Georgians sure are a unique bunch. We poke fun at all the idiosyncrasies that make Georgia a special place simply because it truly is wonderful at the center of it all. But just for fun, can you think of a few of the most unique phrases that we throw around, which make it sound like we have our own language? If you can’t off the top of your head, then maybe these few phrases will jog your memory…
- “It don’t make no nevermind.”
Flickr Thomas Hawk What do you get when you combine: it doesn’t matter + nevermind + it doesn’t make sense?? Tadaaaaa.
- “Fixin” or “Fixins”.
Flickr ravenillini Now, whether or not you’re making a dinner with all the fixins or that truck over there looks like it needs some fixin’, that’s entirely up to you.
- “What are you’uns doing over there?”
Flickr Rajarshi MITRA Commonly used when a group of kids are seemingly up to no good and mom needs to regulate quickly. “You’uns” better not be in trouble.
- “I can carry them to the store.”
Flickr Michael Canoe Andersen Anyone outside of Georgia might interpret this to mean you will literally carry someone to the store. Yet, in theory, it means you will be taking them to the store. A lot less work involved, right?
- “Well I reckon…”
Flickr Ivana Visilj Normally occurring in a sentence when a Georgian comes to an important conclusion and everyone needs to know.
- “It’s in the boot.”
Flickr Allison A common phrase used to describe the trunk of a car. The next time a Georgian tells you to look for something in the boot, do not start looking around for shoes.
- “It’s just over yonder.”
Flickr fiddledydee A phrase Georgians use to describe where something is, or the vicinity something is in. Sounds a bit more elegant, right?
- “Grab a buggy, will you?”
Flickr m01229 There aren’t too many people in Georgia who call a shopping cart by any other name.
- “Well I’m just plum tired.”
Flickr grassrootsgroundswell Being plum tired or plum tuckered out does not mean that you are sick of plums and ready to do away with the fruit. Instead, it means you are just downright exhausted.
- “How’s your momma nem?”
Flickr Neal Wellons For most people “nem” might not be considered an actual word. But in Georgia, “nem” usually refers to a group of more than one person, and actually combines the two words: and + them.
- “Alright, time to mash that button.”
Flickr young rock chang We do it to potatoes, we do it to bugs, we do it to berries, heck we even do it to simply press play. When a Georgian reckons you “mash” something, then that definitely means to take action.
Let’s keep this list going! Add your own Georgia phrases to the comments section and to see how many we can come up with! Otherwise, in case you missed it, we recently wrote about the 12 Weird Side Effects Everyone Experiences From Growing Up In Georgia, and think you might get a kick out of it.
Flickr Thomas Hawk
What do you get when you combine: it doesn’t matter + nevermind + it doesn’t make sense?? Tadaaaaa.
Flickr ravenillini
Now, whether or not you’re making a dinner with all the fixins or that truck over there looks like it needs some fixin’, that’s entirely up to you.
Flickr Rajarshi MITRA
Commonly used when a group of kids are seemingly up to no good and mom needs to regulate quickly. “You’uns” better not be in trouble.
Flickr Michael Canoe Andersen
Anyone outside of Georgia might interpret this to mean you will literally carry someone to the store. Yet, in theory, it means you will be taking them to the store. A lot less work involved, right?
Flickr Ivana Visilj
Normally occurring in a sentence when a Georgian comes to an important conclusion and everyone needs to know.
Flickr Allison
A common phrase used to describe the trunk of a car. The next time a Georgian tells you to look for something in the boot, do not start looking around for shoes.
Flickr fiddledydee
A phrase Georgians use to describe where something is, or the vicinity something is in. Sounds a bit more elegant, right?
Flickr m01229
There aren’t too many people in Georgia who call a shopping cart by any other name.
Flickr grassrootsgroundswell
Being plum tired or plum tuckered out does not mean that you are sick of plums and ready to do away with the fruit. Instead, it means you are just downright exhausted.
Flickr Neal Wellons
For most people “nem” might not be considered an actual word. But in Georgia, “nem” usually refers to a group of more than one person, and actually combines the two words: and + them.
Flickr young rock chang
We do it to potatoes, we do it to bugs, we do it to berries, heck we even do it to simply press play. When a Georgian reckons you “mash” something, then that definitely means to take action.
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