Body-part sleep (n) The state of repose when one body-part is in deeper repose than the rest of the body. Example: I rolled over on one of my arms and went soundly to sleep. In about 27 minutes, that arm was in body-part sleep.
Cantilever position (n) An architectural term which also describes a popular, but painful, body-part sleep position where the arm is extended off the bed at a right angle—which can eventually cause the arm to break off and fall tingling to the floor.
Carpet fuzz (n) Fibers of carpet that stuck to my loose dental cap when I put too much Super Glue on it, and dropped it on the carpet; comes in various colors, according to the carpet it lands on.
Celebrity (n) 1) Any famous person you know, but who doesn’t know you; 2) Any person who can climb high enough to get on a pedestal and not fall off. (Celebrities are usually people who are not normal.)
Centennial pronouncement (n) Something that is said only once every one hundred years, whether it needs to be said or not.
You’ve been introduced to 15 Southern words—enough for you to begin LISTENING for other “bi-lingual” people who speak Southern. Keep LISTENING—you will feel warm all over when you “hear” another Southern-sounding person speaking in her/his favorite language.
