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![]() Slang - U. S. Southern
Although this word is used all over the US it is particularly prevalent in the South. However, this ain’t proper English.
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.
We caught a mess of fish.
Not difficult to figure out, but oh, the imagery . . .
Chiggers
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.
'uns can be added as a suffix to many adjectives such as “big’uns”. It means “ones”.
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