hi there,
Texans are typically friendly, so feel free to say hello to anyone on the street, ask directions, or just chat. Also, people love to shake hands in
Dallas, and at bars, clientele can become collegial after a few
drinks, so there may be plenty of hugging among people who have just met.
Here it is Texan phrase book:
Awl: Oil
Fixin’ to: Preparing to do something
Look here: May I have your attention?
Daincin’: Dancing
Hayur: Hair
Weeun: Win
Bobwar: Barbed-wire, a kind of fence
Dad-gummit: Darn it
Dayum: Damn
Hep: Help
Icebox: Refrigerator
Gotta git: Need to leave
Spell (or spayul): A measure of time or distance as in, “Let’s sit a spell.”
Yawnto: Do you want to?
This ain’t my first rodeo: I’ve done this before.
That dog won’t hunt: That won’t work or that’s not true
Blue norther: A major cold front
Gully-washer or frog-strangler: Heavy rainfall
Come hell or high water: No matter what
Y’all: You all (can be used to address one or more people)