Editor’s note: This article first ran on HottyToddy.com in December 2014. Southernism of the Week: Been...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Sweet as pie: A descriptive term referring to a person with a pleasant nature. A high compliment when conferred by a Southerner,...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK A bubble off plumb: What the world is like right now in the wake of natural disasters and human interference with the...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Tom and Jerry: A grog of powdered sugar, beaten egg yolks and whites, whiskey and hot milk, seasoned with nutmeg. Dates back...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK To love on: The action of being lovey-dovey with another person, including physical petting, hugging, kissing and making generally mushy-sounding small talk,...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK I’m losing my religion: Some extreme situation or person has provoked the speaker almost to the point of no return, beyond redemption,...
By Laurie Triplette The air in Oxford was heady with hops last weekend when the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council hosted its ninth annual Miss-i-sippin’ Beer Festival. The...
IRISH SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Lose an hour in the morning and you’ll be looking for it all day: A late start puts a person behind...
CAJUN SOUTHERNISMS OF THE (MARDI GRAS) WEEK Bonne Chance (pronounced bone shahnz): Good luck. Lache pas la patate (pronounced Losh pa la pa tot): “Don’t let...
SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK About as useful as a chocolate chisel in a diamond mine: Might not be able to carve out any diamonds, but might...