AWL
The raw material used to produce gasoline and plastics.
"Ah wuz in the awl bidness until the price fell out in the early 1980s."

Boot Scootin
The act of Western, two-step dancing.
"Me'n mah sweetie went boot scootin down at the honky tonk last night."

Bubba
Sometimes a legal Christian name, but often used to describe a particular
person with countryfied attributes and predilictions toward mass consumption of
cheap beer and fried foods.
"Bubba, don't fergit, I want that transmission outta that car dern quick."

Catywampus
Some sort of disturbance.
"Didja hear the catywampus at that party next door last night?"

Cowboy or Cowgirl
Someone who spends most of their life working in a office, but during the rodeo
dresses like they just rode off the Chisholm Trail.
"Hoo-wee! Lookit the sequins on thet cowboy's shirt."

Dallas
A small city somewhere in North Central Texas.
"Mah girlfren is from Dallas, but she lives in a big city now."

Ewe
Pronoun, often confused with a farm animal.
"Hey boy, where ewe been hidin' lately?"

Fitting
East Texas phrase denoting action is about to be taken.
"Ahm fittin' to go to the store."

Good ol' boy or gal
Term of respect or endearment. Sometimes used derogatorally when refering to
someone who is an insider of a particular group.
"Whale, you know, Bubba's a good ol' boy. I sure do like him."

Houston
Fourth largest city in the country and home to the Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo. It's pronounced (hew-stun).
"Ahm headed to Houston to kick up mah heels and rodeo."

Lard
The supreme deity.
"Oh Lard, ahm bankrupt again."

Maim
Term of respect for a woman.
"Excuse me maim, but that shore is a perty horse yew have there."

Pert near
Term meaning approximately.
"Doggone it, its pert near 100 today."

Perty
Attractrive or alluring.
"Whoa buddy, she shore is perty."

Pigslide
The tender meat that falls away from pork ribs. This term might be imported
from the Carolinas.
"Mmm, dem pigsicles was finger-lickin' good."

Rat
Correct.
"Yessir officer, yer rat I wuz driving a bit over the speed limit."

Rodeo
A heckuva good time and commonly mistaken for a street in Beverly Hills.
Let's rodeo! (roe-dee-o), not I bought the Gucci loafers on Rodeo (roe-day-o)
Drive.

Shindig
Party or event.
"Hey sweetie, let's go to that shindig at the Jones' house."

Snowball
Nickname for rodeo bull that's a little too tame.

Tamale
Source of nourishment and natural gas in South Texas.
Warning: remove the cornhusk before eating, unlike President Ford who ate a
tamale - wrapper and all - during a trip to Texas years ago.

Thank
Computation performed by a human.
"I used to thank computers wuz worthless, now I knows it."

Whale
Source of water in arid climates or used to stall while someone thinks.
"Ah dug a whale, but it done went dry on me" or "Whale, I sure don't know wut
to thank."

Y'all
Texan equivalent of "youse guys."
"Do ya'll want cheese and onions on yer chili?"

Yonder
Inexact measure of distance somewhere between 10 feet and 2,000 miles.
"Yew turn left down yonder where the barn used to be before it burned down."