down south
Toward warmer latitudes
Down south refers to the southern region of a country, especially the American South.
The phrase implies direction from the speaker's location: They moved down south for the weather.
In American usage, down south often evokes the former Confederate states and their cultural associations—hospitality, drawling accents, slower pace of life.
He's got family down south.
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- AntebellumBefore the conflict
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
secession · slavery · cotton · Jim Crow · segregation · civil rights · sharecropping · abolition
Boiled ground maize
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
- cornbreadQuick bread from maize
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
po'boy · barbecue · catfish · biscuits · collard greens · black-eyed peas · pecan pie · fried chicken
Mournful American music genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- zydecoCreole roots music
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music
country · soul · Cajun · Nashville · Memphis · New Orleans · banjo · fiddle
Hospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- charmAttractive personal quality
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
politeness · courtesy · front porch · sweet tea · neighborliness · gentility · warmth · generosity
Moisture in atmosphere
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
subtropical · sticky · summer · cicadas · thunderstorms · hurricane season · Spanish moss · palmetto
Midpoint circle of rotation
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- migrationMovement to new territory
Confederacy
Secessionist Southern government
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- AntebellumBefore the conflict
- plantationsLarge-scale farming operations
Reconstruction · secession · slavery · cotton · Jim Crow · segregation · civil rights · sharecropping · abolition · emancipation
grits
Boiled ground maize
crawfish · po'boy · barbecue · catfish · biscuits · collard greens · black-eyed peas · pecan pie · fried chicken · okra
blues
Mournful American music genre
bluegrass · country · soul · Cajun · Nashville · Memphis · New Orleans · banjo · fiddle · honky-tonk
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- charmAttractive personal quality
manners · politeness · courtesy · front porch · sweet tea · neighborliness · gentility · warmth · generosity · visiting
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
sweltering · subtropical · sticky · summer · cicadas · thunderstorms · hurricane season · Spanish moss · palmetto · magnolia
equator
Midpoint circle of rotation
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
migration · winter · snowbirds · relocation