Southern English

   / Southern English #251  
Not to get this thread back on track, but:

"Well, bless his/her/your heart"

I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ........................... :)

Steve
 
   / Southern English #252  
I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ........................... :)

Steve

In general "bless his/her heart" refers to someone that is not too bright.
 
   / Southern English #254  
I think one of my friends (a Kentucky native) feels bad about talking about other people behind their backs. I have deduced that he absolves himself by prefacing his negative remarks by saying "(fill in name here), bless his/her heart, ........................... :)

Steve

In general "bless his/her heart" refers to someone that is not too bright.

That's used in Ohio too. Not always, but it often carries a note of sarcasm in a light-hearted way.
 
   / Southern English #255  
That's not Southern, that's non college black.

The only person I ever knew that said that ("axe me")...was from somewhere in NY...(he may have been Polish, he sure liked Polka's)
 
   / Southern English #259  
Affirmative. It's a nice way to call someone an idiot.

IMO some of you folks are using/para-phrasing a global expression with a locally colloquial or indigenous meaning...
 

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