Slangtermer för sydamerikansk engelska

Här hittar du slang från södra USA, som fångar regionala uttryck, accenter och lokalt kulturellt språk.

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to fixin to [Fras]

(Southern US) to be about to do something; to be preparing for an action

Ex: I'm fixin to head out in a minute.

to finna [Fras]

(Southern US) to be about to do something

Ex: I'm finna head out soon.

coke [Substantiv]

läsk

Ex: What kind of coke do you want ; Sprite or Dr Pepper ?

to tump [Verb]

välta

Ex: Don't tump that glass of sweet tea.

tornado [Substantiv]

kaos

Ex: The kitchen was a tornado after the kids finished baking .

yonder [adverb]

där borta

Ex: Look over yonder by the barn.

holler [Substantiv]

smal dal

Ex: He grew up in a holler in West Virginia .

buggy [Substantiv]

kundvagn

Ex: Grab a buggy before we start shopping .

to might could [Verb]

skulle kanske kunna

Ex: I might could help you move this weekend.

[bless] {someone's} heart [Mening]

(Southern US) used to soften or soften the impact of an insult, often in an ironic way

Ex: Bless her heart, she tried really hard but failed miserably.

all hat and no cattle [Fras]

(Southern US) boastful or arrogant but having nothing to back it up

Ex: He talks a big game, but he's all hat and no cattle.

Florida happy meal [Fras]

a package or set of items for adults, often including liquor, cigarettes, or other adult-oriented goods

Ex: He picked up a Florida happy meal from the corner store.

jit [Substantiv]

pojke

Ex: That jit doesn't know anything about this town.

pub sub [Substantiv]

Publix-smörgås

Ex: I grabbed a turkey pub sub for lunch.

po' boy [Substantiv]

Louisiana-smörgås

Ex: I had a shrimp po' boy for lunch.

dressed [adjektiv]

klädd

Ex: I'll have a shrimp po' boy, dressed, please.

cher [Substantiv]

min älskling

Ex: How are you doing today, cher?

How's ya mama and them? [Mening]

(Southern US, Louisiana) a greeting asking about someone's family or loved ones

Ex: How's ya mama and them? Everyone well?

envie [Substantiv]

ett starkt begär

Ex: I've got an envie for some crawfish étouffée.

lagniappe [Substantiv]

en liten bonus

Ex: The baker threw in a lagniappe with my order of king cakes .

rabbit trail [Substantiv]

kaninstig

Ex: We got lost on a rabbit trail outside the town.

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