#midwest

Midwest reflex 'oops' when you bump into someone.

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

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

Deerskin mittens with a wool liner — Yooper deep-winter kit.

Yooper exclamation of awe or disbelief — basically 'holy cow' with a Finnish accent.

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

A city dweller who shows up to a small town clueless about how things work.

Canoeing plus brewing — drinking beer while floating down a river with mates.

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

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

Midwest party snack — Chex coated in chocolate, peanut butter, powdered sugar.

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

Wisconsin/Michigan slur for a Chicago tourist.

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

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

Midwest word for any fizzy soft drink.

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

Detroit for clowning, joking, acting silly.

Showing out — performing in flashy, undeniable style.

Michigan word for a sliding glass patio door.

Rubber-bottomed, leather-topped winter work boots — U.P. uniform.

Drinking fountain, in Boston and Wisconsin.

Pulling off robberies or scores.

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