cat without hitting a Wal-Mart. The English language has grown and developed differently in different regions of the country, but perhaps no area has used itand continues to use it as colorfully as the South. This means it is raining very hard. I now live in Oklahoma. Im finer than frog hair split four ways. Southerners mostly use this phrase to answer, How are you? Even those below the Mason-Dixon know frogs dont have hair, Busier than a merchant of cranberry during Christmas. Slicker than a slop jar. I was born in Alabama, we lived in Mississippi for a while then my parents divorced and mom went back home to Bama & eventually I went to stay at my dads after I got out of school (pronounced more like sk long u ell ) my dad moved to Texas. WebShowing search results for "Slicker Than A" sorted by relevance. #2. Madder than a wet hen & Ill rip your arm off and beat you to death with the bloody stump-You better back off and leave her alone shes at her wits end He could talk the legs off a chair.He could talk the gate off its hinges.He could talk the hide off a cow.He could talk the ears off a mule.He shoots off his mouth so much he must eat bullets for breakfast.Hes got a ten-gallon mouth.She speaks ten words a second, with gusts to fifty.Her tongue is plumb tuckered.Shes got tongue enough for ten rows of teeth.She beats her own gums to death.He blew in on his own wind.Hes a live dictionary.Hes a chin musician.She has a bell clapper instead of a tongue.He was vaccinated with a Victrola needle. ), It's comin' a toad-strangler. From violent crime to the impact of COVID, this is the most perilous place in the country. Its coldern a well diggers wallet Its really cold. (The aforementioned storm is passing.). ", "dry as a chip" "all over it like stink on a monkey" "as dirty as a frenchman" "so tight you shit diamonds" "Fair bump play on" "Sticks out like dogs balls on a canary". Or goat. Busier than fat and hungry man in a competition of eating burgers. To learn more, click here. Brave as the first man who ate an oyster.Brave as a bigamist.Brave enough to eat in a boomtown cafe.Hes double-backboned.Hes got more guts than you could hang on a fence.Hed shoot craps with the devil himself.Shed charge hell with a bucket of ice water. This can be ongoing or temporary, but it makes the point that you cant afford much. )Why shear a pig?Dont snap my garters.A guilty fox hunts his own hole.Quit hollering down the rain.Dont rile the wagon master.Better to keep your mouth shut and seem a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.The barn doors open and the mules trying to run. Scarce as hens teeth.Scarce as grass around a hog trough.Scarce as rain barrels. Immersing yourself in the southern culture involves much more than words. This means "be sweet and come over and give me some of that sweetness"a kiss. 7. The combination of you and all is a trademark Southern term that fits just about any situation. I like to tell my boss, "Your ass is so tight, only dogs can hear you fart". (Believe me, I know this! The speckled pup is a versatile little thing. Could start an argument w/an empty house Categories Family Matters, Southern Family, Ive heard and said most of these things at one point or another & some I say daily. They're slated to shut down by the end of March. #1. The phrase reportedly originated in C. Davis Diary of 1865. ), She's gettin' above her raisin'. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. If you act as if you're better in some fashion than your peers, you're gettin' above your (yer/yore) raisin's. If you are looking for some funny Southern words or sayings, then you are in the right place. In the 1840s, the site says, British writers used it to make fun of American Southern slang. Well, the ultimate origin of this exclamation isn't known, but Wikipedia has five possible options listed, including an Arizona general store owner and a foul-mouthed surveyor. Hes not playin with a full deck Hes not in his right mind, or hes not all there.. Come here and give me some sugar. However, if a relative has not made you proudand this can be even a brother or sisterwe say politely, Were not that close.. (Say what? Or maybe even a bless her heart in a not so nice way. She was plumb tired out, or plumb tuckered out. happier than iceman in jeans. In tall cotton.Running with the big dogs.He didnt come to town two to a mule.Shes got more than she can say grace over.So rich they can eat fried chicken all week long.Rich enough to eat her laying hens. (No joke, Yankees, this saying is also the basis for brand of seasonings called Slap Ya Mamma!) If something is really, really, good, FreezeFrame34 says: That's so good, it makes me wanna slap my mamma! Make like a t*** and head out. )Jugging and jawing.Commode-hugging, knee-walking drunk. 