the best TEXAS slang

[Port_town_texas]

any thoughts??

[Astrosdawg07]

GIT -R- DONE!!!
GOTTA LOVE IT!!

[Port_town_texas]

over yonder!!!!

[3afan]

Originally posted by Astrosdawg07
GIT -R- DONE!!!

NO !!! there is nothing Texan about that ...... :devil:

[3afan]

I thnk the most used might be "fixin'" (obviously)

[Port_town_texas]

over hurr, over thurr, errwhurr...LOL! underwurr.

[CHS_Grad '85]

Y'ALL
Actually had a customer get upset with me because I didn't use it... lol

[Ranger Mom]

This is one of my favorite sites, so I just copied and pasted the whole darn thang!!

aggravated - used to describe everything from mild annoyance to dangerous, murderous rage. Usually pronounced "agger-vated."

all swole up - an alternative to aggravated, but sometimes carries connotations of being obstinate, proud and self-abosorbed, in addition to being aggravated.

all choked up - upset, overcome with emotions (other than aggravation). A person is usually "all choked up" when they are deeply moved by sadness or by the thoughtfulness of others.

all worked up - in a state of aggravation, arousal of some type, in a state of deeply offended pride, offended sensibilities, in a state of anxiety, etc. Agitated.

Arbuckle - a synonym for coffee, when the Arbuckle brand was virtually the only one available.

ball - usually means football.

blue norther - storm that comes up as a giant, blue-black cloud of cold air comes over the warm gulf air and "just about freezes us to death!" Rain and wind may accompany the black cloud.

catty whompus - used to describe something that doesn't fit properly or is out of line.

come hell or high water - shows determination to proceed, regardless of the problems, obstacles, etc.

conniptions - to have conniptions is to get upset and raise a ruckus.

crusty - tough and/or bad tempered man, woman or horse.

dad blame it, dad gum it, dag nab it - euphamisms coined to allow expressive speech without swearing.

dinner - depending on the Dillo, this can be the noontime meal or the evening meal.

eat up - eaten up, destroyed, oxidized.

fess up - admit.

fit to be tied - really upset.

fixins - food; the rest of the meal, excluding the main dish.

fixin' ta - getting ready to do something.

frog-strangler - an extraordinary amount of rain.

galoot - an old cowboy term meaning "old rascal." It's generally meant affably.

gully-washer - an extraordinary amount of rain.

hissy fit - it's a state of extreme agitation and not a pretty thing to see.

howdy - How do you do?

i'll swan - used instead of "I swear."
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lit out - took off, started out, or absconded across some terrain.

maverick - a loner, an independent cuss, wild. First used to describe cattle owned by Sam Maverick of Galveston Island. His cattle were "wild-like" and he'd swim them across West Bay and join up with the herd going north. When cattle broke the herd, the wranglers said, "That's one of Maverick's."

norther - a storm; not as bad as a blue norther.

nu-uh - no.

ole cuss - an old rascal (or galoot) who is tough and/or bad-tempered.

over yonder - a directional phrase meaning "over there."

place - an individual's farm or ranch.

pole-axed - knocked down, smashed flat, with dramatic force.

post oak - wood that is hard and resistant to rot and can be used for fenceposts.

ridin' high - doin' aw'right; probably a reference to the quality of horse you are riding. If you're poor, you ride a burro (short) or a plug. If you're wealthy, you might ride a thoroughbred or Tennessee Walker; therefore, you're ridin' high.

shoot! - an expletive (should be used with an exclamation point).


sorry - a particularly important Texas adjective meaning worthless, no-count, useless, bad. Enhanced inflection makes it more emphatic.

turd-floater - a very heavy downpour.

tank - pond

truck - food

tump - to spill or dump

walkin' in tall cotton - doin' aw'right (see ridin' high)

waller - as far as I can tell, this is an extremely useful, if somewhat vague verb of many uses. It's usually used as a past participle. "The wheel was wallered out."

whole nuther thing - something else entirely

whomperjawed - when something is not fitting properly, e.g., "You'll never get that wine open, the corkscrew is all whomperjawed!"

wore out - fatigued, exhausted; also sometimes used for "worn out" machinery, etc.

yankee/damnyankee - type of human who is at the bottom of many Texas methaphysical, moral and cultural paradigms. Damnyankee is thought to be objectively descriptive rather than profane, and it is comfortably accomodated in some social environments where "bad language" is otherwise controlled by inherent coercive prohibitions. (Note: Although it is often said that damnyankees do a pretty good job of compiling Texasisms.)

