"butter my butt and call me a biscuit" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} butter my butt and call me a biscuit
  1. (Southern US, colloquial) An expression of astonishment upon learning something unbelievable; chiefly something positive. Tags: Southern-US, colloquial Synonyms: slap my ass and call me Judy, slap my ass and call me Sally, dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians, wow, butter my butt and call it a biscuit
    Sense id: en-butter_my_butt_and_call_me_a_biscuit-en-intj-e6Eun2bM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English imperative sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Southern US English

Alternative forms

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