"Quit your lallygagging" is something all Southern children have heard at least once their lives.. Lollygagging is the same as dawdling...

When a Southerner says she’s fixin’ to do something, it means it may be today, may be tomorrow, but overall, she is going to take her...

Is this, as the song suggests, truly the most wonderful time of the year? For many it is stressful. Emotional. Exhausting. Hurried....

After a week away, we arrived back home and I’m still feeling full as a tick. As gross as that Southern saying sounds it’s true. I gorged...

Have you ever heard these silly Southern saying? I remember getting repeatedly sent to detention in high school simply because I couldn't...

In the South, a month of Sundays means a long time. For example, "I've not visited Georgia in a month of Sundays." Or when someone asks...

I frequently heard this Southernism around the dinner table while growing up. My father with his slight Virginia drawl would utter these...

This Southern saying relays to the recipient that they aren't bright. For example, "You ain't got the good sense God gave a rock."

This Southern saying brings back memories of my Grammy who was born and raised in rural Virginia. She was just about the kindest,...

Now I’m no farmer and haven’t spent any length time on a farm, but in my understanding and limited observation, cows move slowly. They...

Have you heard this Southern saying before? I thought this one appropriate to share today, because yesterday, the creeks, the rivers, and...

I hear this Southernism nearly every time I call my Father and ask how he's doing. "Fair to middling, I reckon," is his exact response....

You may hear Southerner make the declaration, “I’m full as a tick,” after consuming a large meal typically consisting of cornbread,...

Contrary to what you may think, this Southernism has nothing to do with old or ornery beagles. Rather, it is a Southerners way of saying,...

Perhaps you’ve heard this phrase and scratched your head. Well, you’re in good company. This Southernism that begins with two negative...

This is one Southernism I wish I could post on billboards and signs in thoroughfares across the country. Think Time Square. Big Texas...

This week's Southern saying is "Cattywampus." Or is it catawampus? Catiwampus? Or Catawampous? No matter how you spell it, the meaning is...

Learn the true Southern meaning of, "Bless Your Heart."

Southern fiction author Dawn Wallis holding a literary contract from Steve Laube Agency