Here's some translationes of what the heck they mean in the Lone Star State...

~ Tighter than bark on a tree = Stingy

~ The engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving = Not too smart

~ As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party = An unwelcome person

~ Big hat, no cattle = All talk, no action

~ We've howdied but we ain't shook yet = We've met, but haven't been formally introduced

~ He thinks the sun come up just to hear him crow = He thinks his sh*t doesn't stink

~ She's got tongue enough for ten rows of teeth = She's a talker

~ It's so dry the trees are bribin' the dogs = We need rain

~ Just because a chicken has wings doesn't mean it can fly = Appearances can be deceiving

~ This ain't my first rodeo = I've been around the block

~ She looks like the dog's been keepin' her under the porch = U-G-L-Y

~ They ate supper before they said grace = They're living in sin

~ Time to paint your butt white and run with the antelope = Stop arguing and do as you're told

~ As full of wind as a corn-eating horse = A braggart

~ You can put your boots in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits = You can say whatever you want, but that doesn't change a thing

good old texas...

I spent 3 months there last summer doing my externship from culinary school (DFW area).

Interesting group of people, friendly, but it's definitely a different lifestyle.

Cool place to visit, but I don't think I'd want to live there... nothing against Texas, but I'd miss the trees/mountains/etc. know what I mean?

That's all ya'll!

Some really new ones to me, and I thought I'd heard them all. Have these been added to the English/Texan Texan/English dictionary yet???

Ssss I've lived in Texas all my life and have not heard 1/3 of those lol



Here are a few:

Full as a tick - meaning just ate and stuffed

Dumb as a stumped monkey - clueless

Can't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the bottom - someone really stupid.


just a few off the top of my head sure someone could add a few lol