Here’s a great Southernism: “If someone’s nothing but breath and britches, and means they don’t amount to much.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Breath and Britches” Grant, I have a Southernism I think you’ll appreciate. Okay...
A truck driver in Tucson, Arizona, has a dispute with her boyfriend: If you toss something out, do you chuck it or chunk it? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Chuck It vs. Chunk It” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...
Here’s a phrase to describe a stuck-up gal: “There’s no pleasing her! If she gets to heaven, she’ll ask to see the upstairs.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Phrase for Stuck-Up People” I’ve been catching up on my Southernisms...
What’s hotter than a hen in a wool basket? Or hotter than a goat’s butt in a pepper patch? You tell us! This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Hotter Than…” I have a couple of Southernisms I hope you’ll like. Do tell. How hot is it? It’s...
I liked to died when that ol’ toad-strangler crashed through the veranda! The Southernism liked to, also known as the counterfactual liketa, derives from the sense of like meaning “nearly.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Liketa...
Do you call your cart at the grocery store a shopping cart, a shopping carriage, a grocery cart, or a buggy? The term buggy seems to be particularly widespread in the South. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Shopping Buggy” Hello...