Tag

#detroit

17 words tagged “detroit”

what up doe
phrase

Detroit's signature greeting — 'what's up' with the city's stamp on it.

#midwest#detroit#greeting#aave
Vernors
noun

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

#michigan#detroit#drinks#soda
squeezed or sliced
phrase

Detroit coney-shop question: Cheez Whiz from the bottle or American slices on your chili-cheese fries?

#midwest#detroit#food#coney
bumpy cake
phrase

Detroit's devil's food cake with buttercream 'bumps' under a chocolate ganache shell.

#detroit#michigan#food#dessert
party store
phrase

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

#michigan#detroit#midwest#retail
in a minute
phrase

Detroit sign-off — casual 'catch you later'.

#midwest#detroit#farewell#aave
coney
noun

A Detroit-style chili dog — and the diner that serves it 24/7.

#detroit#michigan#food#diner
Cardis
noun

Cartier 'Buffs' — wood-grain framed glasses that read Detroit status from a block away.

#midwest#detroit#fashion#status-symbol
the Mile
proper noun

Detroit's Seven Mile Road — north-side cultural artery.

#midwest#detroit#place-name#hip-hop
jeffin
verb

Detroit for clowning, joking, acting silly.

#detroit#hip-hop#midwest
gettin' off
phrase

Showing out — performing in flashy, undeniable style.

#detroit#hip-hop#midwest#flex
doorwall
noun

Michigan word for a sliding glass patio door.

#michigan#detroit#midwest#regional
Faygo
noun

Detroit's hometown soda brand and a regional point of pride.

#detroit#michigan#soda#icp
scam rap
phrase

Trap subgenre where the bars are about credit-card fraud and digital scams.

#detroit#atlanta#hip-hop#trap
hittin' licks
phrase

Pulling off robberies or scores.

#detroit#hip-hop#crime#midwest
Michigan left
phrase

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

#michigan#detroit#driving#infrastructure
the Lodge
proper noun

Detroit's M-10 / John C. Lodge Freeway.

#midwest#detroit#highway#place-name