Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of [Hardcover]

Jeff Foxworthy (Author), Fax Bhar (Author), Adam Small (Author), Layron DeJarnette (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: October 24, 2006

Clearly one redneck dictionary was not enough. And it’s no wonder. The South is positively bursting at the seams with colorful words and turns of phrases in this distinct dialect. Now men and women from all across this great land can further fine-tune their fluency and showcase their confidence when speaking to folks who hail from below the Mason-Dixon line. Need a crash course in this truly inspired lingo? Well, Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary II puts the “vern” in “vernacular,” offering up a veritable gumbo of must-be-known selections:

infamy (in’fe-mé) adv. and n. another person’s intent to exact physical punishment. “Ever since I stole his girlfriend, Bobby’s had it infamy.”

assassin (e-sas’-en) v. to disrespect verbally. “Don’t just stand there assassin me, boy–go clean your room!”

honor student (än’-er stu’-dent) prep. and n. to be positioned over, and supported by, a pupil. “Yeah, I knew piano lessons after midnight was weird, but I still didn’t suspect nothin’ till I caught her honor student.”

So open your ears and activate your funny bone with this hilarious, practical, and playfully illustrated reference. It’s like having your very own personal dialect coach–one who doesn’t mind getting picked up and read and laughed at and passed along to friends.

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Jeff Foxworthy is the largest-selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and the bestselling author of more than twenty books. He is the star and executive producer of a new show on CMT, Foxworthy’s Big Night Out. Prior to that he also starred in and executive-produced the television series Blue Collar TV, which he also created. That television show came about due to the success of Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, which has sold more than 4 million units. The sequel, Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again, has exceeded 3.6 million units in sales. The Blue Collar boys reunited to shoot Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., their final appearance together. Jeff also has an HBO special and two Showtime specials to his credit. His syndicated weekly radio show, The Foxworthy Countdown, is carried in more than 220 markets across the United States.

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Aa

ac·cus·tom (e-kes´-tem), n. and v. to have verbally abused more than one person with profanity. “Them kids kept swearin’ around Mamaw, so accustom out.”

ad·e·quate (a´-de-kwit), n. and v. to have acted with the intention of terminating one’s condition of employment. “Adequate if they hadn’t given me a raise.”

Af·ghan·i·stan (af-gan´-is-stan), n. and v. to declare that a certain living organism of Afghani origin has the name Stanley. “The Dalmatian’s called Jerry, but the Afghanistan.”


Bb

ban·dit (band´-et), v. and n. censured or forbidden, by decree. “We can’t dance no more, ’cause after the preacher saw Footloose, he bandit.”

bar·gain (bär´-gen), n. and adv. pertaining to a return to a tavern. “I’m still thirsty, so whaddya say we go hit that bargain.”

bas·tards (bas´-terds), n. the fecal excretions of any animal of the Centrarchidae, Serranidae, or Percichthyidae families. “I’ll bet you’ll catch a bunch where all them black specks is floatin’, ’cause them black specks is bastards.”


Cc

Cae·sar (se¯z´-er), v. and n. to visually perceive a female. “He has a seizure every time he Caesar.”

Can·a·da (kan´-e-de), n. and prep. a metal container with specific contents. “Do me a big favor, bud, and hand me a Canada bug spray.”

can·cel (kant´-sel), v. the inability to exchange property for money. “If you cancel that hunk of crap, I’ll take it off your hands.”



Dd

Da·ko·ta (de-ko¯´-te), n. and v. a prediction concerning an outer garment worn on the torso. “It’s ten below, man. Dakota keep you warm.”

da·ta (da¯t´-e), v. and adj. to undertake an event of social interaction, usually with the purpose of romance. “I’d never data rich girl.”

de·men·tia (dim-ent´-she), n. and v. interrogative concerning one’s reaction to, or connection with, more than one person. “You lookin’ at dementia?”

Ee

easy·go·ing (e¯-ze¯-go¯´-ing), v. and n. interrogative regarding the future movements or trajectory of a male. “Easygoing to relax or not?”

Egypt (e¯´-jipt), n. and v. to have been cheated or swindled by a male. “Aw, man, Egypt me!”

em·bit·ter (im-bi´-ter), n. and adj. when a male feels resentful, angry, vengeful, and soured. “His divorce just left embitter.”


Ff

fairy (fer´-e¯), adj. and n. a description for a male person of light complexion and pigmentation. “Jim’s so fairy gets sunburned as soon as he goes outside.”

feed (fe¯d´), conj. and n. the conditional desire for a male to act. “I’d kick his butt, feed just step outside.”

fil·i·greed (fil-e-gre¯d´), n. and v. consent and acceptance, by a person named Phillip. “I said we should kick him out of the club, and filigreed.”



Gg

gal·lon (gal´-en), n. and prep. a reference to the location of a female person. “The one with the jug is ugly, but that gallon the horse ain’t too bad.”

gar·den (gärd´-in), n. and adv. the bringing forth of a militia armed for the purposes of maintaining or restoring order. “That riot was so bad they had to call the National garden.”

Geor·gia (joÙrj´-e), n. and adj. a phrase connecting a person named George to a direct object. “Dick Cheney shot him, but I’m sure they’re gonna give old Georgia hard time about it.”

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Villard; 1ST edition (October 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400065682
• ISBN-13: 978-1400065684
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,168,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Dictionary" is a Laugh Riot, December 12, 2006

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (Hardcover)

"Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II" is a follow-up to the original "Redneck Dictionary," featuring "more words you thought you knew the meaning of." In this you'll find words from "control" to "rectum," with zany definitions that only make sense when you consider what the words would be if spoken with a southern accent.


The book is truly laid out like a dictionary, with parts of speech and a pronunciation key. The parts of speech and pronunciation reflect the combined words that make up the new words. So if the word is "magistrate," then the phrase becomes "Madge is straight" and the part of speech is "noun and verb." And the pronunciations reflect how it would be pronunced in the "Southern, redneck style."

One funny example is "eyesore" as in "Back off, eyesore (I saw her) first." This dictionary comes with amusing illustrations. The one for geyser (guys are) shows two men in front of a geyser that's about to burst. And sometimes the example sentences are just plain clever --- i.e. "No offense, ma'am, but I'm putting up offense (a fence.)"


If this sort of humor fits the bill for you, then you'll love this. It may be "redneck," but it's actually very sophisticated and smart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeff Foxworthy's dictionaries never get old..., May 23, 2008

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Mary Feathers "Tickled Pink Blondie" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (Kindle Edition)

I actually purchased this for my husband. But I'll admit, I just had to see what was so funny. This dictionary is hilarious! No wonder he was laughing out loud in the doctor's office. You know, you are never too old for just some good ole, down to earth redneck ribbing. It has been a long time since I have laughed this hard. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to just let loose and laugh harder than you have ever laughed before. Everybody deserves to just chill out once and a while, have some good ole fun, and laugh!!! Go for it...buy his book. And laugh yourself silly.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stick Your Red Neck Out For Some Redneck Humor, December 11, 2006

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This review is from: Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (Hardcover)

Jeff Foxworthy is a comic genius. It's as simple as that. My favorite routine was the one about how men and women communicate and that scene with the baseball game on television was just too funny for words.

Mr. Foxworthy takes his comic talent to the written page. Although others have used the same technique of providing a very different definition based on how a word sounds, Foxworthy's list is funny as it is done as a spoof on rednecks and as a joke vernacular of humorous redneck dialect.