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Having lived in Ohio for barely five years means I have obviously lived other places. If you haven\u2019t met me in person, you should. After hearing me say the word \u2018ice\u2019 (or anything with a hard \u2018I\u2019 sound) you\u2019ll know I grew up in the South.<\/span><\/p>\n Since I lived in Tennessee basically my whole life, I still have my twang and say some pretty ridiculous words that apparently aren\u2019t popular up here in Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\n Today I\u2019m giving you a small taste of the Southern dictionary. I really hope some of y\u2019all have at least heard of a couple of these.<\/span><\/p>\n Bein\u2019 ugly.<\/b> If you get told this, it means you\u2019re mean. Usually it\u2019s the older people who this, and it\u2019s something along the lines of \u201cquit bein\u2019 ugly to your brother!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Boonies\/boondocks.<\/b> Okay, this one refers to basically living in the middle of nowhere. If you live somewhere that doesn\u2019t have much to do, then you live in the boonies.<\/span><\/p>\n Britches.<\/b> This is not a word I say, but a lot of my older family members that have never lived anywhere but the South say it. Britches are pants. It\u2019s really that simple.<\/span><\/p>\n Buggy.<\/b> This is one of my favorite Southern words. A buggy is a shopping cart. My boyfriend and I argue about this almost every time we\u2019re at the store. I ask him to get a buggy, and he says no but he\u2019ll get a cart. It will always be a buggy to me.<\/span><\/p>\n Caddywompus.<\/b> This is one of the greatest words to say. If something is caddywompus, it\u2019s just sitting crooked. It can also mean \u2018out of whack.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n Cain\u2019t.<\/b> You know how people say \u2018ain\u2019t.\u2019 This word is pronounced like that, but it\u2019s really just \u2018can\u2019t\u2019 with an extra vowel.<\/span><\/p>\n Commode.<\/b> I\u2019m not sure if this is just a Southern word or not, but I haven\u2019t heard it much in Ohio. If someone asks you where the commode is, they\u2019re just asking where the toilet or bathroom is.<\/span><\/p>\n Crawdad.<\/b> I have heard this a couple of times in Ohio, but for the most part I hear crawfish or crayfish instead. They are all the same thing. Crawdad just emphasizes the Southern twang more.<\/span><\/p>\n Crayon.<\/b> This isn\u2019t a Southern word, but it\u2019s how Southerners say it. It sounds like \u2018crown\u2019 when we say it. I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s supposed to sound like \u2018cray-on\u2019 though.<\/span><\/p>\n Crik.<\/b> A crik is a little stream of water. To everyone not from the South, a crik is a creek.<\/span><\/p>\n -Er.<\/b> This isn\u2019t a word, but it is on the end of many words that Southerners say. I don\u2019t usually do this, but some of my family does. They usually replace \u2018-ow\u2019 or \u2018-or\u2019 with \u2018-er.\u2019 Examples include: \u2018fer\u2019 (for), \u2018winder\u2019 (window) and \u2018yeller\u2019 (yellow).<\/span><\/p>\n Fixin\u2019 to.<\/b> \u201cI\u2019m fixin\u2019 to do that thing you said to do.\u201d This is how people in the south say they are about to do something.<\/span><\/p>\n Gullywarsher.<\/b> This is my favorite word to hear my mom say. I have her say it to everyone. A gullywarsher is just a bad storm when it\u2019s raining too hard.<\/span><\/p>\n Gussied up.<\/b> If a girl is \u2018all gussied up,\u2019 then she is just dressed up and looks nice. She is probably going on a date or something of that nature. It\u2019s usually a compliment.<\/span><\/p>\n Holler.<\/b> A holler is basically the same thing as the boonies. If you live in a holler, you live in the middle of nowhere, but more or less in a valley in the mountains.<\/span><\/p>\n Hussy.<\/b> A hussy is a lady that isn\u2019t the most becoming of ladies. Women in the south call other women hussies if they look or act like they\u2019re trying to flirt with all the men. It\u2019s not a compliment.<\/span><\/p>\n Pocketbook.<\/b> Anytime I ask people up here about a pocketbook they always say it\u2019s a wallet. That\u2019s close, but it\u2019s still wrong. A pocketbook is a purse. Yes, it\u2019s the whole thing, not just the wallet.<\/span><\/p>\n Tater.<\/b> I know y\u2019all don\u2019t say this in Ohio, but if you don\u2019t know what it means that\u2019s surprising. What is a tater tot? A small potato. So, a tater is a potato. (My nanny gets mad that I\u2019ve outgrown this word.)<\/span><\/p>\n Y\u2019all\/you\u2019uns\/yuns.<\/b> These are variations on \u2018you all.\u2019 It\u2019s just how people in the South address a group of people.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019d love to see you guys and hear how you say some of the Southern words here. If you go to the south, let me know what other words you hear. Email me at clarion@sinclair.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n Brittany Fletcher<\/strong> Having lived in Ohio for barely five years means I have obviously lived other places. If you haven\u2019t met me in person, you should. 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