sufferin'
Bearing harsh trials
Sufferin' is a spoken or dialectal spelling of suffering, typically appearing in exclamations like sufferin' succotash or sufferin' cats.
These expressions are mild, old-fashioned oaths conveying exasperation or surprise, popularized by cartoon characters.
The dropped g marks casual or rural speech.
Bodily or emotional distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
- woeGreat sorrow or distress
distress · heartache · grief · sorrow · affliction · tribulation · hardship · ordeal
Corn and limas stewed
- catsSmall domesticated felines
- sakePurpose or interest
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- cricketsJumping insects that chirp
heavens · goodness · gracious · Looney Tunes · Sylvester · cartoon · curse · oath
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- twangSharp vibrating sound
Southern · Irish · Appalachian · folksy · informal · contraction · accent · apostrophe
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
woe · distress · heartache · grief · sorrow · affliction · tribulation · hardship · ordeal · hurt
succotash
Corn and limas stewed
crickets · heavens · goodness · gracious · Looney Tunes · Sylvester · cartoon · curse · oath · frustration
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
twang · Southern · Irish · Appalachian · folksy · informal · contraction · accent · apostrophe · pronunciation
sufferin'thriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · prospering · wellness · wellbeing · health
sufferin'blessed
Receiving divine favor
fortunate · abundance · success · good times · the good life
- pain and sufferingDistress from harm
- human sufferingDistress experienced by people
- long sufferingPatient endurance of trials
- silent sufferingUnspoken endurance of pain
- eternal sufferingTorment without end
- animal sufferingPain felt by fauna