in these parts
Around here; in this neck of the woods.
Also called around these parts.
Updated September 24, 2026
in these parts pronunciation
/in theez PARTS/
Meaning
Local-area talk. Somebody says things work a certain way in these parts, or asks what you are doing in these parts, meaning this county, this hollow, this stretch of road. It marks belonging. You are either from around here or you are not.
How folks use it
- “We don't see many tourists in these parts.”
- “What's a city boy like you doing in these parts?”
Origin and etymology
Older English for "this area" or "this region," kept lively in rural American speech. Southern and mountain talk leans on it when folks draw a line between local custom and outsider ways. Cousin phrases include around these parts and in this neck of the woods.