(Southern US, colloquial) An expression of astonishment upon learning something unbelievable (usually positive).
What does biscuit mean slang?
BISCUIT means “Good Looking Person.”
What does butter your bread mean?
Be aware of where one’s best interests lie, as in Jerry always helps out his boss; he knows which side of his bread is buttered. This expression alludes to the more favorable, or buttered, side of bread and has been used metaphorically since the early 1500s.
What does risking it for the biscuit mean?
(colloquial, humorous) To take a risk for the chance of some benefit or reward.
WHO SAID Well butter my buns and call me a biscuit?
Quote by Erin McCarthy: “Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit” S”
What does it mean when someone butters?
(Britain, slang) Unattractive, ugly or repulsive.
Where does the saying bread and butter come from?
The concept derives from the difficulty of separating butter from bread once it has been spread – buttered bread cannot be “unbuttered”. Another phrase used in this way is “salt and pepper”.
Who says risk it to get the biscuit?
Nick Brady : I think our bus crashed and we’re in heaven. Shawn Colfax : You gotta risk it to get the biscuit.
Do I risk it for a biscuit?
“Risk it for the biscuit” is used in a situation where it means that you will need to take the risk if you want to receive a desirable prize or outcome. This first known origin is a 1966 headline from an Irish newspaper.
Do it for the biscuit?
Risk it for the biscuit is an idiomatic phrase, that is used for encouragement, in opportunities where risks must be taken in order to reach a desirable prize. The phrase is a play on the rhymes risk it and biscuit, with biscuit standing as a metaphor for monetary or some other kind of reward.
What are some Southern sayings?
13 Southern Sayings That The Rest Of America Won’t Understand
“We’re living in high cotton.” “She was madder than a wet hen.” “He could eat corn through a picket fence.” “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” “You look rode hard and put up wet.” “He’s as drunk as Cooter Brown.”
