still't
Still; even now. Short for "still yet."
Also called still yet, stilt.
Updated September 24, 2026
still't pronunciation
/STILT/
Meaning
A quick mountain contraction of "still yet," the Southern habit of stacking two "still" words for extra punch. Means something is going on now, or has not stopped yet. You hear it in questions and complaints alike: you still't hungry, he still't working on that truck. Glossary stubs sometimes gloss it as "still not," but the living sense is continuing, not a plain negative.
How folks use it
- “You still't mad about that fence line?”
- “He's still't out in the barn fussing with that carburetor.”
Origin and etymology
Comes from the Appalachian and Southern phrase "still yet," which doubles up two near-synonyms the way "might could" doubles modals. Fast talk mashed it into still't. "Still yet" itself is well recorded in Southern Midland speech; the clipped form is rarer and mostly oral.
Frequently asked questions
Does still't mean still not?
Usually no. It means still, or still yet: something keeps being true. People mix it up because of the apostrophe, but the root phrase is still yet.