Russell Lands History
Including
A Greatly Expanded Version
4, 2020
Rubonics
The Phonetics of Southern American English
By Ben Russell
Pt. Past tense, pos. Possessive,
rel. Relative to, fr. From,
( ) Added, i.e. Example,
[ ]: Improper English,
trailing off of thought . . .
Oft. Often,
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A: oft They, Day
A: oft Uh, i.e. ur fire
A mong st: Among
A rab, Alabama
A re: Area
A tall: At all
Uh tall: "
Ad: oft That, Dat
Ad der all: After all
Ad der while: After a while
Ad dul do: That will do
Ad dun: That one
Add: oft That
Ads zit: That is it
A gin st or Again: i.e. against a
rock etc.
Air: oft Their
Air one: Either one
Air rey one: "
Aire one: "
Aint: Is not
Airn: Their one
Nair one or Nairn: Neither one
Nair re one: i.e. (not) A one
Ak un: Acorn
Aker: Acker
Al benny: Albany, Georgia
All luv vem: All of them
A mer i gun: American
Uh mur i gun: American
Is zee un Amur i gun
At or Ad: oft That
At air: That there (one)
At un: That one "
Au ther rit us: Arthritis
Au th rit us
Aud der: i.e. Ought to
Aw ful est
Az ziff: As if
Aze: oft They is, They are
Aze er: They are…
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Bad to: i.e. (He is) bad to
take a drink.
Bait: A huge amount, Too
much
Bass ack kards: Backwards
Bed der: Better
Bed der nodd
Big gun nuff: Big enough
Bof fus: Both of us
Bum bel bee or bum el bee
Bun chuv vem: Bunch of them
Bun nilla: Vanilla
Bus ted: Pt. Burst
Bust opens: Packaged snacks
Bu tic u lar: Particular, also
Pu tic u lar
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Cause do: Because (if) you do
Chan ch: Chance
Ches ter drawers
Chiv vuh lay: Chevrolet
Chock let: Chocolate
Chunk: Throw
Clair er un: Clearer than
Clair urn ner: Clearer than a
i.e. Clean through,
Klear un uh
Clear: Clair, klear, klare
Clent: Pt. Clean
Co beer
Co col lar or Co ker col er
Com men st tuh: commenced to
Coud ner: Could not (have)
Crist tu wal
Cro ger sack: Croker sack,
a burlap bag
Crunk: Pt. Crank
Cum mere: Come here
Cum mone nover
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Da: oft They
Dad: oft That
Dad ju: Is that you?
Dads or Ads: That is
Dads hit or Dads zit: That is it
Dads zun nuf: That’s enough
Dads zun nuff fuv vem
Daid: They did
Dairn: Their (one)
Daint: They [aint]
Daint: There are not
Dair or Daire: oft Their
Dale: They will
Damed dif fi no
Dane no mo: They [aint no]more
Dats dat: That is that
Daze: They is
Daze zov vair: They [is] over there
Daze zuh wonze: They are the ones
De: Did he?
Dem: Them
Den o mites
Dese: These
Did de: Did he?
Did dunt: Did not
Did gea: Did you?
Did ju do: Did you do . . .
Dif funt: Different
Dis: This
Dis or diz or dizz: oft This
Dis here: This here
Dis shear: This here
Dis shere: "
Dish shere: "
Diz hear: "
Dis sun: This one
Dost: A dose i.e. Too much
Drank: i.e. Hank, why do you drank?
Du mad ders: Tomatoes
Du mor row: Tomorrow
Du reck ley or Tu reck ley: A corruption of, “I will Go (there) directly. Meaning the opposite. i.e. After a while.
Dudd den nit: Does it not?
Dun: Done, oft Completely
Dun gone: i.e. He has dun gone.
Dun nover: Already over
Duz znt: Does not
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E: oft He
E gen: He can
E tole em
Ear: oft Here
Mere: Come here
Ease zuh won: He is the one
Em: Them
Em aire: Them there
En em: And them
Et: Ate
Ever whig ger way
Ever whooh uh way
Ever zeen: Ever seen
Eze: He is
Eze fin ner: He is fixing to
Eze ov vair: He is over there
Eze uh go ner: He is going to
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Fat: oft If that….
Few: oft If you
Fi: If I
Fid er der: i.e. If I had
Fide dev ver: If I had ever
Fies: If I was (to)
Fig ger: Figure
Fig ger head: Math minded
Fix in ning to: Fixing to orpreparing to
Fid ner : "
Fit ner : "
Fize em: If I was them
Fize zem: If I was them
Flus ter rated: Frustrated
Fo: Four
Fo: oft Before
Fo sho: For sure
From men nair: Form in there
Frum mun der: From under
i.e. Out frum mun der
Fur mur zeff: i.e. For my self
Fur or Fer: Far
Fuv vem: i.e. (Both) of them
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Gar dean: Guardian
Gue or Ge: Did you?
