6 Phrases You Start Hearing After You Move To The High Plains

When a guy gets way too drunk, you’ll always hear someone say he is "drunker than Cooter Brown.” Cooter Brown is legendary for his drunkenness, which he used to avoid the draft during the Civil War.

This phrase is usually used to describe someone who has had way too much to drink and is a bit out of control. It’s derived from the nautical term for a rope that controls the trim of a sail. If that rope has come loose, then the “sheet is in the wind”, and it’s not a good thing.

This is a term used to describe the style and lifestyle of those who mix short cut off shorts, halter tops, and an overpriced pair of boots. Usually found bragging about their love of muddin' and chasing the boys with jacked up trucks. Has dated everyone that hangs out at the dirt track.

This phrase is used when describing an idea or plan that is doomed from the start. Also used to describe something/someone that just doesn’t work.

The most passive-aggressive phrase in the English language. Nothing cuts to the quick quite like a southern woman giving you “that look” followed up with, “Awww, bless your heart.”

This greeting is usually used between two very close friends or acquaintances. Instead of asking, “How is everyone,” or, “How is your family doing,” you can simply ask “How’s yer mom ‘an them?”