Origins of uniquely Southern words - It's a Southern Thing

We Southerners love colorful words like "cattywampus" and "lollygag" and "tarnation." Often, we use them without considering why we do or where they originated.In the past, we've explained the origins of Southern phrases (click here to read those). Now, let's take a look at the origins of some favor

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