Southern Talkin'
As recollected by bew!
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Ah
The personal pronoun denoting individually.
Or what you see with.
Ah think Ah've got somethin in mah ah.
Aint
The sister of your mother,
Not to be confused with ain't
Betty Lou ain't my Aint B.
Airish
Drafty, cool.
Shut the door!
It's too arish in here
Airs
Errors
Y'all best run spell check
To fix the airs
Argy
To have an argument
Y'all best not argy
over them thar airs
Attair
That there
Aint B
Pass me attair griyuts
Awduh
Order
A state of affairs depending
on obedience to the law
Awraht
All right
Opposite of ain't
It ain't awraht
Bad off
Or extremely ill
Ah'd reckon Aint B's
Bad off
Bad to
Inclined towards
Aint B's bad to argy
Bout bidness
Bait
A surfeit of
Ah hope y'all get a bait
Of them thar spareribs
Bard
Borrowed
He bard mah truck
An ain't brung it back
Beholden
Indebted to
Ah'm beholden to y'all
For attair griyuts
Bidness
The art of selling
Ma Aint B ain't got
No mind fer bidness.
Bless your heart
A diminutive condolence
Aint B cain't fit in that dress
Bless her heart
Bo
A boyfriend.
Aint B be givn
Her bo some sugar
Bobbycue
A delectable southern sandwich
prepared properly only in Texas
Of a fiery sauce
Body
A person
A body cain't get
A moment's peace at Aint B's!
Bound to
Certain to
Coors is bound to give
A body a hangover.
Broke bad
to behave wantonly
Ole Aint B
Broke bad last night.
Bub
A good ol boy
Buh-buh's
Bub's name
Bust
To break
Aint B ain't gonna bust up
With her bo over that tart.
Cain't
Cannot
Ah cain't understand
What Aint B be jawin 'bout.
Callin'
To visit
Ah'll prolly go callin'
On Aint B tomorry.
Chores
Work to be done
Quit cuttin the fool
And do your chores!
Comin up a cloud
An approaching storm
Aw's reckon
It's comin upa cloud
Commit nigh
To come close to
Aint B commit nigh
To bust him up.
Cuss
Profane language
Aint B commit nigh
To cussin a blue streak
Cut awf
To switch off
Sugar, why don'cha
Cut awf the light
Cut the fool
To behave in a silly way
Quit cuttin the fool
And do your chores
Cyst
To render aid
Can ah cyst you,
Aint B
Darest
Contraction of dare not
You darest not talk bad
bout Aint B
Draw up
To shrink
Them thar bitches
Done draw up
Eat up with
Afflicted by
Aint B's plumb eat up
with jealousy
Everwhichaways
To be scattered in all directions
When Aint B breaks bad,
Y'all best run everwhichaways