1. (He's lazy. In the South, mama is such an important part of the familythe one who looks after the younguns, cooks up most of the meals, and makes sure no one leaves the house without cleanin behind their ears. (BTW, one can also be "pretty as a speckled pup." All Rights Reserved. He hangs out more often than Mamas washing.Hes like a blisterhe doesnt show up till the works all done. But Long, a good ole boy, fought back. Cant get more southern than that. Its true that we routinely speak in similes, metaphors, and hyperbole, which are sometimes difficult to understand, but Im going to try to clear up some of this nonsense. Whenever I did this as a child, I was never told to shut upthough I may have been told to hush your mouth., Though it's been said that "cop" is a perfectly proper acronym for Constable On Patrol, Southerners are taught to use "Officer" when addressing the police. Uh oh. ", "It's darker than six feet up a bull's asshole. Happier than a hog eating slop. The Southern version of happier than a bird with a french fry. 29. I feel lower than a gopher hole.I feel so low I couldnt jump off a dime.She eats sorrow by the spoonful.You look like you were sent for and couldnt go.Sad enough to bring a tear to a glass eye.He looks like the cheese fell off his cracker. Lexicographers dont really know how it evolved, though. Hi Suzanne. If you think there should be more material, feel free to help us develop more! If your hose is too short or your pump is too weak, arch your back or you'll piss on your feet. 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Hot as Hades.Hot as the hinges (or hubs) of hell.Hot as a depot stove.Hot as a two-dollar pistol.Hot as a billy goat in a pepper patch.Hot as a summer revival.Hot as a pot of neck bones.Hot as a stolen tamale.Hot enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk.Hotter than whoopee in woolens.Hotter than a honeymoon hotel.Hotter than a burning stump.Hotter than blue blazes.Hotter than a fur coat in Marfa.So hot the hens are laying hard-boiled eggs. Search. Or skunk. (You've swapped one bad situation for another. Well bless your heart: When someone says this to you, its the very polite southern way of telling you that youve done something dumb or terrible. But it might not mean what you think it means. We pray these resources will enrich the lives of your students, develop their faith in God, help them grow in Christian character, and build their sense of identity with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. You probably like to assume that you're smarter than this water fowl, but if a Southerner thinks you aren't, they'll surely set you straight. ), Well, butter my backside and call me a biscuit! } ); The Texanist: Is My Husbands Devotion to Texas-Branded Foods Crazy? For that reason, she had a delightful combination of Cajun and Old South mannerisms. Pigs get fat; hogs get slaughtered.A worm is the only animal that cant fall down.Never sign nothing by neon.Just because a chicken has wings dont mean it can fly.Keep your saddle oiled and your gun greased.You cant get lard unless you boil the hog.If you cut your own firewood, itll warm you twice.Theres more than one way to break a dog from sucking eggs.Give me the bacon without the sizzle.Dont hang your wash on someone elses line.Do Gods will, whatever the hell it may be.Lick that calf again? Why do Southerners invoke his name in place of "hell"? Why are you all gussied up? ), It's fairin' off. When I feel pecked by a hundred chickens. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. That thing is all catawampus. Watch out, or Daddy will jerk a knot in your tail Whatever youre doing is going to make Daddy mad. Farmers used to dunk hens in cold water to break their broodiness. Like trying to bag flies.Like putting socks on a rooster.Easy as pissing up a rope. Web02-03-2016, 06:23 PM. (Snored. 8. I have absolutely no idea about the origins of this phrase, but we used it all the time in my house growing up. The phrase stuck. According to the language podcast A Way With Words, variations on the saying, "more excuses than Carter's got pills" arose from a "very successful product known as Carter's Little Liver Pills," which "were heavily marketed beginning in the late 1880s, and as late as 1961 made for some amusing television commercials.". Forrest Wilder writes about politics and the outdoors. So crooked that if he swallowed a nail, hed spit up a corkscrew. WebHe's slicker than a bald-tired semi on a mile of wet asphalt Waylon Jennings I mean you're so shy & I'm lovin your tie You're like slicker than the guy with the thing on his eye Nicki Minaj Christ. Complete class lesson plans for each grade from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Fanny (UK, vaguely polite for vagina) like a wizard's sleeve. (Whatever makes you happy. robie2 has two favorite Southern sayings: Slicker than sh*t on a hoe handle. 