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The
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The
LowCountry Lingo |
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Beaufort County is a wonderful blend
of people, each bringing with them unique cultures and languages,
thus creating a newand mysterious world of unusual words to the visitor. |
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Word or Phrase |
Meaning |
| messin round | killing time, wasting time. |
| fell out | passed out, fainted or almost fainted. |
| got da bad feelin | really feels bad, feels miserable. |
| urnch (ernch) | Orange (the fruit) |
| sittin a spell | sitting awhile, usually longer than 5 minutes |
| sugar disease | Diabetes |
| chillin | describes a child ; or relaxing |
| da bomb | ultra cool : totally awesome |
| churn | describes children |
| mixing up | sour stomach |
| bound up | constipated |
| He so bad | inquisitive (not bad) |
| they fell out (had a fallin out) | friends separated by a disagreement |
| kinda nervous like | is mentally unstable, weird |
| open up a can of whoop ass | getting angry and taking action |
| keep it in the road | good bye words meaning stay on your path, keep your head clear |
| up a storm (ie., dating) | very fast, abundance |
| enna (in-ah) | isnt't that right |
| Up the road | another county |
| Down Yonder | futher down the road |
| whurr? | where? |
| Tarred | Plum tuckered out, exausted |
| Rat Cheer | This very place |
| Bob Warr Fants | keeps the cattle in the pasture |
| Tal | a towel to dry with |
| Meer | a looking glass |
| Camer | a camera |
| payun | a pan to cook in |
| gweet | what you plan to do when you get hungry ( go eat ) |
| musee can know | must not be aware |
| Hem fa gwan | He was going |
| fixin | getting ready to do something |
| sick up | throw up |
| please for some | may I have some |
| I ain no | I don't know |
| For trute | For real or for truth |
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