Ahr: What we
breathe, also a unit of
time made up of 60
minutes. "They
should've been here
about an ahr ago."
Ahreen: A lady's
name. "You re-
member that song that
was popular
during the Korean
War? 'Goodnight,
Ahreen?'"
All Ah wanna do
is hold you a
little, is all:
One of the most brazen,
outrageous lies Southern
men tell wo-
men, and always with
the utmost sin-
cerity. "All Ah wanna
do is hold you a
little, is all, honey."
All over hell and
half of Georgia:
Covering a large area.
"Ah've looked
for that boy all over
hell and half of
Georgia."
Ah 'magine: The
first word means
yourself~r as Southerners
say', "yo
sef," and the second
is an expression
of intent or belief.
"Ah 'magine she's
bout the sweetest
gull (girl) in Jeff
Davis County."
Ails: Else.
"Warn't nothin', ma'am.
Anybody ails would
have done the
same thing."
Alms: What
beggars ask for in AY-rab
countries, but what
Southern men hold
their girls with.
"Ah just want to put
my alms around you
a' little, is all."
AMbolance:
A four-wheeled vehicle
used to convey the
injured to a hospi-
tal. "That 'boy's
hurt bad. Better call
an ambolance."
Ar: Possessive
pronoun. "That's AR
dawg, not yours."
Arkensaw: A Southern state some
D*** Yankees have
been known to confuse
with Kansas, even
though the two have
nothing whatever to
do with each other.
"She's from Little
Rock, Arkensaw."
Arrer:
A pointed stick the Indians used
to employ with great
efficiency, as Gen-
eral George Custer
discovered at Lit-
tle Big Horn. "Ah
shot an arrer into
theair..."
Arthuritis:
A painful illness character-
ized by stiffening
of the joints and paral-
ysis. "Grandma's arthuritis
is botherin'
her real bad today."
Ary: Not
any. "He hadn't got ary
cent"
At: That
"Is at your car?"
Awficer: A
policeman. "Well, Awficer,
Ah guess I might have
been goin' a
little over the speed
limit, but, ..."
Awhifullest:
The worst "That's the aw-
fullest lie you ever
told me in your life."