5. This phrase describes a person whos blissfully ignorant of reality. He broke his arm patting himself on the back.He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow.Id like to buy him for what hes worth and sell him for what he thinks hell bring.Shes so spoiled salt couldnt save her.Shes so spoiled she expects spoon-feeding. So a person who's had a rough day and is a little worse for wear may compare themselves to a horse with a lazy owner. Floating eyeballs means you have to pee right now xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true); This effect pulls the pigs lips back to reveal a toothy grin, making it look happy even though its dead. He jumped on me like a duck on a June bug.He jumped on me like white on rice.He can blow out the lamp and jump into bed before it gets dark.He gets there in one-half less than no time.Quick out of the chute.Fast as greased lightning.Fast as small-town gossip.Faster than a prairie fire with a tail wind.Faster than a scalded cat.Faster than double-struck lightning.Faster than a sneeze through a screen door.Going like a house afire.Hell-bent for leather.Any faster and hed catch up to yesterday.In a New York minute. Hes so country he thinks a seven-course meal is a possum and a six-pack. And theres a good reason for that. Go here to learn more about this food-loving military BRAT southern girl. 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904. Her skirt is so short you can see all the way to the holy land and back Hes dumber n dirt, bless his heart This is self-explanatoryunless you know something about dirt I dont know. A horse will look sick and tired if you forget this step, much like a person who misses sleep or drinks too much. Im bad about aint got none. )He learned to whisper in a sawmill. Consider the flat and uninspired "I am delighted" vs. "I'm tickled as a speckled pup." "shining Its easy going, gender neutral, and just sounds better than Yinz (sorry, Pittsburgh), Youse, or You guys.. The texture of their skin is slimy, slick and slippery. He doesnt have the good sense god gave a dead goose. 3 matching entries found. This was a chapter in my book Southern Charm. It means that there is anyways more than one way to fix something. Take out your teeth, mama, I wanna suck on your gums. Almost everyone knows Southern women drop this phrase constantly. Happy as a pig in s***. ), He was about three sheets to the wind. (Quit wishing and get busy. These are some of the most common and colorful sayings used in the south. A version of this article appears in our 2019. RELATED: His porch light is on, but no one is home Hes not very smart. She could start a fight in an empty house.Hed argue with a wooden Indian.She raised hell and stuck a chunk under it.Hes the only hell his mama ever raised.Hes got his tail up.Shes in a horn-tossing mood.Shes so contrary she floats up-stream.Shes dancing in the hog trough.Hell tell you how the cow ate the cabbage. Looky what the cat drug in Its been a while since youve seen the person who just arrived. Im finer than frog hair split four ways. "Shut up" is viewed as rather rude in the South. TOPIC. WebIf your hose is too short or your pump is too weak, arch your back or you'll piss on your feet. ), I'm gonna yank her baldheaded! Crooked as the Brazos. Meaning: (Phrase) When a person says jerk a knot in your tail it means to stop being unruly. "Drier than a nun's cunt" has always been a favorite of mine. When a pig dies, presumably in a sty outside, the sun dries out its skin. Webis cosmic clothing company legit; how to calculate true altitude formula; supertanskiii real name. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Not only Southern childrenbut adults as welluse the preface maam or sir when speaking to someone older or in authority. Conversations south of the Mason-Dixon line will befuddle anyone not born there. Alas, the Federal Trade Commission forced the drug-group to drop the liver portion of the ad, claiming it was deceptive. We wondered how far beyond "bless your heart" we could go and recruited our FB Southern brain trust to help us out. .css-1du65oy{color:#323232;display:block;font-family:NewParis,Georgia,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-font-smoothing:auto;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-1du65oy:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.3125rem;line-height:1.2;}}'The Great' Season 3 Is Officially Happening, Items of Hollywood's Golden Couple to be Auctioned, How Suki Waterhouse & Camila Morrone Became BFFs, 17 Irish Films to Watch