Step into Sanctuary Antiques and Gardens, and you'll feel like you've traveled back in time. Sanctuary Antiques and Gardens 815 Cruise St. Get the latest from It's a Southern Thing by subscribing to our newsletter, where you'll find the latest videos, stories and merchandise. While the phrase "gullywasher" might not have been invented by Southerners, we've certainly made it our own. Regardless of where it was first used though, there's one thing we know for sure.
credits it as originally being a Midwest and Western term (which we're trying not to be offended by) while an article in The Oklahoman once claimed it was invented in the Sooner State. Now, as far as where it originated, that's even more up in the air. If it was already being used in prayer, it's safe to assume the term "gullywasher" wasn't new and was making the rounds in everyday conversations as well. "It was a dry time, when a union service was held to pray for rain a brother of another denomination arose, and after telling the Lord how dry it was, said, “And now, Lord, send us rain: none of your drizzle-drozzle, but a regular grand soaker and gully washer." One of the first times the term was seen in print was 1898, when “The Genealogy of the Dickey Family” was published, according to The Idiomation series. It's a gullywasher because you'd need a whole lot of water to rain down real quick - kind of like the fast and heavy rainfall the South tends to see on hot summer afternoons.Īs far as where the phrase came from, that's a little less clear. Thus, the whole "short, heavy rainstorm" thing comes into play. So, when you think about the fact that a gully is made by running water, it's hard to imagine there could ever be enough rain from a single storm to fill it up, or "wash" it, right? Simple enough, but still, to really understand what the term means, let's consider what a "gully" is defined as too.Ī "gully," also according to, is a large ditch, valley or ravine worn away by running water so that it essentially serves as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains. So first things first, what is a gullywasher? defines it as a "usually short, heavy rainstorm". We figure that's why when we asked the folks over at The Potluck, It's a Southern Thing's subscription membership program, which weather-related phrase popular among Southerners they wanted to know more about, "gullywasher" got the most votes.
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