What Do These Southern Phrases Mean?

Published on 01/06/2021
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

As you can tell, the Southerners tend to use animal metaphors rather than anything else. What does “cat on a hot tin roof” mean? Let’s just assume that the meaning of this is really fascinating. A human who is like a cat on a hot tin roof acts in a sketchy and nervous way. It might help if you thought about how a cat might act on a literal hot tin roof!

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

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Stompin’ Grounds

We bet you didn’t realize what it meant! If that was the case, let’s correct the misunderstanding. That’s essentially only a spot you deem home. You might use that word to define your childhood hometown until you leave for college or work. Did you come from the south but now live elsewhere? If that’s the case, you can still assume that the “hood” is your old stomping grounds.

Stompin' Grounds

Stompin’ Grounds

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