Most South Floridians have accents that originated from the Northeast. They do not and probably never will “speak southern”. But, since understanding each other is part of daily civility, here are a few more southern words with definitions and uses…
Most people don’t (usually) go outside without any clothes on. But if you were to see a naked person, you would say they were nekkid, not naked, as in…
Cletus forgot his shoes outside. It rained for two days. Are his shoes ruined or whuzzled? If the toes of his shoes curl, you could tell Cletus…
You have diarrhea. You called the doctor’s office but all they did was put you on hold. You tell Bubba…
Your nephew, Elmer, tells you he’s going to get his high school diploma and go to college. You can’t stand indecision so you tell him….
Some people are more than stupid. They are et up with dumbass. For example….
Cawhumpus (not to be confused with cattywampus) can mean rear end or butt. It is a very useful anatomical word to indicate mood – especially when coupled with profanity- as in….
Snarfel can mean chew or suck up or chew and suck up at the same time as in…
Now if you’re not into reality TV, you might think Honey Boo Boo is a boil or a really big zit as in…
Now I know there are lots of other sayings and expletives, but I think I’ll just leave them for another time and go watch Swamp People. It has captions, but I don’t need them.