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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Talk Like an Arkansan #2

Salam!

Bismillah

Some more common words and phrases!!!

crick: creek, small stream or river   "I'm gonna go swimmin' in the crick."

ornery: stubborn, bad tempered   "That bull is ornery."

As (adjective) as a (noun with that characteristic) : a phrase used for emphasis, usually humerous   "That blanket is soft as a baby's butt."

... as all get out: to the maximum amount   "He's as mad as all get out."

if'n: if, in case  "If'n you ain't gonna eat that, can I have it?"

air up: inflate   "Don't forget to air up your tires."

hunkey dorey: great, perfect  "Everything is hunkey dorey!"

cross purposes: two opposing objectives "They's workin' at cross purposes."

womper-jawed/ off kilter: akew, off center  "Fix your dress woman, its all womper-jawed."

darn tootin': for sure, clearly "You're darn tootin'!"

fit to be tied: mad, angry "That big bull was fit to be tied when you jumped in his pen."

pop a squat: sit down  "Come on over and pop a squat, you look bushed."

      bushed: tired, exhausted

hankering/hankerin': a strong desire, craving  "I got a hankerin' for waffle house."

      waffle house: a 24 hour restaurant, serving diner food and breakfast allll daaayyy looooong!!!

heap: plenty, a plethora  "Boy's got a heap a money." (heap of pronounced "heap a")

hear tell: heard a rumor  "I hear tell that girl ran oft and got married."

like to/ liked to have: almost, was about to  "I like to screamed my head off when I saw that those 'coon eyes by the trash can."

      'coon: raccoon, they have reflective eyes in a flashlight beam

goose egg: zero, bruise or bump especially on the head  "Poor Casey got a goose egg on his head last weekend." 

prolly/ probaly: probably  "We should prolly be gettin' in the house right about now 'fore the skeeters come out."
      
      'fore: before
      skeeter: mosquito

purdy: pretty  "Ain't that a purdy little girl!"

fair to midlin': alright, fine, good  "Oh, I'm fair to midlin' thanks."

ruther/ druther: rather "I'd ruther/ I druther go to Stoby's."
druthers: preferences   "If I had my druthers, we'd be at waffle house."

      Stoby's: restaurant in Russleville and Conway, famous for cheese dip and chips

sho nuff: sure enough, that's right, for sure  "That boy's got a hot head. Sho nuff."

      got a hot head: impatient, quick to anger

tump over: to knock over, turn over  "I done tumped over my milk momma."

'et up: eaten up, bitten  "If you go out with all those skeeters, you're gonna get 'et up!" 

bless your pea-pickin' little heart: aww, poor you, a way of offering condolences "Well bless your pea-pickin' little heart. I'm so sorry to hear that..."

in the offing/ in the offin': in the future, coming up in the near future   "I got a surprise for you in the offin'" 


I know this one is a bit long, but I got excited!! LOL, let me know what you think!!!!

7 comments:

C.S.H said...

LOL! I loved it! I haven't heard the phrase, fair to midlin in quite some time.. but all the other words I sometimes use on a daily basis! Another great post NeverEver! I may just have to share you know... :) Or atleast, plus one this on google! Oh and the waffle house, is the best! I love their hash browns!!

Anonymous said...

xD so fun!
We say a lot of these things too~
My favorite that my grandma says is 'watchamacallit'

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A. Zahra said...

Salaam Alaikum my dear sister!
Wish you a beautiful and blessed and awesome month of Ramadan! :)
<3

HN said...

That was really interesting! You seem to have a rich heritage. The past is always fascinating, especially the elegant yet modest fashions! I wish they had never been discarded!
:-)

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Desert Housewife A. (The Canadian in Jubail) said...

Salaam hun,

LoL this post made me laugh becuz we talk like this too sometimes...

*hugs*

NeverEver said...

wa 3alaikum salam ya alia! Thanks for dropping by. You know I have heard that from a few Canadian ladies :-P I read that the "southern" accent is more closely related to the british accent than the rest of the US. Maybe thats why Canadians sometimes use a lot of the same phrases :-D subhanAllah

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