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Slang - U. S. Southern
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| Ain’t | | Isn't |
Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this ain’t proper English.
| Bread Basket | | Stomach |
| Cattywampus | | Askew |
| Darn Tootin' | | For Sure |
| Fit As A Fiddle | | In Fine Shape |
| Fit to Be Tied | | Angry |
| Fixin’ to | | Getting Ready to |
| Heap | | A Large Quantity |
| Hissy Fit | | Temper Tantrum |
| Howdy | | Hello |
A warm and friendly informal salutation. Short for “Howdy, ya’ll from around here.” It doesn't get any better than that for inquiring in a non-threatening manner.
| Hunkey Dorey | | Great |
| Lickety Split | | Very Quick |
| Mess | | A Large Quantity |
We caught a mess of fish.
| No'Count | | Of No Account |
| Out Of Kilter | | Not Right |
| Piddlin' | | Small or Inferior |
| Raining Harder Than a Cow Pis'n on a Flat Rock | | A Very Dense Rainstorm |
Not difficult to figure out, but oh, the imagery . . .
| Red-bugs | | Small Tropical Fleas |
Chiggers
| Sho'nuff | | Sure Enough |
| Skedaddle | | Run, Scatter |
| Towhead | | Small Blond Child |
| Walking on a Slant | | Drunk |
| Y'all | | All of You |
You all. Its use is appropriate when addressing more than one person, but southerners use it all the time. Let’s face it, this is a great word. It rolls off the tongue and immediately identifies the speaker as a southerner, or a user of southern vocabulary.
| Yonder | | Over There |
| Young'uns | | Children |
'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”.
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