Tennessee
Tennessee slang: regional words, sayings, and how locals talk.
This page collects regional vocabulary from Tennessee: slang you'll hear in conversation, sayings that travel through families, and pronunciations that mark a person as a local. Pick a city to narrow the list, or keep "All cities" to see the full Tennessee picture.
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Sympathy on the surface, often condescending or passive-aggressive.
Crooked, askew, sideways.
Over there (often pointing).