#new-england

Rubber bands (New England)

Tiny single-serve ice cream cup; also dated slur for a teen girl.

Massachusetts shorthand for a liquor store.

Jeans / denim pants (New England)

Dorchester, the sprawling Boston neighborhood locals call home.

Cape Cod

A three-story wood-frame apartment building stacked one flat per floor, iconic to New England.

A strong coastal storm from the northeast

A hot sub sandwich, New England style.

A shopping cart (New England)

Chocolate sprinkles, in New England.

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

A lifelong local resident

Massachusetts shorthand for state troopers.

Boston for making a U-turn.

A car's turn signal (New England)

New England for 'in the basement' — said 'down sullah.'

Reclaimed slur for a Massachusetts driver or resident.

Boston-ese for something excellent, usually preceded by 'wicked'.

Old-school Boston word for any fizzy soft drink.

A Boston milkshake — actually made with ice cream.

Make a U-turn (Boston)

Emphatic 'no way!' (Boston)

Good, done, or 'no thanks'

A peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff sandwich, the official sandwich of Massachusetts.

Excellent; awesome (Boston)

Paradox Boston-speak for 'so do I' — somehow agreeing by negating.

Massachusetts for a roundabout.