19 Southern Sayings and Phrases Explained. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. By Tinsley Mortimer Published: Aug 8, 2018. Getty Images.

People in the Southern United States have their own lingo, which may cause problems with people outside of the area. Here are 11 phrases people who were raised by Southern parents say that confuse ...

May have been coined by Davy Crockett. It was first found in print in Crockett's 1835 book "An Account of Col. Crockett's Tour to the North and Down East" in this sentence: "I myself was one of ...

To compile a list of sayings only Southerners understand, 24/7 Tempo reviewed various sources that record phrases that might be heard in the South, but probably nowhere else. Click here to read ...

If you tell your Southern grandma that you won the lottery, she might gasp and say, "Hush your mouth!"—not because she wants you to be quiet, but because she’s stunned. It’s the Southern ...

One cute cat seems to have developed a Southern accent and her adorable down-home meow has people laughing and saying, "Aw ...

Why do I remember what the nurse at work said when I asked whether I’d have a reaction to the flu shot she’d just given me? “You may feel a bit of general malaise,” she told… ...

LET’S TALK LET’S TALK: Southern phrases to live by by Helaine Williams | October 25, 2020 at 2:46 a.m. Helaine Williams | October 25, 2020 at 2:46 a.m.