8 Expressions You’ll Hear in Texas: Learn some expressions that capture the charm, wit, and larger-than-life personality of the Lone Star State.

Word Smart ^ | 12/26/2024 | Bennett Kleinman

[whitney69]

From a redneck from Georgia:

https://www.facebook.com/KennedyCenter/videos/jeff-foxworthy-word-from-the-redneck-dictionary/10156216751735865/

wy69

[takebackaustin]

Not at all. Not written by a Texan and largely inaccurate as to Texas usages. Perhaps you suffer from Crichton’s “Gell-Mann Amnesia”.

[stanne]

“What the HEEOOW?”

[takebackaustin]

Thanks for ‘splainin’, and funny post.

That’s the second time I’ve heard that Alberta isn’t going easy into the night of misrule lately, great to know. You’ve certainly added Alberta to my bucket list.

Texans have their own dialect, foods, music, names, history as an independent nation with a war of independence, etc. You rarely find all those things in another state. I guess now we kind of have a separate space program, which works.

Keep posting about your province and once and future proud nation, we would love to learn more. We had a dose of formerly proud in the US recently too.

[Nachoman]

The past tense of might could is “use’ta could”.

[NoLibZone]

“We’re going to secede from the union”

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

When I think of what the petulant, teenybopper girl, living in the body of a 53 year old male (not a man), narcissistic sociopath/psychopath has done to Alberta, and Canada, one must laugh, just to avoid crying!

[Let's Roll]

Those who mean more than one person can use “All ah you all”.

[dfwgator]

The “Bless Your Heart” Button

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQOorA2EeS0

[dfwgator]

[llevrok]

“It’s rainin’ harder than a horse pissin’ on a ceeement slab”

[Irish Eyes]

All’s Y’all = plural

I forgot all about that one.

[Does so]

“...Like making a cat walk backwards”
—Senator John L. Kennedy

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

A distinctive statement I had to use last year: "Get back, or I WILL shoot you.". (A Texas statement that might be used in Seymour, Schulenburg, Giddings, Onalaska, Kenedy County or Denver City, Texas to name a few.). He then asked me, "Are you going to shoot me?" ...paused, and said "Give me the gun." (Dallas, Austin, Waco, Houston, El Paso or San Antonio).

Any Freepers want to make suggestions as to what happened next? Any out of staters? Another distinctive Texas question, "Did you see the purple posts?" and "Get off of this land and never come back, and tell your friends to never come on this land either."

Want to hear comments from Baltimore, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Madison, New York and Chicago to name a few. Yes, we are a little bit different linguistically and in action. "I'm gonna get down offa my hoss and fix that bob war fence."

~ Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Good honk, woman. Keep reading.

[jdt1138]

Pretty sure that this is a PSYOP to trip up Californians looking to cash out and move to Texas.

Fact is that we use unique pronouncing of places and things so right away we can tell that 'you ain't from around here,' if you know what I mean.

[Texas_Jarhead]

They should have included Tump.

[coincheck]

I lived in north central Arkansas in the Ozarks and we said all those phrases.
And I still do.
Living in WA state, I still get some funny looks from folks who don’t speak proper southern.
I reckon they never will.

[Lean-Right]

I lived in Sealy, Texas
for a few years. Sayings
heard frequenty not on
your list; useta-could,
might otta, y’ant to(?),
rat killin’...
Texans are a prideful bunch,
but great people once a bond
of friendship is obtained.

[stanne]

Sitting with a group of nurses after work drinking a beer on older one was there. I knew she was several generation Texan, bunch of family. I asked her where she lives then
how long a drive is that from here in town.
She said “depends on who’s driving”