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1 Do you think the slang of the north and south were different
Do you think the slang of the north and south were different? Can you think of some words for a northerner or southerner? Jot down a few slang words that you see or already know….

2 Southern slang for northerners
Yankee Blues Smoked Yanks Desecrated Vegetables Billy Yank Blue-bellies

3 Northern slang for southerners
Rebels Greys Secessionists Grey Backs Traitors Copperheads Contraband (slaves) Secesh Jeff Davis’s Pets Johnny Reb Sand Hoppers Yellow Hammers

4 Guess these slang terms.

5 Bite the Bullet Take the pain Sacrifice something

6 Hornets Bullets

7 Horse Sense Common Sense

8 On the hobnob To be seeing somebody

9 Hunky Dorey Everything is great

10 Skeedaddle Get away fast

11 Greenbacks Union money

12 Bully! Cool! “Bully for you!”

13 Been through the mill Had a hard day Also say “whipped”

14 Fit to be tied Angry

15 Fit as a fiddle In good shape

16 Chum Friend

17 Grit Courage or toughness

18 Duds Clothing

19 Fixen Intending

20 Goober Soldier from Georgia

21 Balderdash Nonsense

22 Pepperbox Pistol

23 Buzzard Old man

24 Chicken guts Gold braiding on officer’s sleeve(s)

25 A.W.O.L. Absent without leave

26 I heard it Through the Grapevine
Heard it through the telegraph

27 Sparkling Kissing

28 Uppity Arrogant

29 Yonder There

30 Nigh Near

31 Sashy Around To dance around or frolic

32 Possum A buddy or pal

33 Mollygrubbing Relaxing

34 Dog robber A Civil War chef

35 Bummer Someone who is a drag A bummer’s cap 


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