Redneck slang, the E words
24 redneck slang words that start with E. Open one for the pronunciation, the meaning, and a short origin.
earbobs
Earrings, especially the dressy kind.
ease
To leave or move slowly, quiet-like, without a big fuss.
ease on out
Leave in a slow, polite way — no big fuss, just head out.
eat till you bust
Eat until you're stuffed past comfortable.
eat up with it
Covered in or consumed by something, usually bad.
even a blind hog finds an acorn now and then
Even a clumsy or no-account person gets lucky sometimes.
ever
Mountain talk for "every," like ever'body and ever time.
ever now and again
Every once in a while; occasionally.
ever once in a while
Occasionally. Every so often, mountain-style.
ever which way
In every direction, or all scattered and mixed up.
ever'one
Everyone, said the clipped mountain way.
everbody
Everybody — mountain talk where every comes out ever.
everday
Everyday said the way rural Southern mouths actually say it.
everhow
However; no matter which way.
everthang
Everything, with that Southern -thang sound.
everwhat
Whatever, with the halves flipped Appalachian-style.
everwhere
Everywhere, or sometimes wherever, in mountain talk.
everwhich
Whichever; any one you pick.
everwho
Whoever. The mountain flip of the usual word order.
every old
Every single — old just piles on for emphasis, not age.
every old crow thinks hers is the blackest
Everybody thinks their own kid, truck, or cause is the best.
every tub must sit on its own bottom
Everybody has to take care of themselves.
everywheres
Everywhere, with that extra Southern s on the end.
extry
Extra, said with the mountain -y ending.