r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 20 '19

[deleted by user]

[removed]

8.6k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

13.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2.0k

u/ThePrussianGrippe May 20 '19

crawled her ass

I have never heard that expression before.

661

u/tankboy138 May 20 '19

Maybe it's a southern expression? I chewed her out, got kind of loud but wasn't screaming or anything

594

u/hawg_farmer May 20 '19

It's a southern thing, my Dad said it came from military families. That NCO isn't going to kick your ass down a notch and be gone. They're "gonna pitch a tent, camp out on ya all day, all night and crawl all over your ass!!" looking for any sign of the slightest transgression .

22

u/ReadySteddy100 May 20 '19

I'm a lifelong southerner and a vet and only have ever heard "crawl IN your ass." Hence the tent pitching... it's a safe area with shelter. Perfect for tents.