Southern sayings

These common Southern sayings, expressions, and slang will have you grinning like a possum eating a sweet potato with all the charm and wit the South is known for!

Southerners know that sometimes there's just no other way to get your point across. Here are some favorite Southern phrases and sayings.

Depending on where you grew up or have lived for a number of years, you might be more familiar with certain sayings, words, and phrases, or use them more frequently. In parts of the Midwest, for example, a water fountain is a "bubbler." And while it…

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There is no shortage of Southern phrases. Whether you're looking for a humorous saying to express joy, anger, disbelief or annoyance, we've got a phrase (or two) that'll fix you right up. With that in mind, we asked you to tell us what your favorite Southern phrase is, and boy, there were a lot of t...

Grin like a possum eatin' a sweet tater with these funny Southern sayings, expressions, and slang terms!

Southerners have a way with the English language—especially when they're insulting you.

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Southerners have some clever ways to describe appearances, by which we mean pass judgment. Sure, it's not politically correct these days to “body shame," so let's just say the following expressions are for entertainment purposes, by which we mean ... they're hilarious.Which have you heard? Which wou...

Southerners know that sometimes there's just no other way to get your point across. Here are some favorite Southern slang phrases you won't hear anywhere else.

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Southerners have a wide vocabulary of Southern words and phrases, handed down from generation-to-generation. After all, there's a Southern expression for just about any and every situation. That said, most of us have a favorite, or a go-to saying, that we tend to use more than others on a regular ba...

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Folks from the south are known for their unending supply of warmth and hospitality. But they also have a long list of charming southern phrases. This, of course, includes the popular use of the handy word "ya'll," as well as other phrases we should…

If you grew up hearing these 15 momisms, chances are your mom is a Southern lady.

Things You Learn Living In The South - For those that live in the South y'all know these are true, for those that don't live here, they are!!