a mess of - unit of mass
dern near - almost
et - as in "I et to much attha barberque"
Plumb - totally
goshdawg - exclaimation
dawg - four legged animal found under the porch
dawggonnit - exclaimation of frustration
high tail it - go at a rapid speed
hit the road - leave
hollard - yaled
didjya ever - have you ever
Wanna - want to.
Smackdab inda middlof - directly in the middle
Shootfire - of course
auda do - should do
aughten to - ought not to
a spell - come on over a visit a spell (a while)
dadgumit - curse word of exasperation (One I commonly use!!!)
a fur piece - measure of distance
Where 'bouts you from? - What is your hometown
Howdja git here? - reason for ones relocation
Mosey on down--walkin' in that direction.
gotta skeedaddle lickety split--have to leave "right soon."
A hoot and a holler - close
Zackly - precisely.
Zat-is that? "Zat yo dawg? He's the spittin' image of you!"
Yo-possessive of you. "What's yo name, sweetheart."
Continya-continue.
Gimme-give me. "Gimme smore biscuits smothered in gravy."
Ail-sick or ill.
Bad off-in real bad shape. "Jim Bob's in the hospital and boy is
he real bad off!
Beholden--indebted to. "I'm right beholden to ya for loaning me
that thar huntin' dawg."
Cheer--furniture used for setting. "Pull yourself up that thar cheer
and setchursef down for a spell."
Shore 'nuff--sure enough.
Drank--a drink. "Wanna drank somethin'?"
Get by with--to get away with. "Bobbie Sue will never let you get by
with that farfetched story."
Figger--figure. "Peggy Sue's got a great figger!!!!"
Jest--just. "Jest married."
Skeeters and chiggers-dern bugs that annoy the "hale" out of a person.
Body--person. "Cain't a body git any dern service in this restaurant?"
He's so poor he'd have to borrow money to buy water to cry with.
I tell ya', I'm plumb tuckered out.
He's slick as an eel.
He was steppin' in high cotton.
If'n - If - If'n you ain't gonna tell, needer am I.
Ya betch'er sweet bippy
You savey ? - Do you understand me.
Yesseree, Bubba.
Nut'nduin - I will not, would not, could not, should not do that.
Nuf - Nuf said (enough)
Earl - Hair Earl, Motor Earl (oil), Radio Earl (aerial).
Didji - Didji know or didji hear (did you)
Pony-ac - I'm going to buy me a brand new Pony-ac (Pontiac).
Yeller - I going to buy me a brand new yeller (yellow) pony-ac.
Buy me - used as a verb seems to be unique to the South
Auta (should)-"I auta go to work but ahm tared."
Barn (born)-"I was barn in Texas."
Ded (not alive)-"He ded."
Fusstist (a number that comes before second"--}
Heaven (having)-"I'm heaven some folks over foah dinnah."
Rat cheer (not there but here"--}Lay the books rat cheer."
Thud (a number after two)
Kinda (kind of)--My arm kinda hurts a tad bit.
Suppah (supper)--Suppah comes after dinnah.
Catchup--Pass the catchup.
Ain'tcha (aren't you)
Axe (opposite of tell)--Axe me to pass the biscuits and gravy.
Shore nuf (sure enough--Shore nuf you're as "pertty" as my pickup
truck and "perttier" than my dawg.
Out chander (out yonder)opposite of rat cheer(right here)
Forgit--opposite of remember.
banes: I love them pinto banes.
flares: The wild flares bloom in the spring.
raffle: fer huntin and shootin'
fixin': A'm fixin to quit.
