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Texas Slang Decoded: How Texans Speak Volumes About Their State's Troubling Politics Through Language

Published August 1, 2024 at 8:10am by Brandi D. Addison


Texas, y'all know we have our own language #downhere, and it's high time we #reclaim our power and #bariour #lingo. ##Jeetyet? Yep, we condense four words into one 'coz we're efficient AF, and ain't nobody got time for extra words. We also got ##AllGetOut, which we use to emphasize stuff, like "it's hot AF."

Texas, the Lone Star State, has a language of its own, a drawl that sings with a twang. #Texans, we are a proud people, and our words flow like poetry. We say ##GimmeSomeSugar, but we don't mean the white stuff. We're talking kisses, y'all! And when we say we're ##Fixin'To, we ain't fixin' nothin', we're 'bout to do something. ##AllY'all know who y'all are, and we got ya'll covered, 'coz that's how we roll.

Now, some folks like to ##TalkBig, but they got ##AllHatNoCattle. They be like ##BlessYourHeart, thinkin' they're better'n us, but we see right through'em. And don't get me started on ##Coke. Texans, we mean any soda, y'hear? Don't bring me no ##Walmarts or ##GeneralDollar neither. I'm talkin' 'bout ##TheWalmart and ##DollarGeneral. #TexanPride, y'all!

We got some funky words, too, like ##Warsh, which is just ##Wash with a twist. And ##Kolache, well, that's a meaty treat, not some dainty pastry. ##Skeeters are them bitin' things, and an ##Icebox is where you keep your drinks cold. ##CornFed? That's a compliment 'round these parts. And if you need ##Nuther example, well, that's ##AWholeNuther story.

Texan, where every word is a drawl and a twang, and we wear our language like a badge of honor. Y'all keep on talkin' proud, and don't let no one tell ya otherwise. #TexasStrong #KeepAustinWeird #TXforever

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