Gen el ly: Generally
Geneous
Git or Gid: Get i.e. Get rid of
Git gone: Leave
Go ged dit: Go get it
Gon ner be: Going to be
Got en: Pt. Got
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Had dent augh der: Should not have . . .
Hang ger nade: Hand grenade
Hankering
Hard dun ner: i.e. Harder than a woodpeckers lips.
Haf fuv vem: Half of them
Hawg: Hog
Heap puv em: A large quantity of them
Uh heap puv vum
Hern or Hers’: (pos of her)
Heze uh go ner
Hi: How?
Hi come: How come: fr. How did it come (to be)?
Hi ken: How can
Hick kur nut: Hickory nut
Hids: It is
Hids zall over
Hit: oft It
Hits: It is
Hits dis sun: It is this one
Hits dun nover
Hit ters zem: It was them
Hit tul: It will
Hiz zun or His un: His [one]
Hise ze or Hows ze: How is he?
Hos zee: Who is he?
Ho made
Hope: oft Help
Hun dud: Hundred
I ---------------------------------
I be darn: I’ll be darn
Ide: I would
Imm: I am
Im muv vuh gray mind: I am of a great mind
I mone: I am going (to)
Im mer gon er: I am a going to
In a mong st: In among
Iste cream
Ive: I have
Iz ze: Is he?
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Jake: Jurk
Jak ed: Pt. Jurk
Ju: (Did) you?
Ju zee em: Did you see them?
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Kang gid no bed der:
(It) can’t get (no) better
Kig gis az ze: Kick his ass
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Lay ed eyes on
Learnt: Pt. Learn
Led: oft Let
Leff: i.e. He [dun leff] out of here
Lem me: Let me
Lem me no: Let me know
Lem me zee
Lent: Pt. Lend
Lick er: i.e. (Not a) lick of
Lil lo bid dy: Little old bitty
Lite bub
Los ter: More lost (than)
Luf ter: Love to
Lug gear or Lugg ger ear:
Look here
Lug ger hear "
Lug gear "
Lun mo: Lawn mower
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Man nase: Mayonnaise
Mere: Come here
Mi naze "
My nase "
Maun nin or Maw nin: (good) morning
Meere: (come) Here
Mem ber: Remember
Mid dest well: Might as well
Mik ker wave: Microwave
Minds me: Reminds me
Min iral strain
Minner cheese: i.e. fish dip
Mis i ble: Miserable
Miss sip pee
Mitch i gun: Michigan
Mo: More
Mo der cik kel
Mo est: Most
Mom mer en nem: Mother and them
Mone none nover: (come) On over
Mone nov ear: Come over here
Mon i ster
Mon ster men tal: Monumental
Morn nin: (good) morning Mus ter: Must have
Mus tuv: Must of
Mush rooms
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Nair one or Nair: fr. Neither
Nair one
Nair rey a one or nair ey
Nairn: Not (even) one
See: Air, airey
Nat chel: Natural
Naw: No
Nawd ju: No, did you?
Ne mo: i.e. (Got) ne mo?
Neat ne mo: Need any more?
Neck ed
Need mo: Need more
Neet ne mo uv vem: Need anymore of them?
Nīsce: Nice
Num mer: Number
Nun nuv vit: None of it
No count: fr. Do not count, No good
No sense zin it
Nod du nuf fuv em: Not enough of them
Nod nun nuv vem: Not [none] of them
Nod jet: Not yet
Nod ne mo
Nome: No mam
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On count of: Because of
On lest: Only est
Only est un: The only one
Orn dale: Irondale, Alabama
Orient ated
Oud not uv: Ought not have
Ough ter
Ov air: Over there
Ov vair: Over there
Over yonder: fr. Yond, fr.
over-yond hill
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Pan ney maw City: Panama City
Pan sel
Par tic i lar: Buh tic i lar
Pif ful: Pitiful
Pitch cher show: Picture show
Plen ne: Plenty
Plumb: As by a plumb bob:
i.e. perfectly or completely i.e.
He is plumb (outer du aders)
Here, plumb, is most
generally to emphasize out
of...
