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Title: From Snoopy to Shark Bait: The Top Slang Word in Each State
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URL Source: https://mentalfloss.com/article/548282/top-slang-word-in-each-state
Published: Jul 13, 2018
Author: Emily Petsko
Post Date: 2018-07-13 06:59:41 by Ada
Keywords: None
Views: 386
Comments: 2

There’s a minute, and then there’s a hot minute. Defined as “a longish amount of time,” this unit of time is familiar to Alabamians but may stir up confusion beyond the state’s borders.

It’s Louisianans, though, who feel the “most misunderstood,” according to the results of a survey regarding regional slang by PlayNJ. Of the Louisiana residents surveyed, 72 percent said their fellow Americans from other states—even neighboring ones—have a hard time grasping their lingo. Some learned the hard way that ordering a burger “dressed” (with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayo) isn’t universally understood, nor is the phrase “to pass a good time” (instead of “to have” a good time).

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

Calif is out of date by 20 years. And I lived in this state east of the Mississippi since 2009. Never once heard the expression they said was number one.

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Horse  posted on  2018-07-13   7:51:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Horse (#1)

But MF is a fun site -- and I see there's an article there called 'how to cut a mango the easy way' something I've always wanted to know.

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