Redneck slang, the B words
94 redneck slang words that start with B. Open one for the pronunciation, the meaning, and a short origin.
baccer
Tobacco.
baccer barn
A barn built to hang and cure tobacco.
back forty
The far, unused, or out-of-the-way part of a place.
back yonder
Back there; farther back that way.
backard
Backwards; the wrong way around.
backards
Backwards; the wrong way around.
backerds
Backwards.
backins
Backwards.
bad as all get-out
Extremely bad; about as bad as it gets.
bad off
In poor condition or trouble.
bad sick
Seriously ill; very sick.
bad'un
Bad person/thing.
balk
Ridge/raised strip of land.
ballyhoo
Noisy fuss or publicity.
banjer
Banjo.
banty
A small chicken, especially a bantam rooster; also anything pint-sized.
barbecue
Barbecue; often specifically the meat/preparation.
barefoot and pregnant
Kept home, broke for shoes, and stuck having babies — a sexist jab at a woman's place.
barking tires
Making the tires squeal from a quick spin or hard shift.
barn burner
An exceptionally exciting event, often a close game.
bathoom
Bathroom, said with the r softened or dropped.
bawl
Cry loudly; also shout.
bawling
Crying or yelling loudly.
be back directly
I will return shortly.
be darned
Mild surprise or annoyance.
beat the band
To an extreme degree; like crazy.
beats all I ever seen
The most surprising thing I have ever witnessed.
bedclothes
Sheets, blankets, and covers on a bed.
beholden
Owing somebody a favor, and not happy about the strings that come with it.
behoove
Be wise or proper for somebody — the polite way to say you'd better.
bell cow
The lead cow in a herd; also a standout leader.
best
Very; most — as in you best be careful.
betwixt
Between.
bidness
Business.
big daddy
An important or boss-like man.
big ol'
Large; said with emphasis.
big ol' mess
A heap of trouble, clutter, or chaos — and sometimes a heap of food.
big'un
A big one — fish, kid, melon, whatever you are pointing at.
biggity
Conceited; acting self-important.
billfold
A man's folding wallet for cash and cards — the back-pocket kind.
billy goat
A male goat, the farm kind with the beard and the attitude.
bird dog
A hunting dog for birds, or a person who hunts something down for you.
blackberry winter
A brief cold snap in spring when the blackberries bloom.
blame
A polite stand-in for damn, as in "the blame thing."
blasted
Damned or aggravating, said without the hard cuss word.
bless it!
A mild "dang it" that can also sigh with pity.
bless out
To scold somebody hard, often without raw cussing.
bless your heart
Sympathy, shade, or both, depending on the smile.
bless your little cotton socks
A cuddly "thank you" or "aren't you precious," sometimes with a smirk.
blessing
A good thing that came your way, often said with a churchy nod.
blinked milk
Milk that has turned a little sour.
blood kin
Family related by blood, not just by marriage or friendship.
bloodline
Your family line, the folks you come from.
blow up like a bullfrog
Get mad and puffed up, or swell from eating too much.
blue tick
A speckled blue-black coonhound bred for night hunting.
boggan
The boogeyman, the scary thing used to keep kids in line.
boocoos
Lots of something; more than enough.
booger
A ghost or bogeyman; also dried mucus from the nose.
booger man
The Southern bogeyman who gets kids that won't behave.
boogerbear
The bogeyman — the imaginary critter parents use to make kids behave.
boogered up
Busted, stripped, or otherwise messed up beyond easy fixing.
book learning
School smarts — what you get from books, not from getting your hands dirty.
borer bee
A carpenter bee — the big yellow-and-black one that drills holes in porch wood.
borried
Borrowed — the Southern way of saying you took it with a promise to bring it back.
borry
Borrow — take something for a spell and mean to bring it back.
bottom land
The flat, rich dirt down by the creek or river — the best ground for a crop.
bout
About — the first syllable fell off and nobody missed it.
bow up
Puff up ready to fight — chest out, temper hot, heels dug in.
bowed up
Already mad and locked in — chest out, jaw set, not backing down.
branch
A little stream — smaller than a creek, bigger than a spring seep.
branded
Marked so everybody knows who or what you are — like a calf with a hot iron.
breaking beans
Snapping green beans into cooking pieces — porch work before canning.
breeches
Pants — the old word that still covers jeans, khakis, and work trousers.
briar patch
A thick tangle of thorny plants that will shred your britches.
briggity
Feisty, forward, and a little too full of yourself.
britches
Pants or trousers, said the old Southern way.
brung
Brought — the past tense of bring in everyday rural talk.
buckaroo
A cowboy or ranch hand, or a playful name for a guy acting like one.
buddy row / budrow
A male nickname for a buddy, friendly or pointed depending on the voice.
buggy
A shopping cart at the grocery store.
bumbler
A clumsy, fumble-fingered person who keeps messing things up.
bumfuzzled
Confused, flustered, and not sure which way is up.
bunch
A group of people, or a whole lot of something.
burning a hole in your pocket
Cash you're itching to spend before it settles.
burns my biscuits
Annoys me or gets under my skin.
burr
A prickly seed head that latches onto clothes or fur.
busier than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest
So slammed with work you barely have a free hand.
bust
To break, smash, or burst something open.
busted
Broken for good, or caught red-handed.
busthead
Harsh, cheap whiskey or moonshine strong enough to knock your head around.
busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest
Working so hard you're about to fall over from it.
busy as a stump-tail cow in fly time
Extremely busy, usually in a frantic, interrupted way.
butter beans
Lima beans, the Southern supper-table name.
buzzard
What country folks call a turkey vulture circling the roadkill.