Southern sayings

Southerners know that sometimes there's just no other way to get your point across. Here are some favorite Southern phrases and sayings.

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These common Southern sayings, expressions, and slang will have you grinning like a possum eating a sweet potato with all the charm and wit the South is known for!

There is no shortage of Southern phrases. Whether you're looking for a humorous saying to express joy, anger, disbelief or annoyance, we've got a phrase (or two) that'll fix you right up. With that in mind, we asked you to tell us what your favorite Southern phrase is, and boy, there were a lot of t...

Discover and share Southern Quotes. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love.

Southerners have some clever ways to describe appearances, by which we mean pass judgment. Sure, it's not politically correct these days to “body shame," so let's just say the following expressions are for entertainment purposes, by which we mean ... they're hilarious.Which have you heard? Which wou...

Depending on where you grew up or have lived for a number of years, you might be more familiar with certain sayings, words, and phrases, or use them more frequently. In parts of the Midwest, for example, a water fountain is a "bubbler." And while it…

Southerners have a wide vocabulary of Southern words and phrases, handed down from generation-to-generation. After all, there's a Southern expression for just about any and every situation. That said, most of us have a favorite, or a go-to saying, that we tend to use more than others on a regular ba...

My dad always said; " A lady is as a lady does especially her verbage "! I'm proud to have been raised southern!

These southern sayings will make you feel right at home if you're a Southerner. Not from the South? You'll learn some of our best dialect and it's meaning.

Southerners know that sometimes there's just no other way to get your point across. Here are some favorite Southern slang phrases you won't hear anywhere else.

There is no shortage of Southern phrases. Whether you're looking for a humorous saying to express joy, anger, disbelief or annoyance, we've got a phrase (or two) that'll fix you right up. With that in mind, we asked you to tell us what your favorite Southern phrase is, and boy, there were a lot of t...

Southerners have a way with the English language—especially when they're insulting you.

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Hey Y'all! This is where you will be able to find infamous Southern Sayings and their translations!