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WorksheetsSouthern Slang
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 24mins
If someone is "madder than a wet hen," they are:
Very angry
Crazy
"Hold your horses" means...
Be Patient
Be Quiet
If your mamaw says she'll "tan your hide" that means...
She's going to spank you
She's going to make you dessert
If you "got your feathers ruffled" you...
let it bother you
have a bad idea
The things you put groceries in are:
carts
buggies
prams
"I reckon" could also mean...
I ran
I suppose
I don't
Someone who is "fixin' to" do something is...
Not going to
About to
Thinking about doing
A mosquito hawk is a...
parrot
squirrel
dragonfly
hummingbird
Which of these would you do to an elevator button?
press
poke
mash
punch
If someone says "Oh, foot!" they are probably:
pleasantly surprised
frustrated or annoyed
hurt
angry
If something is "catty-corner" it's..
crooked
broken
missing
diagonal
If someone won't stop piddling, they won't stop...
eating
arguing
wasting time
fidgeting
If you're going to "bad-mouth" someone, you're going to...
bite them
say mean things about them
kiss them
argue with them
If something is "yonder" it's...
in the distance
close
gone
very very far away
What's a "blinker?"
a horse
a stop light
a porch light
a turn signal
If someone calls you out for "being ugly" in the south, they are saying you're...
rude
unattractive
stubborn
too friendly
"Lord willing and the creek don't rise." What does this mean?
hopefully all will go well
pray for our farm
a storm is coming
things are just fine
What's a "hissy fit" like?
uncontrollable laughter
passing out
dramatic loss of temper
staring angrilly
If someone is "too big for his britches" he is...
thinks too highly of himself
overweight
mean
rich
What is a "po'boy"?
a poor child
an uneducated person
a soup
a sandwich
What's the situation if you have "six of one, a half-dozen of the other"?
Both options are equally good
the first option is better
the second option is better
there is a third option
Your mama probably carried a "pocketbook." What's that?
wallet
purse
backpack
hat
Finish this phrase: "I'm as happy as a pig..."
on a hot tin roof
in slop
in a mud pie
in a poke
If someone is "fat as a tick" that means...
fat
full
angry
disgusting
What does "the devil is beating his wife" mean in parts of the South?
its raining but the sun is out
there is a rainbow
bad weather is coming
it's a beautiful day
Finish this phrase: "slow as..."
molasses
construction
thanksgiving
potatoes
If someone is "fit to be tied" they are..
very angry
very happy
very sad
very moody
If someone is "tickled pink" they are...
furious
thrilled
jealous
upset
What controls the tv?
the remote
the pointer
the clicker
the tweeter
What is an "alligator pear"?
a peach
and green apple
and avacado
a grapefruit
Finish this phrase: "That stinks to..."
heavens to Betsy
high heaven
the ends of the earth
sniffin
"I don't have a dog in that fight." What does this phrase mean?
i don't have enough money to buy a dog
i don't like dogs
i don't have an opinion
i don't have a worry
If your Aunt Lettie asks you for some sugar, she probably wants...
sweet and low
kisses
granulated sweetener
chocolate bars
Finish this phrase: "It doesn't amount to a..."
druthers
hill o beans
nuthin
thang
If you've been "sneetered," what has happened to you?
scammed
your laundry has been stolen from the laundramat
you've been frightened
you've been asked on a date
Finish this phrase: "Cute as a..."
wamprat
mugwump
button
kitten
If you need to vacuum the floor, you'll use the..
sweeper
duster
scooter
buster
Your daddy tells you to go outside and get a "switch." What's he asking for?
a catttail pole from the creek
a stick to whip you with
a feather from the chicken coop
a device to turn on the lights
"The dog won't hunt!" What does this phrase mean?
that idea won't work
that's a bad person
your dog is sick
that's a cat
When you order a "coke" in the South, what will you get?
a question about which kind of soda you want
a coca cola
a pepsi
sweat tea
Finish the phrase: "What in..."
conjunction
the world
sascatchawan
tarnation
If you took the time to make yourself look really good, you're all...
gussied up
fed up
dressed up
purtied up
Which of these phrases mean "for a long time"?
catiwampus
till the cows come home
frever
till the biscuits is burned
If something really gets your goose, it..
makes you angry
makes you laugh
makes you sad
You're not feeling well! You're as sick as a...
cat
squirrel
bear
dog
If you take a big ol' truck through some mud puddles for fun, you're...
puddlin
muddin
truckin
wheelin
What kind of fit are you likely to have if you're angry?
conniption
cottonpickin
rasafrackin
sassafrassin
Your big boots are your
waders
sodders
clodhoppers
shindiggers
Those places you used to hang out at in high school? Those are your...
dressing places
stomping grounds
storming halls
When does supper happen?
morning
noon
evening
night
If someone is feeling a mite "peckish" they are...
hungry
irritated
happy
sad
If you need to relieve yourself you will use the
potty
comode
restroom
toilet
Someone is wasting a lot of time doing nothing important. They are...
lollygagging
bellyaching
harping
dallying
If you go to a real redneck bar, what kind of music will be playing?
country
rap
r&b
honky-tonk
"He's more ornery than a cat!" What does ornery mean?
stupid
stubborn
furry
funny
If you want to say someone is nervous and wary of danger, you'd say they were "like a long-tailed cat in a room full of __________?"
mice
scissors
parakeets
rocking chairs
If you have "a mind to" do something, you are:
considering it
not going to do it
regretful about doing it
definitely going to do it
When Southerners say "bless your heart," they really mean:
i love you
you're nice
i hope the best for you
you're an idiot
Finish the phrase: "Well chop off my legs and call me _________!"
dancy
shorty
hoppy
legless
If something is "cattywampus," it is:
crooked
straight
ugly
broken
When you want to say someone is urbanized and not country at all, you say they are:
gentlized
uppity
rarified
citified
When you want to say someone is flat broke, you say they "don't have a ______ to pee in."
pot
kettle
bowl
yard
When you really need to use the bathroom quite badly, what do you say are "floatin'?"
eyeballs
front teeth
nose hairs
hind legs
What are especially country Southern men often called?
hunky dory boys
fellers
menfolk
good ol boys
A small depression in the side of a mountain, not big enough to be called a valley, is called a:
hootenanny
holler
vale
ditch
When you want to indicate something isn't off to a great start, you say it's:
off like a herd of turtles
sideways like a lobster on sunday
like a one legged chicken
busted up bad
If something or someone is pretending to be deceased, they are:
anglin to bfuscate
playin possum
turned tail
disinclined to aquiesce
The shellfish that live in a streams are called
crayfish
crawfish
crawdads
little lobsters
When something is broken, it is:
goosefingered
broken
tore up
ruined
If you want to tell someone you've known them since they were little, you'd say, "I've know you since you were knee high to a __________."
weasel
frog
turtle
grasshopper
