Posted in Oklahoma
August 29, 2017
11 Silly Sayings That Will Only Make Sense If You’re From Oklahoma
If you’ve been around Oklahoma very long, you’re probably used to the way we talk around here. We have our own amusing ways of saying things that seem normal to us, but when out-of-staters come around, we can throw them for a loop. Here are 11 silly sayings that will only make sense if you’re from the Sooner State.
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A nice way of saying those kids are trouble.
Interpreted as, "Did you eat?"
It's just an Okie way of saying "Im getting ready to."
For some reason, we drop off the A sound and just shorten it to ...preciate.
Around this neck of the woods it means believe or I guess so.
We have so many mosquitoes around here, we decided to give them a nickname.
A.K.A. a shopping cart. And don't forget the shopping cart (or buggy) was invented in Oklahoma.
Oklahomans will remember in 2015 when this term was coined when tigers were roaming around town after a tornado broke open their cage.To purchase this t-shirt, click here.
Not sure if people from the Panhandle actually say this, but we would know what section of our quirky-shaped state they were referring to.
The hidey hole is where you go when one of these bad boys is headed your way.
It's some weird sound we do after hearing a ridiculous story. It's been rumored to have started in Oklahoma by the Osage.
Remember, one side of our state is very different from the other side. If you don’t recognize some of these words, you probably grew up in a part of the state that didn’t use that phrase. What other silly sayings would you add to this list?
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