SC slang (Kingstree, Andrews, Lane: home, weddings, to buy)

[oaksalad]

I have one,I address all women,from their late teens on up as ma'am.

[Mary_Lane]

A lot of these... I've never heard. And I've lived in South Carolina all my life.

USC- University of South CAROLINA
Y'all- You All/You guys/Plural of You
Fixin'- About to
Cut- Turn off/Turn on
over yonder- over there
youngin- kid/child
Thank yuh-Thank you

Thank you Ma'am. And No Sir. Neither of those are sarcastic... They are always polite.

[jersgrl1969]

Originally Posted by Geechie North

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Pure Upcountry dialect. Very spot-on!

Except for "crick". You'd never hear that from a South Carolinian.

Hack the Planet: Re: Crick vs. Creek

No, that's a south-Jersey term. I should know!

[Geechie North]

It's (crick) a Yankee thing, carried into the Northern Piedmont (NC mostly) by the Scotch-Irish who were pushed out of VA.

[Pageland]

Chaps, are children.

Come up a cloud, means it's going to rain.

atterawhile, is an amount of time that is impossible to determine.

Come go with us, means, we are leaving but you are welcome to come with us.

To walk around with hat, coat, gloves, pants shirt on, barefoot, is perfectly acceptable in the winter.

Flip-flops go with any attire, any time.

Hunting and fishing are excellent reasons to miss work. Not only does the boss understand he will go with you.

She or he is sparkin' on someone , means they are interested in dating this person.

a tap is not a tool to thread a hole, it is a nut to put on a bolt.

Mullet is the hair cut of choice for the really cool guys.

"If what I'm telling you ain't so then grits ain't grocery's."

[gvillesc]

mullet? please. not true.

[Greenville]

Originally Posted by gvillesc

mullet? please. not true.

Wow. Based on all of those, I think he/she must live in a rural area. The mullet thing is a stretch regardless.

[pianogal]

I was born and raised in SC...all my family still live there. My dad speaks "caroliner' to this day...much to the chagrin of my mom! Here are some I remember....

near bout - almost as in "Dad gum it....Bubba near bout kilt dem youngins."
light bread - loaf of bread purchased at a store
mess - a quantity as in "momma's cookin us a mess of greens."
kinfolk - relatives
haint - a ghost as in "Maddie looks jus lack a haint evee ciants Bubba paissed, blass ur hart."
fixen - getting ready to as in "We's bees fixin to et sumpin."
kick up a ruckus - make a scene or cause trouble
Rat cher - Right here
mighty - very as in "Della's a mighty fine woman."
Daints - Dance
come up a cloud - it's going to rain
far - fire
tar - tire
tarred - tired
Retard - Retired
mater - tomato
nekked - naked
hope - help
kitch - catch
Ranch - Wrench
Thank - think
Caint - cannot
High falutin - fancy
Conniption - to be upset - yore momma done hid a conniption
Hissy - similar to the above
Ifin dat don't beat all - express surprise
Seed - as in "I seed Larry et de stow"
Take a shine to - like as in "Bubba dun took a shine to dat Ellis gurl."
Sweet on - also like as in "Billie Mae shore is sweet on Bubba."
dad burn it or dad gum it - polite swearing
Fur cryin out loud - expression of frustration
bile - boil
heap - a large quantity
hep - help as in "You youngin's goin hep yur momma, ya heah"
pester - annoy
flr - flower
par - power
chur - chair
pitchur - picture
Rye cheer - Right here
Toe Sack - a burlap bag that grain comes in
spell - a period of time as in "*** on in and set a spell."
tarnation - substitute for swearing as in "Whut in tarnation is ya'll youngins doin?"
git - get as in "momma git dem youngin's out de chur."
urn - Iron or Aaron
shore - positive or certain of something
ourn - our
smack dab - exactly as in "Bessy wuz smack dab in da middle uh dem hussies."
pillar - pillow
bum - bomb (just heard my dad say this the last time I was home)
axed - asked
study - pay attention to as in "I ain't studien' you."
britches - could be underpants or slacks
Pea can - Pecan
ruint - ruined
fanger - finger
purdy - pretty
brung - brought
pile - a lot of something
bar - bear
Farn - foreign
no count - not worth anything
recollect - remember
outta kilter - doesn't work properly
Dem or Dey - Them or They
pert near - almost
reckon - think as in "I reckon dem yankees is pert near outta here."
orta - almost as in "Ella orta tech dem youngins sumpin."
play possum - pretend you're dead - common with the kids
Ditty - Daddy (my sister still says this!)
Whut as in "Dat titchur whut teched me in thurd grayed."
Bees as in "I bees dun hid it wit dem youngin's."
Et - ate as in "Diju et?"
Fard - Fired

