VERNACULAR

Mad as a jackass eatin' sawgrass

Birddog it, fer Chrissakes!

Like Grant through Richmond

Fixin' to

I'm not real big on that

Ding dang

Kissin' don't last, cookin' do

To these ears, Southern speech is loaded with some of the most colorful phrases and descriptions you'll ever hear. Some of these are familiar to all, others are sadly getting lost as time marches on. Click on anything you've never heard for a little Southern Speech 101 definition.

Get off the porch!

Don't you sass me none, y'hear?

I reckon so

Don't pay no mind

I have also included on these definition pages some great images that didn't seem to fit anywhere else. They may or may not relate to the phrase being defined.

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