Words we butcher in the south

[TN-Gamecock]

Liberry...instead of Library...

Yungons....young ones

Tar....tire

har...hair

rest-a-rant...restaurant

South Caliner.....Carolina

taters...potatoes

mater...tomato

 

[bayrooster]

Liberry...instead of Library...

Yungons....young ones

Tar....tire

har...hair

rest-a-rant...restaurant

South Caliner.....Carolina

taters...potatoes

mater...tomato

"The Young Ones"

 

[andersoncountycock]

Wollermelon/watermelon

 

[polo-loco]

See mint.

Pecan = Pee Can.

 

[bayrooster]

Never said it myself, but I've known some people who say, "skrimps" when referring to shrimp.

 

[TheReelEss]

Okry, Extry

 

[vacock#]

Pin instead of pen
Tin instead of ten

 

[vacock#]

I honestly thought this was a California thing. The first time I ever heard it in use was out here.

Can’t figure out what the real word is. What does aight mean?

 

[vacock#]

Pecan = Pee Can.

That is correct. If you want pecahn then it has to be spelled differently. Putting on airs with pecahn.

 

[Gamecock122]

Wal Marts -- all my Upstate cousins say they're going to WalMarts ...
Aksk -- as in aksk yo mama.

My wife is from Glenville by way of Arabi -- a tiny town down around Cordele -- and sometimes she'll say I 'ort' to do what she tells me to do rather than 'ought.'

i thought this one was ax...ax yo mama.

 

[duckcock2.0.0]

Co-coler

And something might not be ruined. It's rurnt.

 

[CockofEarle]

Budder/Butter

Crappie 😂

 

[Mcbulldog1]

Hongrey- hungry
Here is East Tennessee they mispronounce lamp and stamp I will try to spell it like they say it laymp same with stamp

 

[Silver_Coconut]

Y'uns aint wrap tight.

 

[Dizzy01]

Tomater.

What are those extra letters for. You sending something to the ‘mater.

 

[bayrooster]

What are those extra letters for. You sending something to the ‘mater.

Word tomater.

 

[CockFamily6]

Yont to = do you want to
Usta could = I used to could
Other examples:
Fishin
Cheekin = chicken
Teller vision
Lawd = lord
Swimmin
Teef = teeth
Sumbitch

 

[jweaks]

For God's sake.... It's wash, not WARSH!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jeff2001]

Pawl Finebaum

 

[67gamecock]

Not necessarily. Older Charleston dialects drop the hard 'r' in numerous words. From my limited research the 'r' you reference is an Appalachia thing when heard in the south

THIS^^^^

 

[Bear_Rooster]

Can’t figure out what the real word is. What does aight mean?

When I use it, it means all right, as in ok.

 

[haneynfl]

Youse guys/y'all

Y’all all

 

[Bear_Rooster]

Ain’t instead of ant. My yard is full of dang fire aints 😂. I’ve been to many places in these United States. The only place I’ve ever been where people didn’t ask me where I was from is New York City.

 

[jeff2001]

"Kieff" is the biggest idiot on "eurff" .

 

[bchav307]

My wife is from NE Ohio....... first time I went up there, they had no idea what a pocketbook was...... apparently it’s a purse....
My great-uncle said warsh, but he was from Indiana. I’ve never heard a southerner say warsh.
I also get picked on by my in-laws for the way I say wudder instead of water, pin instead of pen, ull instead of oil, my wife thought I was saying “bowled peanuts” instead of boiled peanuts, mash instead of press, fixin to, maybe could, piece of a can for not a full can,
J’all- did y’all

 

[bchav307]

My grandpa said fillet as fill-et
And call-yum for column

 

[gamecox4982]

Swaller = Swallow
Winder = Window
Piller = Pillow
Anything that ends in ow is replaced with er

 

[gamecock1999]

I was floored to learn a few years ago that “spicket” is actually spigot. Had to be some kind of mental block.

 

[vacock#]

Fixin to mossy

 

[bayrooster]

My grandpa said fillet as fill-et
And call-yum for column

"Fill-et" is also the British pronunciation. I think the English intentionally mispronounce words borrowed from the French. 😄

 

[iohbird]

ackahol

 

[nccock622]

Ud’n = the other one..

nud’n = another one.

 

[duckcock2.0.0]

I know this isn't a mispronunciation, but did y'all drink from the hose pipe as a kid?

 

[Forever Fowl]

mute point when it should be moot point

 

[FORKCOCK]

Food Line (Food Lion).

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Eye-talion = Italian. (this one irritates me to no end)

Eyes b TYDE= I'm tired.

 

[rockingamecock]

Budder/Butter

Chimbley

 

[WingchunCock]

I have a half sister that makes 1 syllable words into 2. Door becomes do-Wer.

 

[bflogger28]

Creek/Crick Pecan/Pecon

 

[andersoncountycock]

Pawl Finebaum

Paw