TEXAS
LINGO
a mess of - unit of mass
dern near - almost
et - as in "I et to much attha barberque, Myrtle"
Plumb - totally
goshdawg - exclaimation
dawg - four legged animal found under the porch
dawggonnit - exclaimation of frustration
high tail it - go at a rapid speed
hit the road - leave
hollard - yaled
didjya ever - have you ever
Wanna - want to.
Smackdab inda middlof - directly in the middle
Shootfire - of course
auda do - should do
aughten to - ought not to
a spell - come on over a visit a spell (a while)
dadgumit - curse word of exasperation
a fur piece - measure of distance
Where 'bouts you from? - What is your hometown
Howdja git here? - reason for ones relocation
Mosey on down--walkin' in that direction.
gotta skeedaddle lickety split--have to leave "right soon."
A hoot and a holler - close
Zackly - precisely. "I don't know zackly
where in Texas darlin'
Rhonda hails from."
Zat-is that? "Zat yo dawg? He's the spittin' image of you!"
Yo-possessive of you. "What's yo name, sweetheart."
Continya-continue. "Let's continya "speakin' suthun."
This shore
is fun!
Gimme-give me. "Gimme smore biscuits smothered in gravy."
Ail-sick or ill. "Gimme smore ale so I can cure what's ailing
me."
Bad off-in real bad shape. "Jim Bob's in the hospital and boy
is
real bad off! He didn't even recognize his dawg!!!"
Beholden--indebted to. "I'm right beholden to ya for loaning me
that thar huntin' dawg."
Cheer--furniture used for setting. "Pull yourself up that thar
cheer
and setchursef down for a spell."
Shore 'nuff--sure enough.
Drank--a drink. "Wanna drank somethin'?"
Get by with--to get away with. "Bobbie Sue will never let you get
by
with that farfetched story."
Figger--figure. "Peggy Sue's got a great figger!!!!"
Jest--just. "Jest married."
Skeeters and chiggers-damn bugs that annoy the "hale" out of a
person.
Body--person. "Cain't a body git any damn service in this
restaurant?"
He's too lazy to hit a lick at a snake.
This knife's so dull it wouldn't cut hot butter.
It's cold as a well digger's tail.
He's just as happy as if he had good sense.
That boy can run faster than greased lightening.
She's pretty as a speckled pup.
It was rough as a cob.
This here's better'n snuff, ain't half as dusty.
I'm full as a tick.
That ol' boy's tough as whit leather.
She's fat as a tub o lard.
She's limber as a dishrag.
He ran like a scalded dog.
She was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking
chairs.
She's so ugly she'd run a dog off'n a meat wagon.
He took off like Moody's goose.
That stuff's as scarce as hen's teeth.
He's done gone and got Yankee rich.
She's sorry as a two dollar watch.
He's so poor he'd have to borrow money to buy water to cry with.
I tell ya', I'm plumb tuckered out.
He's slick as an eel.
He's so buck toothed he could eat corn-on-the-cob through a
keyhole.
He's wild as a peach orchard hog.
He was steppin' in high cotton.
......If'n - If - If'n you ain't gonna tell, needer am I.
Colder than a witches tit in a brass brassier
Crazier than a run over dawg!
Ya betch'er sweet bippy
You savey ? - Do you understand me.
And from a one Lt. Col. Kim Maurer, (aka Macho Mango Man)
comes.......
Yesseree, Bubba.
Nut'nduin - I will not, would not, could not, should not do that.
A redneck would rather push his Harley than ride a "rice
burner"
Pardy - Going over to momma and ems for a pardy (party).
Nuf - Nuf said (enough)
Earl - Hair Earl, Motor Earl (oil), Radio Earl (aerial).
Eyetalian - my daughter is marrin' that Eyetalian (Italian) fellow.
Didji - Didji know or didji hear (did you)
Pony-ac - I'm going to buy me a brand new Pony-ac (Pontiac).
Yeller - I going to buy me a brand new yeller (yellow) pony-ac.
Buy me - used as a verb seems to be unique to the South (see above)
Auta (should)-"I auta go to work but ahm tared."
Barn (born)-"I was barn in Texas."
Ded (not alive)-"He ded."
Fusstist (a number that comes before second"--}This is my
fusstist Hurricane Punch at Pat O"Briens."
Heaven (having)-"I'm heaven some folks over foah dinnah."
Rat cheer (not there but here"--}Lay the books rat cheer."
Thud (a number after two)--"This is only my thud mint julep.
Outside of Texas they say "get" instead of "git,"
"pretty" rather
than "pertty , "can't" not "cain't."
Kinda (kind of)--My arm kinda hurts a tad bit.
Suppah (supper)--Suppah comes after dinnah.
Catchup--Pass the catchup so I can catch up with ya.
Earrainian (person from iran_--Saddam what's his name is Earrainian.
Ain'tcha (aren't you)--Ain'tcha goin' to ask me to dance?
Axe (opposite of tell)--Axe me to pass the biscuits and gravy.
Shore nuf (sure enough--Shore nuf you're as "pertty" as my
pickup
truck and "perttier" than my dawg.
Out chander (out yonder)opposite of rat cheer(right here) Forgit--opposite
of remember. Sorry LuLu Belle--Didn't mean to forgit
your name.
banes: I love them pinto banes.
flares: The wild flares bloom in the spring.
raffle: fer shootin' squirrels
all: black stuff from the ground
mash: start a car by mashin' the starter button
fixin': A'm fixin to quit this silly stuff |
