Tennessee Slang Words To Sound Like A Local

Here are 7 Tennessee Slang Words To Sound Like A Local

1. “Cathead” = A large biscuit

Cat Head Biscuits are so named because they are as big as a cat’s head!

2. Meat and three = Classic Southern dinner

A Meat & Three meal is Southern food at its very best. Choose a delicious meat dish, accompanied by three mouthwatering sides.

3. “Blinked/Blinky” = Sour milk

How locals describe sour or spoiled milk: “the milk is blinked!”

4. Goo Goo = Candy bar

It refers to the amazingly delicious Goo Goo Cluster, a Tennessee candy bar that contains marshmallow nougat, caramel, and roasted peanuts covered in milk chocolate.

5. Membership = Church

“What church do you attend? Where are you a member?”

6. “Duns” = Bills

This word means bills you get in the mail, such as electricity.

7. “Puny” = Sick or sickly feeling

“You better head home, you look pretty puny”.

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