| English | German | |
| y'all {pron} [coll., esp. Southern Am.] | 47 ihr | |
| theirselves {pron} [Chiefly Southern & South Midland U.S.] | 29 selbst | |
| theirselves {pron} [esp. Southern & South Midland U.S.] | 13 selber [meist ugs.] [selbst] | |
| Owie! [esp. Southern Am.] [coll.] | 6 Au! | |
| [Southern German filler, used to intensify the sense of an expression, and to express surprise. Unusual in written language] | 5 fei [südd.] [regional] | |
| fainty {adj} [Am.] [Southern U.S.] [close to fainting] | einer Ohnmacht nahe [postpos.] | |
| rurnt {adj} [southern U.S. phonetic spelling of 'ruined'] [coll.] | verdorben | |
| sb. cain't [Am.] [phonetic spelling of Southern US pronunciation of can't] | jd. kann nicht | |
Nouns |
| bot. gastr. T | 79 | |
| geogr. veld [in southern Africa] | 48 Steppe {f} | |
| geogr. veldt [in southern Africa] | 39 Steppe {f} | |
| buggy [esp. Southern Am.] [shopping cart] | 35 Einkaufswagen {m} | |
| geogr. holler [Am.] [southern U.S. variant of 'hollow'] | 33 Bodensenke {f} [Niederung] | |
| haint [Am.] [Southern] | 29 Geist {m} [Gespenst] | |
| furn. chiffarobe [mostly Southern USA] | 22 Garderobenschrank {m} [m. Tür u. Schubladen] | |
| bot. T | 16 | |
| furn. chifforobe [mostly Southern USA] | 16 Garderobenschrank {m} [m. Tür u. Schubladen] | |
| gastr. brandade [Southern French dish made from salt cod, olive oil, cream and garlic] | 9 Brandade {f} [südfranzös. Gericht aus zerkleinertem Stockfisch, Knoblauch, Olivenöl und Sahne] | |
| [pejorative term for a Slav, southern European or oriental] | 7 Tschusch {m} [österr., ugs., pej.] | |
| geogr. hydro. bourne [also: bourn] [regional, esp. Southern England] [small stream, esp. one that flows intermittently or seasonally] | 7 Bach {m} [v. a. nicht immer Wasser führend] | |
| geogr. SoCal [short for: Southern California] | 7 Südkalifornien {n} | |
| ["Parade of the fools" (literal transl.) on Fasnacht in southern Germany] | Narrenumzug {m} [bes. in Süddeutschland] | |
| mus. [non-commercial event with folk musicians in Southern Germany and Austria] | Hoagascht {m} [südd.] [österr.] | |
| cloth. [pseudo-traditional male clothing from Southern Austria] | Salonsteirer {m} | |
| gastr. [traditional Easter bread in Eastern and Southern Austria and Slovenia] | Osterpinze {f} [österr.] | |
| gastr. [traditional Krampus sweet bread with raisins, baked for Saint Nicholas Day in Austria and Southern Germany] | Krampus {m} [Krampusbrot] | |
| agr. [wind wheel used as bird scarer in Slovenia and Southern Austria] | Klapotetz {m} [südostösterr.] [Windrad als Vogelscheuche] | |
| geogr. Adana [city in southern Turkey] | Adana {n} [Stadt in der Südtürkei] | |
| geogr. Alexandretta [former name of Iskenderun, a city in southern Turkey] | Alexandrette {n} [auch: Alexandretta] | |
| astron. Ara <Ara> [southern sky constellation] | Altar {m} [lat. Ara] <Ara> [Sternbild] | |
| boogerman [Am.] [esp. Southern US variant of bogeyman] | Schwarzer Mann {m} [Schreckgespenst] | |
| buckra [Am.] [sl.] [esp. Southern U.S.] [often pej.] | Weißer {m} | |
| calaboose [esp. Southern and Western Am.] [obs.] | Kittchen {n} [ugs.] | |
| astron. Chamaeleon <Cha> [southern sky constellation] | Chamäleon {n} <Cha> [Sternbild] | |
| furn. chifferobe [mostly Southern USA] | Garderobenschrank {m} [m. Tür u. Schubladen] | |
| ethn. coloureds [Br.] [esp. in Southern Africa] | Coloureds {pl} [Personen nicht rein europ. oder afrikan. (Bantu) Abstammung, bes. im südl. Afrika] | |
| astron. Crux [Southern Cross] | Kreuz {n} des Südens | |
| fatwood [Am.] [regional, esp. Southern US] [lightwood] | Kienholz {n} [(harziges) Kiefernholz, Kienspan] | |
| geogr. Holstein [southern part of Schleswig-Holstein] | Holstein {n} | |
| geogr. Kuban [geographic region in southern Russia] | Kubangebiet {n} [auch: Kuban-Gebiet] [russische Region im Nordkaukasus] | |
| hist. spec. Mfecane [19th-century period of wars in southern Africa] | Mfecane {f} | |
| geogr. Negev [desert in southern Israel] | Negev {m} [Wüste im südlichen Israel] | |
| archi. relig. pastorium [Southern Am.] | Pfarrhaus {n} [baptistisch] | |
| astron. Sculptor <Scl> [southern sky constellation] | Bildhauer {m} [lat. Sculptor] <Scl> [Sternbild] | |
| games toys taw [esp. Southern Am.] [large (fancy) marble] | (große) Murmel {f} | |
| archaeo. spec. Viereckschanze [quadrangular Celtic enclosure, especially in Southern Germany] | Viereckschanze {f} | |
| ethn. jobs wench [Am.] [Southern US] [dated] [African-American maid] | schwarzes Dienstmädchen {n} | |
2 Words: Others |
| geogr. ling. southern Spanish {adj} [also: Southern Spanish] | südspanisch | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| austral summer [Southern Hemisphere] | Südsommer {m} | |
| austral winter [Southern Hemisphere] | Südwinter {m} | |
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