"Out of the Mouths of Texans."
A group of descriptive phrases, many of them similes. I've grouped them according to . . . well, you'll see.

You don't want to hear a Texan say you're:

ugly as a mud fence

ugly as homemade sin

ugly as homemade soap

plug-ugly

all hat and no cattle

dumber than dirt

older than two trees

tighter than bark on a tree
like ugly on an ape

dumb as a box of rocks

crooked as a dog's hind leg

crooked as a barrel of snakes

dumb as a box of hammers

as handy as hip pockets on a hog (If a Texan says this, it's a compliment (honest!)

You're cute as a possum.

You're happy as a gopher in soft dirt.

You're tough as a boot.

You're quick as a hiccup.

You're wolverine mean.

You'll do to run the river with. (This means you're reliable.)

You're big enough to hunt bear (bar) with a switch. (You're very big.)

You just don't know what he might do. (This, I'm told is the safest reputation to have around potentially violent fellow Texans.)




Emotional states in the state of Texas:

Happy as a gopher in soft dirt.

Like a one-legged man at a butt-kicking contest. (I assume this would mean you're extremely frustrated, or perhaps out of place, or dumb as box of hammers.)

Like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. (Nervous. Very, very nervous.)

Like a gnat in a hail storm. (Evokes quite a picture, doesn't it?)

Having a fit (or a hissy fit) and stepping in it. (Sounds like a tantrum of major proportions.)

Somebody who looks like he/she has been rode hard and put up wet. (A tired individual who looks somewhat the worse for wear.)



Other Lonestar similes:

He beat him like a rented mule. (Ouch!)

Hidden in the basement like a crazy aunt.

Blacker than midnight under a skillet.

Fine as frog's hair.

Like the dogs was after him. (In a big hurry.)

Cold as a well digger's lunch pail. (This one is subject to some dispute, some Dillos claiming the cold object in question is actually part of the well digger's personal anatomy.)

Look at somebody/something like a calf looks at a new gate. (With either confusion or dismay, maybe?)



Texas Sayings

What's a Texas Saying? Why, it's something they say in Texas, a course! Some of these "sayings" might be considered adages, and some are just ... well, sayings, I guess. Judge for yourself:


"Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you on his own. If he ain't, no need to embarrass him."

"The Lord never closes one door without opening another one."

"Evil thoughts are like chickens--they come home to roost."

"You can always tell a Texan, but you can't tell him much."

"I want you to jump when I say frog."

"Tend to your own knittin'/rat killin'." (Mind your own business!)

"_________________ (fill in the blank) is good enough to make a rabbit spit in a bulldog's face." (This better be something awfully durned good!)

"If you've done it, it ain't braggin'."

"That's tellin' him how the cow ate the cabbage."

"You done stopped preachin' and gone to meddlin'." (You're sticking your nose into my business, here, pal.)


Pronunciation

Now, if you're gonna say things Texans say, you've got to be sure to get the pronunciation right. Here are a few tips:
In Texas, the "g" in the suffix "ing" is silent. Thus, "fixing to" becomes "fixin' to."

chester drawers: that piece of furniture you put your socks in.

nuther thing: another thing

hairyew: a greeting used when one wants to discern the physical and emotional wellbeing of his/her companion.

ah'mo: I am going to. E.g.: "Ah'mo get back to work."

sure'nuff: (one word). Used as a superfluous question in place of "Really?" or "Is that right?" Also used as an adverb in sentences.

rench: the process of laving with water, possibly to remove soap or shampoo. You can also "rench out" socks, if you've a mind to.

warsh: the process one engages in before renching.

One other item of pronuncuation involves a popular expletive that damnyankees usually give just one measly syllable. I have it on good authority, however, that Texans have been known to stretch the "S" word into two, and in some extreme cases, three syllables. (It should be noted that the added syllables involve a long "e" sound, coupled with a short "u".) I leave the rest to the reader's imagination.

[Bullaholic]

One of my Texas favs, used when something is really in a mess--"Messed up worse than a snake under a lawnmower".

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

hey RM, is that the webiste that all the west-texans and those from the sticks learn there vocabulary from?:thinking:

[20dawgz05]

well what i notice myself sayin alot is errbody.... i have to think about it to say everybody.... and a lot of yall wont get this but ppl around Burnet will.... no one can say Marble Falls its Marl Falls