Texas Lingo


            a mess of - unit of mass
            dern near - almost
            et - as in "I et to much attha barberque"
            Plumb - totally
            goshdawg - exclaimation
            dawg - four legged animal found under the porch
            dawggonnit - exclaimation of frustration
            high tail it - go at a rapid speed
            hit the road - leave
            hollard - yaled
            didjya ever - have you ever
            Wanna - want to.
            Smackdab inda middlof - directly in the middle
            Shootfire - of course
            auda do - should do
            aughten to - ought not to
            a spell - come on over a visit a spell (a while)
            dadgumit - curse word of exasperation (One I commonly use!!!)
            a fur piece - measure of distance
            Where 'bouts you from? - What is your hometown
            Howdja git here? - reason for ones relocation
            Mosey on down--walkin' in that direction.
            gotta skeedaddle lickety split--have to leave "right soon."
            A hoot and a holler - close
            Zackly - precisely.
            Zat-is that? "Zat yo dawg? He's the spittin' image of you!"
            Yo-possessive of you. "What's yo name, sweetheart."
            Continya-continue.
            Gimme-give me. "Gimme smore biscuits smothered in gravy."
            Ail-sick or ill.
            Bad off-in real bad shape. "Jim Bob's in the hospital and boy is he real bad off!
            Beholden--indebted to. "I'm right beholden to ya for loaning me that thar huntin' dawg."
            Cheer--furniture used for setting. "Pull yourself up that thar cheer and setchursef down for a spell."
            Shore 'nuff--sure enough.
            Drank--a drink. "Wanna drank somethin'?"
            Get by with--to get away with. "Bobbie Sue will never let you get by with that farfetched story."
            Figger--figure. "Peggy Sue's got a great figger!!!!"
            Jest--just. "Jest married."
            Skeeters and chiggers-dern bugs that annoy the "hale" out of a person.
            Body--person. "Cain't a body git any dern service in this restaurant?"
            He's so poor he'd have to borrow money to buy water to cry with.
            I tell ya', I'm plumb tuckered out.
            He's slick as an eel.
            He was steppin' in high cotton.
            If'n - If - If'n you ain't gonna tell, needer am I.
            Ya betch'er sweet bippy
            You savey ? - Do you understand me.
            Yesseree, Bubba.
            Nut'nduin - I will not, would not, could not, should not do that.
            Nuf - Nuf said (enough)
            Earl - Hair Earl, Motor Earl (oil), Radio Earl (aerial).
            Didji - Didji know or didji hear (did you)
            Pony-ac - I'm going to buy me a brand new Pony-ac (Pontiac).
            Yeller - I going to buy me a brand new yeller (yellow) pony-ac.
            Buy me - used as a verb seems to be unique to the South
            Auta (should)-"I auta go to work but ahm tared."
            Barn (born)-"I was barn in Texas."
            Ded (not alive)-"He ded."
            Fusstist (a number that comes before second"--}
            Heaven (having)-"I'm heaven some folks over foah dinnah."
            Rat cheer (not there but here"--}Lay the books rat cheer."
            Thud (a number after two)
            Kinda (kind of)--My arm kinda hurts a tad bit.
            Suppah (supper)--Suppah comes after dinnah.
            Catchup--Pass the catchup.
            Ain'tcha (aren't you)
            Axe (opposite of tell)--Axe me to pass the biscuits and gravy.
            Shore nuf (sure enough--Shore nuf you're as "pertty" as my pickup truck and "perttier" than my dawg.
            Out chander (out yonder)opposite of rat cheer(right here)
            Forgit--opposite of remember.
            banes: I love them pinto banes.
            flares: The wild flares bloom in the spring.
            raffle: fer huntin and shootin'
            fixin': A'm fixin to quit.