Recently, Anne Dingus collected a list of “colorful Texas sayings than you can shake a stick at” that was published by Texas Monthly.
Here are my top ten favorites from the roll:
Acceptable: “You can’t beat that with a stick.”
Boastful: “He can strut sitting down.”
Dishonest: “So crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.”
Honest: “He’s so honest you could shoot craps with him over the phone.”
Argumentative: “She’s in a horn-tossing mood.”
Timid: “He wouldn’t bite a biscuit.”
Dry: “Drier than a popcorn fart.”
Busy: “He’s so busy you’d think he was twins.”
Unsophisticated: “He’s so country he thinks that a seven-course meal is a possum and a six-pack.”
Capable: “She’s got some snap in her garters.”
General Advice: “A worm is the only animal that can’t fall down.”
General Advice: “The barn door’s open and the mule’s trying to run.” – Your fly’s down – You’re unzipped
Celebratory: We’ll paint the town and the front porch.”
Big: “She’s warm in winter, shady in summer.”
Tight: “He’ll squeeze a nickel till the buffalo screams.”
Crazy: “He’s got a big hole in his screen door.”
Poor: “So poor I had a tumbleweed as a pet.”
Hot: “Hotter than whoopee in woolens.”
Bad: “He’s so low you couldn’t put a rug under him.”
Strong: “That coffee’s so strong it’ll walk into your cup.”
Sick: “All stove up.”
Talkative: “She speaks ten words a second, with gusts to fifty.”
Putdowns: “Anytime you happen to pass my house, I’d sure appreciate it.”
Difficult: “Like putting socks on a rooster.”
Dumb: “He don’t know diddly squat.”
Unacceptable: “That dog won’t hunt.”
Citified: “Raised on concrete.”
Good/Happy: “Fine as frog fur.”
There are plenty more where these came from. See “Your Guide to Being Texan” from
Here are some other Texas lingo links:
118 Famous Texas Sayings and Phrases Along With Their Meanings
More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a …
28 Famous Texas Quotes for All Occasions! – Enchanting
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Hilarious!!!
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