And my favorite: Pie Ana = Piano

This has been fun...thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[Woodlands]

Originally Posted by pianogal

I was born and raised in SC...all my family still live there. My dad speaks "caroliner' to this day...much to the chagrin of my mom! Here are some I remember....

near bout - almost as in "Dad gum it....Bubba near bout kilt dem youngins."
light bread - loaf of bread purchased at a store
mess - a quantity as in "momma's cookin us a mess of greens."
kinfolk - relatives
haint - a ghost as in "Maddie looks jus lack a haint evee ciants Bubba paissed, blass ur hart."
fixen - getting ready to as in "We's bees fixin to et sumpin."
kick up a ruckus - make a scene or cause trouble
Rat cher - Right here
mighty - very as in "Della's a mighty fine woman."
Daints - Dance
come up a cloud - it's going to rain
far - fire
tar - tire
tarred - tired
Retard - Retired
mater - tomato
nekked - naked
hope - help
kitch - catch
Ranch - Wrench
Thank - think
Caint - cannot
High falutin - fancy
Conniption - to be upset - yore momma done hid a conniption
Hissy - similar to the above
Ifin dat don't beat all - express surprise
Seed - as in "I seed Larry et de stow"
Take a shine to - like as in "Bubba dun took a shine to dat Ellis gurl."
Sweet on - also like as in "Billie Mae shore is sweet on Bubba."
dad burn it or dad gum it - polite swearing
Fur cryin out loud - expression of frustration
bile - boil
heap - a large quantity
hep - help as in "You youngin's goin hep yur momma, ya heah"
pester - annoy
flr - flower
par - power
chur - chair
pitchur - picture
Rye cheer - Right here
Toe Sack - a burlap bag that grain comes in
spell - a period of time as in "*** on in and set a spell."
tarnation - substitute for swearing as in "Whut in tarnation is ya'll youngins doin?"
git - get as in "momma git dem youngin's out de chur."
urn - Iron or Aaron
shore - positive or certain of something
ourn - our
smack dab - exactly as in "Bessy wuz smack dab in da middle uh dem hussies."
pillar - pillow
bum - bomb (just heard my dad say this the last time I was home)
axed - asked
study - pay attention to as in "I ain't studien' you."
britches - could be underpants or slacks
Pea can - Pecan
ruint - ruined
fanger - finger
purdy - pretty
brung - brought
pile - a lot of something
bar - bear
Farn - foreign
no count - not worth anything
recollect - remember
outta kilter - doesn't work properly
Dem or Dey - Them or They
pert near - almost
reckon - think as in "I reckon dem yankees is pert near outta here."
orta - almost as in "Ella orta tech dem youngins sumpin."
play possum - pretend you're dead - common with the kids
Ditty - Daddy (my sister still says this!)
Whut as in "Dat titchur whut teched me in thurd grayed."
Bees as in "I bees dun hid it wit dem youngin's."
Et - ate as in "Diju et?"
Fard - Fired

And my favorite: Pie Ana = Piano

This has been fun...thanks for the trip down memory lane!

My Lawd.. that bout covers itall...lol..

[gaflsc]

Originally Posted by Pageland

She or he is sparkin' on someone , means they are interested in dating this person.

Never heard this in SC, but have heard it in TN.