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Mississippi

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: MS
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Virtute et armis (Latin, "By valor and arms")
Name for residents: Mississippians

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 2,921,088
Area: 48434 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 7%

Insignia

Flower: Magnolia
Bird: Mockingbird

State Recipes

Mississippi Mud Cake and Icing

State Slang

Finer than frog hair
Phrase:
Finer than Frog hair split three ways
Meaning:
Doing well
Sentence:
I am finer than frog hair split three ways.
In a minute
Phrase:
In a minute
Meaning:
an undetermined amount of time
Sentence:
I haven't seen that movie in a minute.
Directly
Phrase:
Directly
Meaning:
Time-frame, meaning very soon
Sentence:
Don't be so impatient - I'll be there directly.
Maw-Maw Car
Phrase:
Maw-Maw Car
Meaning:
Maw Maw cars are big cars grandparents drive.
Sentence:
Look at that girl in the Maw-Maw car.
Fixin' To
Phrase:
Fixin' to...
Meaning:
Getting ready to do something
Sentence:
I'm fixin' to go to church.