Please, feel free to ask any questions you may have, I am here to prepare you in some small measure should you ever feel the need to venture down south. There will be several areas I need to cover before you are ready to take that final step and actually venture from your computer into real southern life, and anything that is confusing or not clear to you, I would be more than happy to answer.
First, there are some basic terms we will need to cover, as you will be hearing them thoughout this course as well as during your visit, should you decide to see for yourself.
Souther terms...part 1
AYER - noun. A colorless, odorless gas (unless you are in LA). Usage: "He cain't breathe ... give 'im some ayer!"
BARD - verb. Past tense of the infinitive "to borrow." Usage: "Mah brother bard my pickup truck."
BAWS - noun. A supervisor. Usage: "If yew don't quit readin' these suthun words an' git back to work, your baws is gonna far yew!"
BOB WAR - noun. A sharp, twisted cable. Usage: "Boy, stay away from that bob war fence."
FARN - adjective. Not local. Usage: "Ah cuddin’ unnerstand a wurd he sayud ... mus’ be from some farn country."
GUMMIT - Noun. Government. Usage: "Them gummit boys shore are ignert."
JEW HERE - Noun and verb contraction. "Did you hear" Usage: "Jew here that mah brother from Jawjuh got a job with that bob war fence cump'ny?"
RETARD - Verb. To stop working. Usage: "Mah grampaw retard at age 65."
SEED - verb, past tense of to see. Usage: "Ah seed what he done"
TAHR - noun. A tall monument. Usage: "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, Ah sure do hope to see that Eyeful Tahr in Paris sometime."
TARRED - adverb. Exhausted.
ahz: the things you see with
arn: an electrical instrument used to remove wrinkles from clothing
bawl: what water does at 212 degrees
bidness: commercial enterprise
bobbycue: a delectable southern sandwich of chopped pork, cole slaw an a fiery sauce
crine: weeping
daints: a more or less formal event in which members of the opposite sex hold each other and move rhythmically to the sound of music
dayum: an expletive; in other states, a four-letter word
far: combustion
git: to acquire
hep: a cry for assistance, as in "HEP! There's a far!
hoss: a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous animal
lectricity: energy for arns, tvs, an other thangs
liberry: a building where thousands of literary works are kept
own: opposite of awf (see lectricity)
shevuhlay: a General Motors car
spearmint: something scientists do
stow: establishment where things are sold
tar: a round inflatable object which sometimes goes flat
zackly: precisely
Addled---confused
Ah heard that----I agree
Aim to--intends to
Ary--not any---"Not nary a one"
Badmouth--to talk bad about
Bar--Bear
Brung--Brought
Chunk----to throw
Clone---perfume, good smelling stuff
Contrary---stubborn or opposite- - -"Contrary to your story" .
Crik--Creek
Cuz--Cousin or because
Dreckly--Directly
Ersoften--Every so often
Fer--far or for
Fer piece--Distant
Fetchin'---attractive,, very becoming
Fixin'--Getting ready to
Foolin' 'round---nothing to do with sex --just goofin' off
Furner--Foreigner
Got a good notion---statement of intent
Haint--Haunt or ghost
His cornbread ain't done-- meaning he is a little 'touched', you know, in the head.
Hissy--temper tantrum
Hitch--cramp or lameness(hitch in your gitalong)
Hush your mouth---pleased embarrassment
Juice--Electricity
Kain't--Cannot
Kin---related
Klect---to receive money owed to you
Learn these terms well, then we will proceed to part 2 or the terms and definitions.
