“Well…” (pronounced “whale” and drawn out, as in “whaaaaale”) this is the preface to 90% of any given comment by any given person in any given conversation.
“Alrighty” and “Alrighty then”
and just for fun:
“It’s hotter’n two weasels f*cking in a wool sock.”
“I’m going to carry him to the store.” (I’m going to give him a ride.)
Fuller 'n a tick. (after a big meal.)
Down the road a fur piece. (You know, over yonder.)
And “Bless her little heart” goes after ANYTHING. You can say the worst thing in the world about someone and as long as you bless her little heart afterwards, it’s not an insult. Gotta love it.
Hosepipe.
Kindly. (please, as in, ‘Will you kindly get the hell off my land!’)
Sharp as a baseball.
Whistlin’ Dixie (lying)
Cornpone! (bullshit!)
Good eatin’ (tasty)
It can also mean you’ve got one more chance to stop:
(Idiot bumps into Bruce on the dance (pronounced “daince”) floor)
Bruce: “Hey man, watch out.”
(Idiot does it again)
Bruce: “Aight now!”
(One more time)
Bruce: BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM!!!
Oh, and if you want to discretely ask somebody how their 'shine still is doing, you ask them if they have carried a 100 lb bag of sugar through the woods lately. Yes, I know 2 or 3 people that still make their own 'shine, and no, you can’t have any.
Sharper than a bowling ball is more funny. Also, he’s about as dumb as a box of hammers/rocks.
Sigogglin - means crooked or tilted, generally unbalanced. I assume it’s short for side-goggling. Note, this is a totally hillbilly word, and I’m usually the only one who knows it on any particular occasion where this subject comes up.
Also, we can be right (very) mad, or just a might (little) peeved.
They oughta take him out back (and shoot him / put him out of his misery).
Ima go to the store. (I’m going to go to the store.) Note: I’ve seen this written by people I know to be living in the UK, so it might not be as Southern as I once thought it to be.
“Buggy” - The wheeled cart in which one deposits groceries while shopping.
“Good People” - Used to describe one who will come to your aid, is trustworthy, or generally a nice all-around individual. This is a singular phrase, not a plural one. As in “George Thatchberry? He’s good people!”
“Fambly” - Your relatives.
“Seb’m Leb’m” - A convenience store that was originally named for the hours it was open.
“Play Pretty” - Term that should identify a toy; but in actual use only identifies what a toy is NOT. As in “JimBob! Don’t touch your Grandma’s glass unicorn collection! That ain’t no play-pretty!”
“Football” or “Spring Football” - The only two acceptable answers to the question “What sport do you play, boy?”
This guy I know was describing his old Honda Civic, shook his head and siad “that thing couldn’t pull a greasy string out of a sick cat’s ass.”
Describing a larger woman’s jiggling buttocks who was walking in front of us wearing spandex pants that were waaaaay too tight, the same guy said, “My God! It looks like two pigs wrastlin’ under a garbage bag!”
FWIW, Having been married to a witch, I can testify that her breasts were normal temperature.
Of couse, she was meaner than a striped-assed snake, and having gained a massive amount of weight since she left, she is now uglier than an empty glass of buttermilk.