#southern
36 words tagged “southern”
Cajun term of endearment, from French chéri(e).
True + real, fused. The realest stamp of approval in Southern rap.
NOLA's signature sandwich on crackly Leidenheimer French bread.
Doing the food shop, NOLA-style.
Your mother and the whole rest of the family — one mashed-up word.
A Mardi Gras club that throws a parade or ball.
Any soft drink in NOLA — temperature doesn't matter.
Round Sicilian sandwich stacked with cold cuts and olive salad.
Pimp C's name for UGK's slow, gospel-soaked Texas sound.
To go to sleep, from Cajun French 'faire dodo.'
A little something extra, on the house.
NOLA way of saying 'at my house,' calqued from French.
Plastic cup for taking your drink onto the street — legal in NOLA.
Louisiana's word for what every other US state calls a county.
A whole lot — the NOLA spelling of French beaucoup.
Yat pronunciation of 'toilet,' straight outta New Orleans.
Yat for the kitchen sink.
NOLA rallying cry — now the Saints fans' battle hymn.
What New Orleans calls a road median.
The thick New Orleans accent — and the people who carry it.
NOLA-speak for 'your mom and the rest of the family'.
Historic Black NOLA neighborhood near the old New Basin Canal.
Long narrow NOLA house with rooms in a straight line front to back.
Let the good times roll — NOLA's unofficial motto.
Memphis 'man' — pronounced with a curl, used like punctuation.
Cinnamon ring cake with a plastic baby inside, eaten through Carnival.
An automatic rifle, usually an AK-pattern — Southern rap's go-to word for a heavy gun.
Waffle House — the 24-hour ATL institution.
Cajun dance party — named after putting the kids to bed.
Yat for sidewalk.
Cajun-rooted pet name for a kid or sweetheart.
A voodoo charm to ward off evil — or wish it on someone.
A dramatic 'child' — used to express exasperation, shade, or storytime energy.
New Orleans for 'how you doing?' — not 'where are you'.
Sugar — endearment from older NOLA women, pronounced SHOOG.
A po-boy loaded with lettuce, tomato, pickles and mayo.