ONLY Locals Can Score 15/17 On This Southern Expressions Quiz. Can You?

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Careful y'all, it's tricky as all get out!

Ace this tricky Southern lingo quiz to prove that you're a true Southerner at heart! Be careful, y'all... It might be trickier than you're expecting!

Elizabeth Jurek
 Jul 03, 2020

1 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Him? To help you move the truck? He's useless! He might as well be:
Buzzard bait!
Crow meat!
Bug bits!

2 of 17Choose Your Answer!

What does almost everyone call their mom?
Mother
Mama
Mee Maw

3 of 17Choose Your Answer!

If you're "full as a tick," then what are you?
Very heavy or overweight
Way too full from food
Tired of picking ticks off of a dog

4 of 17Choose Your Answer!

I don't know how we're going to pay... she accidentally left her _____ in the car.
Planner
Pocketbook
Bucketbag

5 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Which meal of the day is "supper"?
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

6 of 17Choose Your Answer!

If someone asked for a "coke," you'd say:
You bet!
What kind?
With ice?

7 of 17Choose Your Answer!

The rain hasn't stopped for hours! It's a real ______!
Cityslicker
Gullywasher
Gutterstomper

8 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Well, look at you! I haven't seen you since you were knee-high to a _______!
Dragonfly
Ladybug
Grasshopper

9 of 17Choose Your Answer!

What would you say about something that just seems... off?
It looks to high Heaven!
It reeks to high Heaven!
It stinks to high Heaven!

10 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Well, you know what they say about sleeping dogs...
Let them lie!
Let them sleep!
Let them lay!

11 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Oh, don't ____ a fit. We'll get you all sorted out!
Pitch
Toss
Set

12 of 17Choose Your Answer!

If you think this gullywasher's stopping anytime soon, then you're:
Sillier than a stray cat!
Off your rocker!
Crazier than Cooter Brown!

13 of 17Choose Your Answer!

"I tell you, I'm _____ tired."
Supes
Wicked
Plum

14 of 17Choose Your Answer!

What's a "buggy"?
A shopping cart
A crazy person
An insect

15 of 17Choose Your Answer!

I tell you, that Sally was sweating more than a _____ in church!
Athiest
Sinner
Northerner

16 of 17Choose Your Answer!

Pancakes and syrup are great, but nothing beats homemade _____ for breakfast. At least in the South that is.
Waffles and yogurt
Crepes and fruit
Biscuits and grits

17 of 17Choose Your Answer!

You're not a Southerner?
Oh, bless your heart!
Oh, bless your spirit!
Oh, bless your soul!
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Do you call any of the great Southern states (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia home? Yes? Well then, bless your heart, you probably know a lot of Southern slang, lingo, expressions and colloquialisms. Here's your perfect chance to put your knowledge to the test with this fun, but challenging seventeen question lingo quiz. Everyone loves to visit the South, but only some are lucky enough to truly call it their home. Are you one of those?