Southern English

[heviduty]

A seafood restaurant is a "fish camp" where you get "hushpuppies".

 

[JeremyL]

Has anyone else heard of morel mushrooms being called, "muggles?"

 

[Larro Darro]

Down here in NW Florida we have a lot of Appalachian sayings. You would think that as the old timers die off, you wouldn't hear as much of it. But that isn't the case. Appalachain Talk This list has a few we don't hear here, but not too many.

One thing that always got to me was Mamma calling a bomb a 'bum'. I tried to get her to say bomb, but you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Larro

 

[JRobyn]

Has anyone else heard of morel mushrooms being called, "muggles?"

Around here in TN, some of the old-timers call them "dry land fish".

- Jay