Down south is generally used as a colloquial term for southern regions and states within a country. However, depending on the country and context, there are several synonyms for this phrase. In the United States, other ways of referring to down south include the deep south, the Gulf South, the sunbelt, and Dixieland. In Australia, down south can be replaced with the southern states, and in the United Kingdom, the term is used to describe the south of England. Other synonyms for down south include the backwoods, the bayou, and the swamps, which are used to describe rural or remote southern regions.