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(#1) Biggest Toad In The Puddle
Are you the "most important person in the group?"
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(#2) Clodhopper
Later used to refer to a "bumpkin," the term previously meant anything from "blood clot" to "a really heavy shoe."
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(#3) Quick Step
A euphemism for diarrhea. Also known as the Tennessee or Virginia Quick Step.
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(#4) Not By A Full Jug
Nope, "no way," "not by any means."
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(#5) Arkansas Toothpick
"A long knife," also known as a "Missouri Toothpick."
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(#6) Jackanapes
Beware these "scoundrels or impertinent rogues."
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(#7) Devil Is Beating Your Wife
Here's a saying to use the next time "the sun is shining, yet it is raining."
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(#8) Wallpapered
"Drunk" but you could also be "tight," "corned," have "a brick in your hat," "be a bummer," or "stagger and walk the Virginia fence."
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(#9) Honey-Fuggled
Another way to express that you've been "hornswoggled" or "cheated."
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(#10) Mollygrubbing
For next time you need to "rest, lay about, recline, relax, and dawdle."
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(#11) Lucifers
Matches, personified.
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(#12) All On One Stick
Or a "combination" of many things.
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(#13) Wake Snakes
What you do when you "raise a serious ruckus."
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(#14) Larrapin'
Use this next time someone makes you dinner to let them know that the food is "very good" or "really yummy."
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(#15) Nuts For Us Boys
When things are "easy for us!"
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(#16) Beat The Dutch
When you "beat everyone" or "beat the Devil."
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(#17) Acknowledging The Corn
By "corn," it means to admit the truth, to confess, to acknowledge one's own obvious lie or shortcoming.
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(#18) To See The Elephant
The elephant usually being "battle," you see action in some sort of fight or generally "see it all."
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(#19) Huckleberry Above A Persimmon
When you're a cut above the rest, you can call yourself this fruity phrase.
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(#20) Argie
To "argue."
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(#21) Come A Cropper
It's best to avoid having "a serious setback or ruination."
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(#22) Inexpressibles
When you're in mixed company, call your pants or trousers this generic term.
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(#23) Backing And Filling
A steamboat can move "back and forth" but so can a mind when it "waffles and changes."
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(#24) Anti-Fogmatic
Make sure the bartender hands you a whiskey or rum when you place this order.
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(#25) Spondulix
"Money" – greenbacks works too – but make sure the the "codfish aristocracy," or businessman, pays you in cash, or "planks up."
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If you plan to visit the South, you need to understand some common southern slang, which will help you avoid embarrassing moments. There are many unique states in the southern United States, and you will have a rich experience, from the best Southern cuisine to many historical attractions. The special history and geographical location have also formed a unique culture. Although the United States has a history of more than two hundred years since its founding, the southern region still retains some unique customs and slang.
Most of the southern slang terms can be traced back to the Civil War. The random tool lists 25 funny slang terms from the South, many of which are still used in the South today.
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