In Preparation for the Next Tasting

How to Speak Texan - Part Two

N

Nairn:  Not any.  “Ah’d offer you a cigarette, but Ah don’t have nairn.”

Nawlins:  The largest city in Loosyana.

O

Orta: Should have.  “You orta seen her in that bikini!”

Ovair:  In that direction.  “Where’s yo daddy, son?”  “He’s ovair, Suh.”

Own:  The opposite of off.  “Cut own the radio and let’s listen to some music.”

P

Papuh:  What you write on, also the colloquial term for newspaper.  “Which papuh do you take?”

Phrasin:  Very cold.  “Shut the door, it’s phrasin in here.”

Pitcher:  An image of something.  “That’s a good pitcher of Brenda Sue, ain’t it?”

Plum:  Completely.  “Ah’m plum wore out.”

Prolly:  Likely to.  “Ah’ll prolly get down to Nawlins sometime soon.”

Q

Quietus:  Put an abrupt end to.  “He was runnin’ around with that blonde till his wife found out about it and put the quietus on it.”

R

Ratcheer:  On this spot.  “Jes put the groceries down ratcheer.”

Rench:  To wash off soapy water.  “Ah’ll wash the dishes if you’ll rench ‘em.”

S

Saar:  The opposite of sweet.  “Them pickles is too saar.”

Scupter:  One who makes statues.  “That Michelangelo was a good scupter.”

Sebmup:  The soft drink similar to ginger ale.  “You want Co-cola or Sebmup?”

Show:  Certainly.  “It show is hot today.”

Spect:  To imagine or suppose.  “Ah spect a gull as pretty as she is could have jes about any man she wants.”

Stow:  The place where things are sold.  “Gwan down to the stow and git me some bakin’ powder.”

T

Tar:  Round inflatable object that sometimes goes flat.  “You shoudn’t drive around without a spare tar.”

Tarred:  Fatigued.  “Ah’m too tarred to go bowlin’ tonight.”

Thow:  To hurl.  “Quick, thow me the ball!”

Tote:  To carry.  “Kin you tote that big sack of corn meal?

U

Uhmurkin:  Someone who lives in the United States.  “That Thomas Jefferson was a great Uhmurkin.”

V

Vampar:  A fearsome creature from Transylvania.  “Dracula was a vampar.”

W

War:  Metal strands attached to a post, generally used to enclose domestic animals.  “Watch you don’t git stuck on that bob war.”

Warshrag:  A cloth used for cleaning.  “Hang up that warshrag when you’re done with it.”

Wuk:  Employment.  “Does he still wuk in Dallas?”

Y

Ya’ll:  The second person pronoun, a contraction of ya and all.  “’At truck belong ta ya’ll?”

Yo:  The possessive of you.  “What’s yo name, honey?”

Yonduh:  In a particular direction.  “That’s a pretty gull over yonduh, idinit?”

Z

Zackly:  Precisely.  “Ah don’t zackly know where he is.”