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    Words that mean something completely different in the south

    I'm familiar with some of the different definitions you southerners have but a few like these are new to me. Do you really use those words like that?


    TOBOGGAN: What it means everywhere else: a snow sled.

    What it means in the south: a skull cap, often worn while riding a snow sled.


    CARRY: What it means everywhere else: To take objects in your arms and move them elsewhere.

    What it means in the south: To transport to another place via motorized vehicle. Example: "We had to carry Mama to the hospital last night."


    MASH: What it means everywhere else: to crush, grind or squish. Example: to make mashed potatoes.

    What it means in the south: To press a button. Example: "Ernest mashed the elevator button."


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    This is the one that grates on my nerves (and I've been a Southerner all my life)…


    People down here say "Cut the light out, when you leave the room, please" -

    "CUT"

    Verb: Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object - remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement - make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Romans828 View Post
    This is the one that grates on my nerves (and I've been a Southerner all my life)…


    People down here say "Cut the light out, when you leave the room, please" -

    "CUT"

    Verb: Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object - remove (something) from something larger by using a sharp implement - make or form (something) by using a sharp tool to remove material.
    That makes sense to me. "Cut it out" = "make it stop" or "end it".

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    yep lol we say carry and mash, but have never heard toboggan used that way.

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    I first heard of toboggan used this way by a co-worker from Kentucky. I'm familiar with the others.

    We say fixen to a lot. Fixen to= getting ready to or going to. "I'm fixen to go to work soon." We might also say, "I'm fixen to get ready to go to work soon."

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    Quote Originally Posted by sojourner View Post
    yep lol we say carry and mash, but have never heard toboggan used that way.
    Oh yeah. Here in GA I learned that from a little kid on up. That's what we call those. Not sure what else you would call them. lol.

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    I had never heard toboggan used to describe a sled until about 10 years ago. It was always a knit cap to me. I read through the carry definition and thought, “ I don’t get it. We’ve always carried stuff in the car.”

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    Hey y'all

    This is not a "buggy".

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    Hey y'all

    This is not a "sack".

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    Buggy and sack? That's what they are where I come from!

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