If you’ve been around Oklahoma very long, you’re probably used to the way we talk around here. We have our own amusing ways of saying things that seem normal to us, but when out-of-staters come around, we can throw them for a loop. Here are 11 silly sayings that will only make sense if you’re from the Sooner State.
- Those kids are honyocks.
Apolline HB/Flickr A nice way of saying those kids are trouble.
- J’eet chet?
Jason/Flickr Interpreted as, “Did you eat?”
- I’m fixin to leave.
Christopher/Flickr It’s just an Okie way of saying “Im getting ready to.”
- I ‘preciate your help.
John Shappell/Flickr For some reason, we drop off the A sound and just shorten it to …preciate.
- I reckon I’ll have another beer.
Aaron Morton/Flickr Around this neck of the woods it means believe or I guess so.
- That skeeter ate you up.
Randall van Gurchom-Colijn/Flickr We have so many mosquitoes around here, we decided to give them a nickname.
- I need to grab a buggy for shopping.
Izze by the Sea/Flickr A.K.A. a shopping cart. And don’t forget the shopping cart (or buggy) was invented in Oklahoma.
- I survived Tigernado.
cafepress.com Oklahomans will remember in 2015 when this term was coined when tigers were roaming around town after a tornado broke open their cage.To purchase this t-shirt, click here.
- I love living in the Panhandle.
bscalled/Flickr Not sure if people from the Panhandle actually say this, but we would know what section of our quirky-shaped state they were referring to.
- Get to the hidey hole.
Wyatt Wellman/Flickr The hidey hole is where you go when one of these bad boys is headed your way.
- Ayyyyy!
Bradley Gordon/Flickr It’s some weird sound we do after hearing a ridiculous story. It’s been rumored to have started in Oklahoma by the Osage.
Remember, one side of our state is very different from the other side. If you don’t recognize some of these words, you probably grew up in a part of the state that didn’t use that phrase. What other silly sayings would you add to this list?
Apolline HB/Flickr
A nice way of saying those kids are trouble.
Jason/Flickr
Interpreted as, “Did you eat?”
Christopher/Flickr
It’s just an Okie way of saying “Im getting ready to.”
John Shappell/Flickr
For some reason, we drop off the A sound and just shorten it to …preciate.
Aaron Morton/Flickr
Around this neck of the woods it means believe or I guess so.
Randall van Gurchom-Colijn/Flickr
We have so many mosquitoes around here, we decided to give them a nickname.
Izze by the Sea/Flickr
A.K.A. a shopping cart. And don’t forget the shopping cart (or buggy) was invented in Oklahoma.
cafepress.com
Oklahomans will remember in 2015 when this term was coined when tigers were roaming around town after a tornado broke open their cage.To purchase this t-shirt, click here.
bscalled/Flickr
Not sure if people from the Panhandle actually say this, but we would know what section of our quirky-shaped state they were referring to.
Wyatt Wellman/Flickr
The hidey hole is where you go when one of these bad boys is headed your way.
Bradley Gordon/Flickr
It’s some weird sound we do after hearing a ridiculous story. It’s been rumored to have started in Oklahoma by the Osage.
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