Country Dictionary

A word used along with a gesture to show how something is done. My dad Ray used to use this word the whole time we were growing up to show EXACTLY what he meant. (He'd draw pretty good pictures, too.)

If I were to open the refrigerator and stand in front of the open door, THUSLY, I would be air conditioning the entire town of Santa Monica, now wouldn't I? Close the door, FOOL!

A kitchen accident, usually involving an egg, but it can involve any other messy, hard-to-clean food, like jelly.

While cooking breakfast, Millie had an EGGCIDENT and had to wipe down the stove, as well as the floor.

another word for a male friend; a bastardization of boy.

Me: Hey, BOYO, what the haps, man? Friend: Nada, absolutely nada.

A really ignorant person. Someone who doesn't know how the world works, and doesn't CARE to know.

Boyo, you are such an ignoramous. Can't you learn to shut your mouth while you chew your food?

Something that happens to you that you didn't expect - but mostly good things. Being quirky isn't bad, it's just DIFFERENT. A quirk of fate is usually just a different scenario from what you were looking forward to.

Due to a QUIRK OF FATE, I found myself wine tasting with the captain of the fishing boat I was supposed to be sailing on.

Abbreviated form of Modern Conviences; means 'fully loaded". Popular in the 1960's when modern conveniences were new and unusual and 'elective.'

Dweeb 1: Hey, I just got a new cell phone from my company. Dweeb 2: Does it have all the modcons? Like games, digital camera, customizable ringing?

Angry; Irate; woke up on the wrong side of the bed. From the acronym Pissed Off At The Entire World. Pronounced poe-AH-too.

After Darrell got a second speeding ticket in the same day, he was POATEW for the rest of the week.