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Southern Slang

by Michael Butler

Lately, I've been keeping tabs on words that you might not find in Webster's dictionary. They're part of our vocabulary from growing up in Tallassee - some good southern slang. You've probably heard some of these in Jeff Foxworthy skits.

tump over
verb
Cause to overturn; i.e. - A mama tells her child with a full glass of chocolate milk, "Don't let it tump over!"

yourn
pronoun
Yours; i.e. - "That 'uns yourn, not mine."

yontoo
question
A query usually from a man to a woman when the mood is right; i.e. - "Yontoo?"

dundunit
verb

Completed; i.e. - Usually a response - "Did you take out the trash?" - "I dundun it."

holt
verb
Hold; i.e. - "I's about to get a holt of 'em, but he got loose."

sprawl out
verb
To spread out; i.e. - Trey "Country" Taylor used this one recently when he stated that he had a king size bed because he likes to "sprawl out."

wobblin'
adjective
To move unsteadily from side to side; i.e. - "The front tire is wobblin'."

whop
verb
A heavy blow; i.e. - "Shut yo' mouth or I'm gonna whop you."

fixin' to
verb
About to do somethin; i.e. - "I'm fixin' to go get some taters and maters."

rurn
verb
To reduce to ruin; i.e. -"Those taters and maters are going to rurn."

ruint
verb
Ruined; i.e. -"Those taters and maters are ruint."

squoosh
verb
To squish; i.e. -"She'll squoosh me!"

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