Glossary for Rednecks and Yankees
Bon jour [bon joor]—good morning
Beaucoup [boo coo]—very much
Boudin [boo dan]—a Cajun sausage
Boudreaux [Boo dro]—a Cajun family name
Boure [boo ray]—a Cajun card game
C’est tout [say too]—that’s all
Fais-do-do [fay do do]—a Cajun dance party
Feu follet [fee fo lay]—will-o-the-wisp; swamp spirit
Fleur—flower
Gautreaux [Go tro]—a Cajun family name
Gros Tcheue [Gro Chew]—Big Tail
Joli blond [jo lee blon]—pretty blond
Kokodree [ko ko dree]—alligator
Maison [may zon]—house
Memere [ma mahr]—grandmother
Mere [mahr]—mother
Mon chere [ma share]—my dear
Panier [pan yay]—basket
Pecan [pu kahn]—a nut
Poo-yaille [poo yi]—Cajun expression of surprise, consternation or dismay
Poule d’eau [pool doo]—small marsh birds
Tabasco—Louisiana hot sauce
Ti Rouge [tee rouge]—Little Red
Laissez le bon temps rouler
[lay-say luh bon ton roo-lay]
Let the good times roll
TI-ROUGE AND THE KOKODREE
One time dere was a lil joli blond dat everybody like, an her memere like her so much she done give her a lil red cloak. Dat lil joli blond like dat cloak so much she wear it everywhere she go an so she gots de name Lil Red Ridin Hood, but everyone jus call her Ti-Rouge.