on St. Patrick's Day, 20 Movies You Forgot Were Nominated For Oscars, In Photos: Mia Farrow's Most Iconic Moments, The Academy Awards in the '70s: The Photos, Check Out These Vintage Awards Show Photos. Shes got some snap in her garters.Hes got plenty of arrows in his quiver.Shes got horse sense.Hes got plenty of notches on his gun.Shes a right smart windmill fixer.He could find a whisper in a whirlwind.Theres no slack in her rope.Hes a three-jump cowboy.He can ride the rough string.If she crows, the sun is up.This aint my first rodeo. We chose 13 of the most ridiculous Southern sayings and tried to explain them. "Farmers thus dunk hens in cold water to 'break' their broodiness and hens don't like that one bit.". ), He was drunker than Cooter Brown. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. We certainly love that corn mush, which is why we enjoy shrimp and grits. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb. This means there is more than one way to do something. West Texans Are Learning What It Means to Live in Bear Country, The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints: 2021 Edition, Jimmy Carters Peanut-and-Egg Taco Made Quite the Impression on San Antonians, The Campaign to Sabotage Texass Public Schools. document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { Slicker than snot on a glass doorknob. If something is really, really, good, FreezeFrame34 says: That's so good, it makes me wanna slap my mamma! Translation: Don't complain about free stuff. Ive never known the origins of this, but plumb means totally, absolutely. Please visit our K-12 lessons and worksheets page. Teach important lessons with our PowerPoint-enhanced stories of the pioneers! That boy can make the preacher cuss This boy is so irritating, hes obviously getting on someones last nerve. Im trying to think of ones your kidsed but for me these saying. Cooter Brown is an infamous character in Southern lore. This digitized version has since been updated to remove offensive lines. They say "happy as a pig in shit" over here. (You don't always get what you want. City Employees Are Heading for the Exits. He's dumber than shit smashed with a club. Cotton has long been a key crop to the Souths economy, so every harvest farmers pray for tall bushes loaded with white fluffy balls in their fields. Disclosing a secret by mistake or when you shouldnt. My mother was raised in a community between Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and New Orleans. Someone might say this after not seeing the person in a very long time. Lets shoot out the lights.Well paint the town and the front porch.Lets hallelujah the county.Put the little pot in the big pot.Throw your hat over the windmill.Ill be there with bells on.Ill wear my Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.Hes all gussied up. Yankees are like hemorrhoids: Pain in the butt when they come down and always a relief when they go back up. AUTHOR. A pejorative term in the South. She published a novel, Southern Charm, and starred in the reality show High Society. iceman. 42. Bless her heart, Susan is dumber than a box of rocks. ), You've just traded the devil for the witch. And others are foods she enjoyed from the many places she has lived. It's also the rhythm. All yall Add all to the contraction for you all, and it encompasses even more peoplelike maybe the other folks in the room or the family back home. Otherwise, youll get some mighty funny looks from the folks around you. 1. Check out our Southernisms 2.0. Someone typically says this to someone who pitches hissy fits (see above) for no apparent reason. Lost as last years Easter egg or as confused as a fart in a fan factory -shes in left field- shes clueless Favorite Southern Sayings . Perhaps New Englanders and Southerners have more in common than we realized. She thinks shes so highfalutin. If you hear this from a Southerner, know that its a huge cut on someone who thinks she isor is trying to beextremely fancy. Bring on the Shiplap? How funny! Webcrcst test prep; crcst free test questions; paid test; crcst exam prep notes; subscribe Slicker than cat poop Colder than a witchs boobie in a brass bra Shes so skinny she has to run around in the shower to get wet. 13. 11. Close only counts in horseshoes and (A hangover. (Well, I'll be dang! So she stopped saying it. That boy's about half a bubble off plumb, God love him. This refers to a small child. (I have stress coming from many sources. They thought I was being impertinent when it was simply an automatic response. There is no shortage of southern phrases.whether you're looking for a humorous way to express joy, anger, disbelief or annoyance, we've got a phrase (or . 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