The Slang Super Bowl: 5 words New Englanders and Californians can not agree on
Expect a "Fountain to drink" or a "bubbler?"
Of course, we can live in a country that speaks the same language, but some clamping terms are so specific to various regions that it takes only one "y'all" or "nasty" to give your roots. Recently, people from Social-Media SavvyMerriam-Webster drawn Together a list of regionalism between California and New England in honor of the next Super Bowl between the Patriots of New England and Los Angeles Rams, and it's interesting to see how and why these two ribs can have different words for the same thing. So, read it to discover some of the terms of slang the two regions can not agree on. And for more regional slang, check these17 hilarious words, you will only know if you are from the Midwest.
Milkshake vs. Hit
In California, using the word "milkshake" to describe a sparkling mixture of milk, the flavoring syruh and the cream existed since the 1800s. But, in New England, the same drink often goes through the name "strike", from French verbfriction [/ Frah-pay /], which could mean "hitting" or "hit", but can also mean "cool" or "ice" when used for drinks.
Although, granted, the word "strike" took another meaning because Starbucks came around.
VS alcohol store package
New England refer to stores that sell alcoholic beverages in bottle or canned to consume premises as "package stores" since the beginning of the 20th century and even sometimes used the abbreviated version - when it is Pass a race for a six packets of beer. But, elsewhere, most people just say an alcohol store.
FreeWay vs highway
If you are bicoastal, you may notice that the west coast drivers tend to refer to the open road as "highway", while the eastern subwarfs tend to say that they merge to The highway ". Between the two, the highway is more widespread in America, especially because it is older, dating from the 12th century.
Fountain to drink vsé
"Fountain of the water "is the most common term used in America to describe these public machines to which you can drink water through a spout in a beak for free. But use the word" bubbler "is unique in Wisconsin and In New England, and you will notice that Californians sometimes use the term "beverage fountain" to refer to this watering hole.
HELLA VS. bad
These two are used as adverbs that signify "extremely" or "very". But while the Californians are more likely to say that something is "Hella Good", new England are more predisposed to the term "naughty cool". Given its reputation in the Boston region, it is believed that "wicked" would have been coming from Salem Sorcich tests, with the English dramatic.Thomas Porter Written that it was a "bad hot day" in his game 1663A spiritual fight. "Hella", on the other hand, seems to be from Oakland, California in the mid-1970s and spread throughout the state. Who knew? And if you can not get enough slang, we have good news for you: here is100 terms of slang of the 20th century that no one uses more!
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