The Hillbilly Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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
 
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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