More Southern Sayings

You know, we in the South do have a way with words

My grandparents & Great grandparents really had their own way of speaking

And my daddy spoke like he was Cajun at times

Just a fun post

"Everbody"  knows what y'all means

"Everbody" ~ Everyone, every person 

"Y'all" --All of you, or "everbody"--everyone, "All y'all" --every single one of you 

"Jeet" pronounced Jah eat -- Did you eat?

"You going down der"?  -- Are you going down there?  

"Over yonder." --over there

"Right over yonder" ~ not very far away

'Way over yonder" ` ~ "A far piece over der" ~ meaning a long way from here. It's over there.

"Look a daer" ~ Look there where I'm showing you right there

"Fer" ~ For, like for you, Or Far, like It's a Fer (Far) piece from here or a long way away.

"I don't relish the idea" --  I don't like that very much.

"Think again!"-- You better think again!  You in this instance means You'd

"I ain't!" -- I'm not 

"I'm fixin too" --I am going to  "directly." 

"Directly" -- soon 

"After a while" --Later, not now

" I reckon." -- I suppose so, I think so, I believe so.

"Full as a tick." --I couldn't eat another thing. (I say that one a lot)

"Dumb as dirt." --That person is just too dumb for words.

"Ain't no help for dat one" ~ There isn't any help for that one, or a hopeless case

"That was loud as far" or "That was loud as all get out!" -- 

Meaning that was way too loud! Far means fire in this instance.

"You better git on outta here!" --You better go away from here now.

"Git" ~ Get

"Git yo finger outta yo nose!" --Get your finger out of your nose!

"Hush yo mouth!" --Hush. Stop talking right now! Be quiet.

"You hear me?" -- Can you hear me?  'You better listen.'

'You hear me?"  ~ Do you hear me?

'You better listen' ~ You'd better listen to me

"All I got fer today" ~ All I have to post for today

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