You might be familiar with American slang like “lit” (something really excites you) or “goat” (an acronym for “greatest of all time”) but even certain states or regions have their own peculiar slang words. Here are a few—
Pennsylvania: Yinz—is a word that is similar to how the South uses “y’all”.
Massachusetts: Rotary—refers to a traffic circle. The use of this word might have originate from the rotary dial on older telephones.
Iowa: Garf—describes visible imperfections like dings on your car, chipped mug, ridges in polished finger nails.
Florida: Snowbirds—people who travel south to Florida to escape the cold weather in the north.
Wisconsin: Bubbler—refers to a water fountain the Wisconsinites might visit to cool off.
Can you discover words that have special meanings in your state?