Here is the latest installment of my favorite Southern words, and perhaps Jeff Foxworthy has used these too. No plagiarism is intended here; I can only plead ignorance, which for me is not a stretch at all.
Ratified. Usage: “I could have killed that ratified had my pistol with me in the kitchen.”
Fertilize. Usage: “Earl’s gonna pay dearly fertilize he’s been telling about Billy Bob and Charlene.”
Barn. Usage: “Times have been tough lately, and we’ve been barn money from my parents just to make payments on the truck.”
Bayou. Usage: “Do you mind if I sit bayou at Thanksgiving dinner?”
Canopy. Usage: “I know we’re in a hurry, but canopy before we go?”
Nominee. Usage: “I fell off the four-wheeler and nominee is swollen and hurts something awful.”
Doctorate. Usage: “Billy Bob cut his hand, and Charlene needs to doctorate before it gets infected.”
Commodious. Usage: “Quick! Somebody run in there and tell Billy Bob that the commodious on is clogged up!”
Shawls. Usage: “This casserole dish left from homecoming at the church last Sunday isn’t ours, so I guess its shawls.”
Automated. Usage: “It’s almost midnight. Billy Bob and Charlene automated home by now.”
Benefited. Usage: “Billy Bob’s already benefited for his tux, and he’s a-getting real excited about being the best man at my wedding.”
Coffin. Usage: “This summer cold has got me coffin up a storm!”
Southern Word of the Day (Part 3)
Southern Word of the Day (Part 2)
Southern Word of the Day (Part 1)