OK, since we've gone to potty humor, I'm reminded of something. We had some friends many, many years ago when I was a young teen. We ran around with their family a lot. They had a little boy about 4. He was forever needing to stop and pee. It was kind of a family joke. I don't know maybe the kid had a weak bladder. Any way when he would say "daddy I got to pee" his dads' answer was always "pee in your boot". These were cowboy kind of folks.

Well this went on for a bit, and one time on a trip the boy keep saying he had to stop and dad keep giving the same response. It got quiet for a bit and the little boy handed up his boot from the back seat, which was full and said, "OK daddy what do I do with it.

This is a true story, and the moral is never say anything you don't want your kids to take seriously....unless or course you want them to take something seriously, and they never do,

I've lived in the South all my life and can tell you what I knowIt's used in a number of ways....
If a man says this to you upon introduction, it is because you are pleasing to his eyes. It's like a 'Oh my goodness, look what we have here!'. It's delight.
If from the greeter at Walmart or similar situation, it means Hello.
Sometimes it is a response if the speaker is under pressure to complete the work day, and 'Boy' is just a way to say "I've got a million things on my mind, but have manners enough to say hi."
If it is a private circle of people who use it as their pivate code, like some kids make up their own language, then I don't know what it means to them.
Sometimes it means "Oh my gosh", or "I can't believe what I just heard", (or saw, etc) Hope this helped.

My father used a ton of these sayings
 

He was from upstate NY. but lived all over as an adult so I don't know where he picked them up from.

.... is going to hell in a handbasket--- usually preceded by this country, the government, the management of this company etc .

---You'll never see it from a trotting horse (updated to on a run) used any time he made a goof painting or fixing something.

---No use being dumb unless you show it ---used any time anyone did something stupid or unkind.

----Can't never could do anything--Used any time anyone said they couldn't do something.

----I have also heard wicked (meaning very )wicked smart, and wicked good looking, wicked stupid etc., used alot but only by those from south Boston. Watch Good Will Hunting and you will see what I mean. I thought it was just southies that used it.

So says Lolohead (which is my hawaii nickname that means stupid crazy)

I've heard this a lot in Maine

Your dad sounds like he came from our neck of the woods.

I've only heard "wicked good", etc. or "wicked" up here in Vermont or that one gal from North Carolina, back in the '60s. As far as South Boston, maybe it's a New England thing...........I think So. Boston is Irish and Italian predominately (or was back in the day when the immigrants came over)..........

Ah.......so it means "very" very good, very smart. Thanks.

Think Its "Hillbilly slang" for Wow....................

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hill+billy?s=t

sigh.

Girls. Gather at my house this A.M. Bring your squirt guns.

Boy Howdy.

Maniacs and New Hampsherites speak a lot like native Vermonters.