Words that tell everyone your hometown!
 

After my morning visit to Curves, there was some discussion about the word
"bubbler".....If you are from Boston, I've been told that is a "water fountain".
Do you have some words to add to this list?

Neutral Ground for the median between roadways....strong clue that one is from NOLA.

The Shore
New Jersey

North Carolina
 

When the ole boy opened his practice in North Carolina, we both thought that we had moved to a foreign country, with words like "You'ins", We'ins", and expressions like "headin to the house"...Good hard-working people with lots of love and kindness.... We moved here and found that same virtue in Villagers....

That reminded me of the day my substitute teaching sister had to report to an elementary school math class. Students were suffering from a failure to catch on to the principle of division. When she realized the difficulty she went on to explain to the class that all they have to do is remember their 'gazintas'. Fearing she had created more confusion, she went on to provide an example: 3 gazinta 12 four times! The 'gazintas' put the students in a much happier place! :)

How about "happier than a dead pig in the sunshine." Not sure where that saying originated but purdy sure it twernt new York city.

This is bad. I do it an awful lot and my wife used it the other day in Ocala.

"The City." We Noo Yawkers are a wee bit parochial I guess! Everyone else in this great country must live in villages, or hamlets, or towns to listen to us. If you hear it (and the accent hasn't given us away) you can be sure it's NYC.

I went to a NYS student council convention in 1964 at the beautful University of Rochester. One of the kids from NYC asked a security guard where she could get a plane to 'the city.' Since we were just outside Rochester, he looked at her like she was nuts! :)

Words that tell everyone your hometown!
 

I got the "vapors" meaning I feel faint. TN

pop - Ohio talk for soda.

"The big I" is the term used by locals for the intersection of I-25 and I-40 in Albuquerque. I have not heard that term used elsewhere to connote the intersection of two interstate highways. In a New Mexican restaurant when a person orders a meal the waitperson will ask "Red or green?" which I have seen confuse visitors and tourists. He/she is asking whether one wants red or green chili on their order.

In Florida I have noticed folks refer to "the west coast" which causes me to think of California /Oregon/Washington before it dawns on me they are referring to the west coast of Florida, not the US.

In California people consider most of the interstates freeways and refer to them as "the 5", "the 405" and so on. They call other roads and streets "surface streets".

I grew up in Waterbury, CT. WE ALWAYS CALLED IT A BUBBLER. Most of my friends and coworkers also in CT have no idea of what I am talking about.

I think every city had ; dead mans curve, lovers lane, make out place and a popular burger joint.
In or near Cleveland we used terms from a tv show , rat fink, knif, cool it with the boom booms, .
" You're wearing white socks? So Parma!" " Barneby says Hello" or "you can' t fool mom" Do not to forget The keeper of the keys " at Christmas time.

After almost 40 years of marriage to my Pittsburgh guy, gum band still makes me stop to remember he means a rubber band.

He claims he can tell when someone is from Pittsburgh because of their accent. So far, he has been correct 100% of the time. I can't tell a difference, but he can spot someone from Pittsburgh as soon as they open their mouth and speak.

The use of the word "pop" does not distinguish someone from being from Ohio. It is used throughout the Midwestern states.

Tonic is what we call all sodas in Boston.