A |
Agin - Again Agin it - Against it
Ass-whoopin' - A beating, an ass kicking, a beat-down Atta Boy - Way to Go, Good Job, Well
Done |
B |
Bawlin' - Crying Britches - pants Bull-headed - Stubborn |
C |
Can of Whoop-ass - Pursuing this course
may cause fisticuffs or violent altercation to follow
Example: "Do that one more time and I'm gonna open up a can of
whoop-ass on you!" Clod-hopper - large, heavy shoes
Coot - A foolish or eccentric person, typically an old man Crapper - Toilet, Outhouse
Crick - A variant of the word creek Critter - an animal
(usually a wild one) |
D |
Dagnabbit - Oldcootism often used
during great consternation or surprise. Dang - Damn Dawg -
Dog Dems -
They are Dirt Nap - Died, as in taking a dirt nap Drawers
- Underwear Duct
Tape - Emergency Repair Kit |
E |
Egads! - Wow! Egghead - Nerd,
Bookworm |
F |
Feller - Fella, guy, man Friggin - A non-swear-word replacement
for F**king Fixin' to - Getting ready to |
G |
Git - Get Gettin' - Getting Gosh - Gee wiz, golly Gosh Dern - God D*mn
Gotcha - Got you
Gussied up - cleaned up and dressed up very nicely, perhaps for
formal event |
H |
Hankerin' for - A desire or craving for Heck - often a replacement word for the
word Hell, as in what the heck! Hems - Hemorrhoids Hoedown
- A social gathering at which lively folk dancing takes place
Holler - Hollow, yell Hollerin' - Yelling
Honky-tonk - Bar Hooch - Booze, alcohol |
I |
Injun - American Indian, Native
American |
J |
Jack-ass - Donkey, stupid person
Joshin' - Joking |
K |
Kin/kinfolk - family, sometimes
extended family Knee-high to a grasshopper - Short, young Kook - Crazy Person Kooky - Crazy |
L |
Lotta - Lots of Lowdown - Mean and
Unfair |
M |
Maw - Mom, Mother Might Bit - Little
bit |
N |
Numnuts - A slow-witted person or a
person who makes a lot of mistakes |
O |
Offa - Off of Ornery - Grouchy, grumpy
Oughta - ought to Outta - Out of |
P |
Paw - Dad, Father Piddly/pidlin' - a
small amount (often has negative connotation) Purty - Pretty,
attractive |
Q |
Quibble - argue or raise objections
about a trivial matter, nitpick |
R |
Reckon - suppose, guess Runt of the Litter - Smallest animal in
the litter |
S |
Sasscratch - Sasquatch, Bigfoot
Shine - Moonshine, home-made alcoholic beverage Simpleton -
Idiot, Stupid person Skedaddle - to leave quickly |
T |
Tarnation Tater - A potato Thar - There |
U |
Uglified - Ugly Uppity - snobby |
V |
Varmint - an animal (usually a wild
one) Vittles - Food, Dinner, Meal |
W |
Wanna - Want to Warsh - Wash Water Closet - Indoor toilet
Wit - With Whoop-to beat someone |
X |
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Y |
y'all - A contraction of you and all
Yankee - Northerner Yapper - mouth Yep - Yes Yer - your, you're
Yerself - Yourself Young'un - Infant or child |
Z |
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