Southern Twang

This blog ain't all about runnin' and sweatin'. There's also a whole 'nother half to it- the Southern side. For those readers who ain't from the South, here's a little help for ya:

Southern to English Dictionary

• Heidi: noun-- Greeting.
• Usage: "Hey!" "Heidi!"

• Hire Yew: noun with verb-- Completed greeting; complete sentence
• Usage: "Heidi. Hire Yew?"

• Jew Here: noun and verb-- Contraction
• Usage: "Jew hear Toby Keith's comin to town?"

• Farn: adjective-- Not domestic
• Usage: "I couldn't understand him. He must be from some farn country."

• Tar: noun-- A rubber wheel
• Usage: "Gee, I hope that brother a mine don't get a flat tar."

• Tire: noun-- A tall monument
• Usage: "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I sure do hope to see that Eiffel Tire in Paris sometime."

• Bard: verb-- Past tense of the infinitive 'to borrow'
• Usage: "My sister had bard that recipe."

• Thank: verb-- Cognitive process
• Usage: "I thank I'll have another serving."

• Bare: noun-- An alcoholic beverage made of barely, hops and yeast
• Usage: "Hey, hand me 'nother bare."

• Ignert: adjective-- Not smart
• Usage: "Boys sure are ignert!"

• All: noun-- A petroleum-based lubricant
• Usage: "I sure do need an all change before my car stops runnin."

• Far: noun-- A conflagration
• Usage: "If it was any hotter, I'd catch on far!"

• Fat: noun, verb-- A battle of combat; to engage in a battle or combat
• Usage: "Earlier today when I was at Walmart, a fat breakout on the ice cream aisle!"

• Rats: noun-- Entitled power or privilege
• Usage: "Us Southerners will fat for our rats!"

• Cheer: adverb-- In this place
• Usage: "Where did my keys go? I sat them right cheer!"

• Are: noun-- A colorless, odorless gas
• Usage: "He cain't breath! Give him some are!"

Well folks, I hope that cleared up any confusion you mighta had when speaking with a Southerner. Lucky for you, you only have to read what I write! :)



Have a great day, Yeeehaw!