Redneck slang, the F words
64 redneck slang words that start with F. Open one for the pronunciation, the meaning, and a short origin.
faint-hearted
Short on guts when things get rough.
fair to middling
Not bad, not great. About average, maybe a hair better.
fairy diddle
A little mountain squirrel or chipmunk, quick as a dart.
fall out
To quarrel and stop being friendly; also, in some talk, to faint.
falling a storm
A storm is setting in hard, usually with heavy rain.
fan my britches!
A mild, funny way to say you're surprised.
fancy up
Dress nicer than usual, or spruce something up.
fanger
Finger, said the mountain way.
far
A long ways off. In mountain mouths, often sounds like fur.
far as I know
To the best of my knowledge, said short.
far piece
A long way — distance you feel in your bones, not on a map.
far's I can tell
From what I can see; as best I know.
fat lighter
Resin-soaked pine wood that lights a fire even when damp.
fatback
Salt-cured pork fat from a hog's back, used to season food.
favor
To look like or take after somebody, usually kin.
favoring
Looking like somebody, or babying an hurt side.
feared
Afraid; scared of something.
feller
A man or guy — fellow said the country way.
fer
For, said the unstressed country way.
fetch
Go get something and bring it back.
fib
A little lie, usually the soft kind Mama calls out.
fiddle
A violin for country music, or to tinker with something.
fiddle with
Poke, tweak, or mess with something, often when you shouldn't.
fiddle-faddle
Nonsense, fuss, or trifling busywork.
figure
To think, suppose, or reckon something is so.
figure on
Plan for it, expect it, or count on it happening.
finacious
Awful particular. Hard to please about little things.
fine and dandy like sugar candy
Doing great. A rhyming, cheerful "I'm fine."
fine as frog hair
Doing great, or so fine you can barely measure it.
fit to be tied
So mad or worked up you might need a rope, figuratively speaking.
fix you a plate
Prepare a plate of food for somebody as welcome.
fix your lips
Get ready to say something, usually something you shouldn't.
fixin'
Getting ready or meaning to — Southern fixing with the g dropped.
fixin' to
Getting ready to do something, usually pretty soon.
fixin' to get whupped
About to catch a beating or a hard comeuppance.
fixing hair
Getting your hair ready, not repairing it.
fixings
The sides, toppings, and extras that go with the main dish.
flake stand
The water-filled box that cools a still's copper worm.
flapdoodle
Nonsense; empty talk you shouldn't swallow.
flapping your jaws
Running your mouth. Talking too much and not working.
flat as a fritter
Smashed flat — like a fried cake pressed thin.
flitting
Bustling or darting around without settling.
flowerdy
Covered in flower print, like a dress or curtain.
fly off the handle
Blow up angry all of a sudden.
folks
People, and often your family or home crowd.
foller
Follow. How a lot of Southern mouths say the word.
foolin' with
Messing with something, or wasting time on it.
foolishness
Nonsense, monkey business, or behavior that crosses a line.
forty-eleven
A whole lot — too many to bother counting.
foundered
Stuffed sick from eating too much, or worn out from it.
fount
Found; the country past tense of find.
fox in the henhouse
A sneaky threat let into a place they can wreck.
foxfire
That eerie green glow on rotting wood from living fungus.
frazzellating
Aggravating, worthless, or causing a useless fuss.
fried okry
Fried okra, said the country way.
frog gigging
Night hunting for frogs with a light and a multi-prong spear.
frog strangler
A hard, dumping rain — comic Southern talk for a real soaker.
frogged
Caught frogs, usually on a night gigging trip.
from here to Sunday
A long ways, a long time, or every which direction.
full as a tick
Stuffed after a big meal. Not another bite.
fur
Far; a long way off.
fur piece
A long way from here; quite a stretch of road.
further
Farther down the road. More distance, plain and simple.
fuss at
Scold or complain straight at somebody.