Do You Know The Meaning Of These 12 Southern Phrases?

Only a true southerner will be able to discern the meaning of these 12 Southern phrases! Are you ready to find out? Take these quiz questions and discover if you're as southern as you think you are!
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If you don't have a "dog in the fight," what don't you have?
A dog
A clue
A reason to argue

Question 2/12

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If you're not actually asleep, you're________.
Faking it
Playing possum
Playing bingo

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If you're "being ugly," then you're....
Changing your hair
Misbehaving
Being silly

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If you're "barking up the wrong tree" then you are...
Mistaken
Angry
Simple

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"She could eat corn through a picket fence" means that the person involved has...
Very large teeth
A big ego
A huge appetite

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If someone proclaims "that dog will hunt," they're trying to say that...
It's a good idea
That dog is ready
There's more to be said

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If someone is "citified" then they are not...
Country
Sophisticated
Genial

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If a man is confused, he probably doesn't know_____.
Which way the wind blows
Whether to wind his butt or scratch his watch
How many eggs are in his basket

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If you "make a better door than you do a window," you should______.
Buy more windows.
Move.
Change the channel.

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If someone's "eyeballs are floating" then they...
Are really angry.
Need to use the bathroom.
Are spacing out.

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If someone got the "short end of the stick" then they were...
Cheated
Mislead
Falsely accused

Question 12/12

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If you're looking for the "clicker" you're looking for the _____.
Garage opener
Can opener
Remote control
Unfortunately, you don't know your southern phrases quite as well as a southerner just yet! While you might know a few basic terms, you couldn't hold your own in a conversation with a true blue Southerner just yet!

C+, Southern Phrase Flop

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Right!
Well done, you proved yourself to be a true Southern phrase ace! You don't just know the basics that everyone knows, you know the terms and phrases that only someone who has spent time in the South could truly learn. You can hold your own with any Southerner!

B+, Southern Phrase Ace

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Right!
Congratulations, this quiz has anointed you as a Southern phrase expert! You obviously live in the South or have spent a great deal of time traveling in this region of the US. Your knowledge of Southern slang is truly on par with any true Southerner. You can walk the walk and talk the talk. Go you!

A+, Southern Phrase Exper

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Right!
1
If you don't have a "dog in the fight," what don't you have?
A dog
A clue
A reason to argue
2
If you're not actually asleep, you're________.
Faking it
Playing possum
Playing bingo
3
If you're "being ugly," then you're....
Changing your hair
Misbehaving
Being silly
4
If you're "barking up the wrong tree" then you are...
Mistaken
Angry
Simple
5
"She could eat corn through a picket fence" means that the person involved has...
Very large teeth
A big ego
A huge appetite
6
If someone proclaims "that dog will hunt," they're trying to say that...
It's a good idea
That dog is ready
There's more to be said
7
If someone is "citified" then they are not...
Country
Sophisticated
Genial
8
If a man is confused, he probably doesn't know_____.
Which way the wind blows
Whether to wind his butt or scratch his watch
How many eggs are in his basket
9
If you "make a better door than you do a window," you should______.
Buy more windows.
Move.
Change the channel.
10
If someone's "eyeballs are floating" then they...
Are really angry.
Need to use the bathroom.
Are spacing out.
11
If someone got the "short end of the stick" then they were...
Cheated
Mislead
Falsely accused
12
If you're looking for the "clicker" you're looking for the _____.
Garage opener
Can opener
Remote control