Many folks don't like to say "I swear," because they think it implies some sort of religious offense so some, especially mothers in the South, will use "I swanny!"
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My Dad said it and I say every now and then when I want people to look at me like I’m a
#ProudHillbilly. One of those wonderful southern idioms. I’ve always thought it’s similar to/same as saying “I’ll be!” or “I do declare.” A more current comparison woud be “WTF”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Mom used to say, “well sh*t far!” Only when super mad. Found out in my 30’s it meant “sh*t FIRE and save matches!”


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Can’t swear, gotta swan! My mom did too
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No swearing allowed...had to go to the Suwannee River
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My mother never said that. She just started swinging a broom handle. She called it attitude adjustment.
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I'd swann If I know, bless her heart!
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I think it was another way to say “I swear”
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Slang for I'll swear ... .
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I always heard, “I Sawnnee”.
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Dang it...it should have said, “Swannee”.
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So did mine!
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Probably means I declare; I believe; I understand. A northern version, I believe, was “I swan”, which I heard growing up in 1950s Kansas
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Maybe she meant she’d “ Soo-wee” which is how you call a pig.
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Means, "I'll swear"
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It's an expression of surprise or dismay at something unexpected. My mother used to say "Well, I'll be John Brown!" Similar meaning.
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