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1
What does "Fixin' to" mean?
Getting ready
Baking
Repairing
Teaching
51% got this right
Fixin' to means you're about to (or thinking about) doing something.
2
What emotion does someone feel during a "hissy fit"?
Anger
Boredom
Fear
Joy
63% got this right
A hissy fit is a grown-up version of a temper tantrum.
3
What are britches?
Pants
Cleaning supplies
Party supplies
Plants
58% got this right
"He's too big for his britches" is how you refer to someone who is full of themselves.
4
Complete the sentence: She was ______ than a wet hen.
Madder
Cuter
Faster
Louder
40% got this right
This phrase comes from a time when farmers would dunk hens in water when they got protective of their eggs.
5
What are your feelings toward tomato soup if you have a "hankering" for it?
Craving
Hate
Indifferent
73% got this right
It's a Southern way of saying you're in the mood for something.
6
What does someone say if they ask you to "gimme some sugar"?
Hug and kiss
Candy
Missing baking supply
Sugar
83% got this right
Southern grandmothers often ask for their grandkids to give them some sugar, meaning hugs and kisses.
7
Which southern phrase means stop?
Hold your horses
Bless your heart
I'll tell you what
Paint me purple and call me Barney
87% got this right
8
What word describes someone who has spirit, courage, spunk, boldness, and initiative?
Gumption
Cattywampus
Gussied
Reckon
39% got this right
Southerners adopted this phrase from its early usage in 1700s England and Scotland (where it meant "common sense").
