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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."
https://www.southernthing.com/13-wor...544967225.html
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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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Originally Posted by
Romans828
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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Originally Posted by
sojourner
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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So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
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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