tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post6928820541147805304..comments2023-10-08T06:03:27.640-07:00Comments on Dare Society: Favorite Carolina saying?M. Lailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806143735399887555noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-10437526522461648312010-02-21T07:34:41.127-08:002010-02-21T07:34:41.127-08:00"I swanny" is great.
And, Tommy, to ta..."I swanny" is great. <br /><br />And, Tommy, to take that last one you noted one step further, the negative version of "to be sure not!"M. Lailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806143735399887555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-10277013906440780132010-02-21T07:17:56.617-08:002010-02-21T07:17:56.617-08:00My dad still says "I swanny." A quick g...My dad still says "I swanny." A quick google search got this: swan·ny intr.v. Chiefly Southern U.S.<br />To declare; swear. Used in the phrase 'I swanny' as an interjection.<br /><br />My maternal grandmother used to say, "I be blessed"<br /><br />And Matt, one from your area: "To be sure..."TSnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256973504038554419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-50114891057438963632010-02-18T22:39:38.671-08:002010-02-18T22:39:38.671-08:00Dumber than a box of rocks.Dumber than a box of rocks.Kevin Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683012690148976861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-82662361613412410832010-02-18T18:08:32.225-08:002010-02-18T18:08:32.225-08:00One that my band director in high school was famou...One that my band director in high school was famous for was "See can you," which meant "See if you can," as in, "See can you play this passage here."James C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04387000359358815749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-46925873007368151242010-02-18T16:52:23.242-08:002010-02-18T16:52:23.242-08:00I can't believe I forgot my favorite one of al...I can't believe I forgot my favorite one of all: 50-11. As in, "they must be rich. They got fifty 'leven cars."M. Lailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806143735399887555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-12432886716530627802010-02-18T16:44:05.185-08:002010-02-18T16:44:05.185-08:00My maternal grandma used to say "I swanny!&qu...My maternal grandma used to say "I swanny!" and "Oh foot!" all the time.<br /><br />Other sayings and words:<br /><br />Dumber than a bag of hammers.<br />Catty wampus<br />Onced<br />Twiced<br />Ustacould (Used to could)<br />Ustabe (Used to be)<br /><br />That makes me so ill! (That's angry, not sick.)<br />Chunk it. (Instead of saying "throw it".)<br />Ugly as sin.<br />Onliest<br />Pooch (belly bulge)<br />Wompersided<br />Catty wonkeredNikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936343470015553888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-41271005905681100392010-02-18T12:31:27.385-08:002010-02-18T12:31:27.385-08:00The Devils is beating his wife -- when it's ra...The Devils is beating his wife -- when it's raining.Kevin Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683012690148976861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-570886097837297962010-02-18T10:23:24.532-08:002010-02-18T10:23:24.532-08:00Matt,
My Dad's side (all from the Darlington, ...Matt,<br />My Dad's side (all from the Darlington, SC area) pronounces the word "idea" like you pronounce your grandmother's name. "Well, I swear that's the best i-dee I ever heard." (They kinda have their own language down there and sometimes when my Dad "gets to" talking fast and laughing, Kenny still can't understand him.)Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-78998312418749769602010-02-18T09:22:49.649-08:002010-02-18T09:22:49.649-08:00Great ones, Kelly. My grandmother's name is Id...Great ones, Kelly. My grandmother's name is Ida, but we kids have always pronounced it "I-dee," so I always wanted to have a daughter named 'Ida Claire.' One can dream, right? <br /><br />And how did I miss the "whore in church" one?<br /><br />I heard a good friend of mine just the other day say, "Good gravy!" It was fantastic.M. Lailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806143735399887555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26425248.post-28048229471401502352010-02-18T08:29:13.285-08:002010-02-18T08:29:13.285-08:00Haha, these are great, Matt! Some that I regularl...Haha, these are great, Matt! Some that I regularly heard/hear from my NC and SC family...<br /><br />"Well, I declare."<br />"Bless her heart."<br />"Hotter than the 4th of July."<br />"Well, great granny!" (which my South Carolina native Papaw always said, meaning "Oh my gosh" or "I don't believe it!"<br /><br />Oh, and am I allowed to post on here, "Sweatin' like a whore in church?" ;)Kellynoreply@blogger.com