Can You Speak Southern?
Can You Speak Southern?
Do you know what these Southern U.S. words, phrases, and idioms mean? Take this quiz and find out if you can speak Southern.
Do you know what these Southern U.S. words, phrases, and idioms mean? Take this quiz and find out if you can speak Southern.
"It's coming up a cloud". What does this mean?
"You wouldn't hit a lick at a snake."
"You wouldn't work in a pie factory tasting pies."
"You're as lost as a goose in a snowstorm."
If a mother says to her child, "Go cut yourself a switch," what does she mean?
What is a "hose pipe?"
What does "I'm fixin'/fixing to go" mean?
"You're getting a little too big for your britches." What does that mean?
"I haven't seen you since you were knee high to a June bug." This means, "I haven't seen you since ___."
"That boy ain't right" means that the boy in question is ___.
"She's having a hissy fit" means she is ___.
"I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off" means "I've been ___."
"Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining" means "Don't ___."
"If you put that out in the garden, the crows would bring back what they took last year." In this context, the word "that" refers to something ___.
Define "y'all."
"She's all gussied up" means she ___.
Define "hankerin'."
In the South, what is a cobbler?
Define "highfalutin'."
Define "plumb" in the South.
Define "ruckus."
Define "skedaddle."
"Don't make me open up a can of whup ass on you!" This means, "Don't make me ___!"
Define "bless your heart."
"I didn't just fall off the turnip truck yesterday." What does this mean?
Define "buggy."
Define "tater."
"Mam-maw" & "Pap-paw" (spelled phonetically) are names that Southerners commonly use to refer to their ___.
Define "courting."
Define "supper."