A Mind To
Have you ever caught yourself worrying about something, preparing, reflecting, and contemplating? They have a name for that in the South. It’s not something you’re usually likely to learn in numerous parts of the United States. Up there, as you hear about it, you have “a mind to” doing that. “I have a mind to go over to Tom’s house to help him work on his car, but I’m not sure when.”I’ve got the mind to go over to Tom’s house to help him work on his car, but I’m not sure when.
Piddle
Can you guess what it means to piddle? It means you are procrastinating or just being lazy in the South! Therefore, if a person is a sort to “piddle” around, it indicates that they like to waste too much time. “Would you stop piddling around back there and get it done?”Would you stop piddling back there and get it done?”Jane was going to come out tonight, but she piddled away all her money before Friday.”Jane was going to come out tonight, but before Friday, she piddled away all her cash.