Plumb full
Plumb: Plumb is most generally only to emphasize nearly
Po ech: Porch, Porsche
Po est: i.e. Poorest
Po lo: Poor lil lo i.e. poor little old (woman)
Pos som: Opossum
Poison Iv vo rey: Poison ivy
Pok en beans
Poney ack: Pontiac
Pur tic a lar: Particular
Pre vert: Pervert
Punk en: Pumpkin
Purnish
Pur ty: fr. Pretty, i.e. somewhat
Purt ten near
Purt near
Putend: Pretend
Puz zer fud den: Pussy footing
i.e. walking softly
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Ránch: Rinse or Wrench
Rat tin nair: Right in there
Re dick ku lus: Ridiculous
Re frig ger ra tor: Refrigerator
Rec kon: i.e. (I recon)
Ruint or Roint: Ruined
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Sad day
Sad dur day: Saturday
Sal mon: Salmon
Sam ich: Sandwich
Scan nel: Scoundrel
Sch wo rd: Sword
See adder: To see after or be responsible for
Seen: Pt. Saw
Seenus troubles
Shangles
She aint er: (going to)
She au der: She aught to
She zur goner
Shed of: i.e. Get shed of
fr. Shed i.e. To cast off
Sho nuf: Sure enough
Should dent: Should not
Sic kel: (Motor) cycle
Sim u lar: Similar
Sim mons: Persimmons
Sin zin nit: i.e. (no) Sense in it
No cince zin nit
Skerce: Scarce
Spa chal: Special
Spos ed: Suppose i.e. I am
supposed to
Squo se: Pt. Squeeze
Sten chen cord: Extension cord
Sto bout: Not handmade-new
Sum mu nu ther: fr. Some-
thing or the other
Sum mu mer nudder
Sum mese: Sum of these
Sum miss: Some of this
Sum muv vit: Sum of it
Swave cleaver and debona
Swisk broom
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Ta el: Towel
Tad ders: Potatoes
buu tad duers
Taint: It aint
Tak er notion: Decide to
Tale wid dum
Thairn: Thairs
Thank guun ness
Thays: They is, They are, Aze
Ther mom i der
Thow ed: Pt. Throw
Time: i.e. Bye the time
Taint: Pt. Turn
To reckly: fr. I’ll be there directly…with opposite meaning i.e. - adder while
Tow up: Torn up
Tran su mission: Transmission
Tu ber fo: Two by four
Tu der: To the…
Tuck ker ed out: Worn out
Tuh ale wid dit
Tuh or Duh: Often, To, The
U -----------------------------
Uh: Often: A, Er
Uh: For emphasis or for a phonetic connecton
Um ber rella
Un: (One), An
Un noth er: Another
Un nuff: Enough
Up pone: Up on
Up pair: Up there
Up pun der or Ub un der: Up under rel. Frum mun der
Uster: Pt. Used to, i.e. He is used to
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Var ment: Pesky small animal fr. Vermin - a derogatory term for a person, etc.
Ven nes wala: Venezuela
W ------------------------------
Wauder or Wau der: Water
Wa wer: War
Wal ler mel lon: Watermelon
Wan nese: One of these
Was zunt or Wau dun: Wasnot
Waum: Warm
Way mint: Wait a minute
Wer nt: Were not
Whats zem: What is (them)?
Whaud da zay?: What did they say?
Whaud ju zay?
Whaud dem: What (are) them?
Whaud der dese: What are these?
Whaud din nale? What in hell?
Whel-bar: Wheel bar
Which a way or Which er way or Which ur way: Which way
Whooch a way
Whine: Why in…?
Whine nale?
Whoo dever: Who would have ever?
Whurze zid dad?
Wood ner: Would not have
Whos ze: Who is he?
Whoose ziz zit: Whose is it?
Whoo zee: Who is he
Whoze zin air?: Who is in there?
Whur en nale: Where in hell?
Whur bout?
Whure abouts?
Whur ed: Where did?
Whur es ze at: Where is he at?
Whur es zay: i.e.Where (is) they?
Whur es zid dat: Where is it (at)?
Wur mur: Where are my?
Whure bouts: Where about …
Wid: With
Wid dout: Without
Wid us: With us
Win ner: Winter
Wine not?
Wood dunt: Would not
Won or Wan: One
Won nem: One of them
Won nese: One of these
Won nuther: One another there). For emphasis only
Wood dent tuv: Would not have
Wor ser: Wors er
Worsh: Wash
Would ner: Would not have
Wuf fer: Worth a…
Wus tu: Were to
Wus ter: i.e. (If he) were to
Wuz: Was
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Y: oft Why
Yel ler: Yellow
Yaul war chiss
Yaul waaar chiss: The most famous last words of a true redneck.
Yea yur: Yes
Yeaa er: Yes
Year ley bout: Nearly about
Yall low: Hello
Yes ter did dy or yest diddy:
Yesterday
Yev ver or Jever: i.e. (Did) you ever?
Yo: Your
You all
Yaul
You aud der: You ought to
You shud dent tuv: You should not have
You goner ged ne mo: Are you going to get any more?
You ern: Your one, yours
Yee ont wan nese: Do you want one of these?
You wont ney mo: You won’t any more?
Young gun
Yus ter: Used to
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Z: oft Is he?
Za: Are they?
Za en ne mo: Is they any more?
Zad you: Is that you?
Zad ju?
Zase zu wones: They are the ones?
Zat or Dat or At: That
Zays ov vair: They is ove there
Zee: Is he?
Zo ver: i.e. (It is) over there?
Hits zov air: It is over there
Russell Lands History
Including
A Greatly Expanded Version
4, 2020
Russell Lands History
Including
A Greatly Expanded Version
4, 2020
Russell Lands History
Including
A Greatly Expanded Version
4, 2020