Quiz: Only A Southerner Could Ace This Southern Terminology Test. Can You?
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May 09, 2018
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Question: 1/40Pick Your Answer!
What does "I have a mind to do something" mean?
I regret doing something
I don't want to do something
I'm considering doing something
Question: 2/40Pick Your Answer!
"Well, aren't you ________."
Precious
Funny
Pretty
Question: 3/40Pick Your Answer!
What does "being ugly" mean in the South?
Breaking the law
Misbehaving
Having an unfortunate appearance
Question: 4/40Pick Your Answer!
What is a "buggy"?
Carriage pulled by a horse
Golf cart
Shopping cart
Question: 5/40Pick Your Answer!
"She's having a ________ fit."
Anger
Temper
Hissy
Question: 6/40Pick Your Answer!
If you're "fixin' to" do something, what are you doing?
Asking for permission to do it
Preparing to do it
Hesitating to do it
Question: 7/40Pick Your Answer!
"Dickens" means devil. True or False?
True
False
Question: 8/40Pick Your Answer!
"Bless your ________."
Heart
Soul
Self
Question: 9/40Pick Your Answer!
If someone is "too big for their britches", then they are:
Taking themselves too seriously
Acting like a coward
Slacking off
Question: 10/40Pick Your Answer!
What does "piddle" mean?
To waste time
To lose something
To lie
Question: 11/40Pick Your Answer!
"He was madder than a wet ________."
Hen
Cat
Dog
Question: 12/40Pick Your Answer!
Which of these would you hear if you were wearing a skirt that was too short?
Knee-high to a grasshopper
I can see Christmas
You're too big for your britches
Question: 13/40Pick Your Answer!
What does "yonder" mean?
Over there
On top
Underneath
Question: 14/40Pick Your Answer!
"I'm going to ________ your hide!"
Slap
Hit
Tan
Question: 15/40Pick Your Answer!
"Citified" is another way of saying what?
There's nothing country about you
You like city food
You're moving to the city
Question: 16/40Pick Your Answer!
What is an access road?
Road without traffic lights
Service road
One-way road
Question: 17/40Pick Your Answer!
"She's as happy as a pig in ________."
Grass
Mud
The barn
Question: 18/40Pick Your Answer!
"Coke" refers to any soft drink in the South. True or False?
False
True
Question: 19/40Pick Your Answer!
What is an Arkansas Toothpick?
Fork
Large knife
Spoon
Question: 20/40Pick Your Answer!
"I'm as ________ as a tick."
Happy
Fat
Full
Question: 21/40Pick Your Answer!
"Commode" is another word for what?
Kitchen
Bedroom
Toilet
Question: 22/40Pick Your Answer!
What does a "bread basket" refer to?
Your stomach
The house
The pantry
Question: 23/40Pick Your Answer!
"That stinks to ________ heaven!"
Glorious
High
Great
Question: 24/40Pick Your Answer!
Saying someone is as "fit as a fiddle" is another way of saying:
They're intelligent
They're in good shape
They're a good judge of character
Question: 25/40Pick Your Answer!
What are "goobers"?
Tomatoes
Peanuts
Green beans
Question: 26/40Pick Your Answer!
"He is moving as ________ as molasses."
Tall
Slow
Quiet
Question: 27/40Pick Your Answer!
What is "grabbing a root" mean?
Going to bed early
Having dinner
Getting a date
Question: 28/40Pick Your Answer!
"Hold your ________!"
Horses
Manners
Hairs
Question: 29/40Pick Your Answer!
How would you describe someone who has "horse sense"?
Trustworthy
Ambitious
Smart
Question: 30/40Pick Your Answer!
What is another word for "purdy"?
Polite
Late/tardy
Pretty
Question: 31/40Pick Your Answer!
"He is fit to be ________."
Restrained
Tied
Jailed
Question: 32/40Pick Your Answer!
What does it mean if everything is "hunkey dorey"?
Turning out in an unexpected way
Great
Falling apart
Question: 33/40Pick Your Answer!
What is a "rag-baby"?
Teddy bear
Tea towel
Doll
Question: 34/40Pick Your Answer!
"Don't get your feathers all ________."
Knotted
Twisted
Ruffled
Question: 35/40Pick Your Answer!
What is a "june bug"?
A large bug
A kind of burger
An annoying person
Question: 36/40Pick Your Answer!
What does it mean to "skedaddle"?
To run/scatter
To get up late
To hide
Question: 37/40Pick Your Answer!
"I don't have a ________ in that fight."
Horse
Rooster
Dog
Question: 38/40Pick Your Answer!
To "rile" someone up is to:
Help them calm down
Prepare them for bad news
Make them angry
Question: 39/40Pick Your Answer!
What are "britches"?
Socks
Badges
Pants or underpants
Question: 40/40Pick Your Answer!
If someone is "peachy keen" then they are:
Outstanding
Lonely
Sick
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