Results for “michigan u-turn”

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Michigan left
phrase

A U-turn manoeuvre that replaces a banned left turn at a major Michigan intersection.

#michigan#detroit#driving#infrastructure
bang a U-ey
phrase

Boston for making a U-turn.

#boston#driving#regional#new-england
doorwall
noun

Michigan word for a sliding glass patio door.

#michigan#detroit#midwest#regional
party store
phrase

Michigan for a convenience store that sells beer, wine and liquor.

#michigan#detroit#midwest#retail
Vernors
noun

Detroit-born ginger ale, often used as a generic for any ginger ale in Michigan.

#michigan#detroit#drinks#soda
pasty
noun

A Cornish-style folded hand pie of meat and potato, beloved in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

#michigan#upper-peninsula#food#cornish
yooper
noun

A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

#michigan#upper-peninsula#identity#regional
fudgie
noun

Northern Michigan slang for a tourist, especially one buying fudge on Mackinac Island.

#michigan#mackinac#tourism#regional
the Soo
proper noun

Sault Ste. Marie — the twin-city port at Michigan's eastern U.P. (and across the river in Ontario).

#midwest#michigan#yooper#place-name
FIB
noun

Wisconsin/Michigan slur for a Chicago tourist.

#midwest#regional#wisconsin#rivalry
clicker
noun

The TV remote control — what people in Michigan and New England call the thing that changes channels.

#midwest#new-england#michigan#regional
deer camp
noun

A rural Michigan cabin or property used as the home base for firearm deer season.

#midwest#michigan#hunting#tradition
Yewy
noun

A U-turn — 'chuck a yewy' is to swing the car around and go back the way you came.

#aussie#cars#driving