NWR - Southern Sayings

(S)he's as dumb as a bag of rocks (one of Grandma's favorites).

Quit goin' around your ass to get to your elbow (you're going to the long way around)

Put wishes in one hand and sh-- in the other and see which one fills up first.

It's hotter than two rabbits screwin' in a wool sack.

Get used to hearing ma'am a lot. It doesn't mean you're old or look old. It's just a respect thing.

Also, I've lived in the South my whole life, and I don't say y'all, so don't feel obligated to do so :p

Oh, I meant to also add that "bless your heart" can also mean "that's a pity/unfortunate." Just wanted you to know, in case someone says that to you. It doesn't necessarily mean they think you're stupid lol.

Busier than a 2-dollar whore on nickel night.

I could keep going, those are just a few that I've heard all my life. :-)

It's called CORN HOLE damn it!

And Y'all is a southern saying! and girtz which are nasty!

Just remembered a really good one - as useful as a screen door on a submarine.

Christina..u are hilarious! Ever hear this one...sweating like a whore in church

Yes Jennifer - I forgot about that one!

I've never heard it called bags either, but that's a better name than cornhole.

"Bless your heart" is the definitive Southern saying, IMO.

@Jennifer...

sweatier than a whore on the front pew! That's what I have always heard.

Ya'll, you'ns, the regulars.....I'm trying to think of more but I'm struggling....this is my language....I didn't know it was called anyting but corn hole....

#teamcornhole

And don't forget - over yonder and down yonder are valid directions.

In Atlanta, you'll eventually hear something along the lines of "turn right at the big chicken" when someone is giving you directions. They're not joking.

Couldn't shoot a fish in a barrel....stupid

Rode hard and hung up to dry....tired

doesn't have a pot to piss in....poor

nothing between him and the Lord but a smile...when someone is naked

my eyeballs are floating....for when you have to pee

The sweating like a whore in church is my favorite didn't know that was a southern saying!

#teamcornhole!

I'm with Amy...BAGS.

Since when is Illinois the south? And people have told me Maryland is a stretch...

Anyway, you'll hear "fixin' to" a lot, too. It means you're getting ready to do something. Fixin' to go to the store, etc. Every type of soda is called Coke.

Amy corn hole is a prison term. we call it bags or bean bags never corn hole. I was raised in ILL too.

Bless your heart could mean screw you too.

Where are you going to be living in KY?

This is a great post!! I'm also a northern who is going to be moving down South... From Oregon to Georgia! Talk about culture shock!