107 Regional Slang Words - mental_floss on YouTube (Ep. 25)

Slang words can come from a region, state, or even one specific place. This episode of The List Show breaks down regionalisms and regional slang from all over.

The List Show is a weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at 107 words specific to certain regions such as Indiana's "pitch-in dinner", England's "loo", and Ireland's "to rabbit on."

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[gingersnap_]

I'm from the south and we don't say "traffic circle" we say "round-about"

[LoomisPowderdogs]

ill help all you out - 3:30 - its a fucking rubber band

[FenDoesntSleep]

Tim bits are called Tim Bits because they are from Tim Hortons.

[EulogyPlaigerism]

In Rhode Island and probably other New England states "doughnut holes" are munchkins which is what you'll buy at Dunkin doughnuts

[emily.g.]

In Ohio a "traffic circle" is called a roundabout lol.

[michaelhibberd]

Blinker is common for turn signal in the south and Midwest as well.

[Tekrothebountyhunter]

I'm from Florida, and funny enough, me and my Grandmother get cart and buggy mixed up. I refer to a shopping cart as a "cart" and those electric shopping mobility scooters as a "buggy." My Grandma calls the shopping carts "buggies" and the scooters "carts." This results in a lot of confusion whenever we go shopping together.

[robeno]

New Englanders do not want to be different. We just want the rest of you to stop being wrong.

[bd]

Philadelphia: Wooder. Rest of USA: Water

[tsgillespiejr]

You said "carry-in dinner" and it sounded like "carrion dinner."

To which I say no thank you.

[frozenfeet]

2:44 In New England, traffic circles are also commonly known as 'roundabouts'.

[BlackieSootfur]

"WHEN I HAVER I'M GONNA BE THE ONE HAVERING TO YOU"
I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT IT MEANT

[ifiwereaspoonful]

In Australia that piece of grass between the road and the side walk we call a Nature Strip. Also, most of us here call a side walk a Foot Path. Very interesting episode! Thank you!

[SAVIOR]

Does anyone else feel just awesome whenever he mentions where you live? like yeah i live there wand yeah we call it that

[mandygeorge]

"I'm starting to think, New Englanders, that you just want to be different."

HIDE HE FIGURED US OUT

[Damnhippies]

Garage sales are called yard sales by everyone i know here in MD

[MiskyWilkshake]

I've lived most of my life in Australia and have never heard the terms 'boomer', 'flyer' or 'having a yarn' in casual conversation. We do however use 'soft drink', 'bubbler', 'rabbiting on', 'loo', 'blinker' (though we usually go by 'indicator'), 'icing sugar', and 'flat'.

[FLlTTER]

I'm from MA and we say grinder sometimes, but mostly we say "sub". Also, we say bubbler; and "wicked" is a REALLY common word. I can also confirm that we say rotary, frappe, blinkers, leaf peeper, cellar, and firefly (never heard anyone say lightning bug). We also say bucket rather than pail.

[jillka]

I'm from Boston & I honestly had no idea some of these words were regional, like rotary. Wicked cool to learn about. Most of these are so true, though some things categorized as "New England" aren't everywhere. 

[genamelia]

I AM CANADIAN AND I LAUGHED MY BUTT OFF WHEN YOU SAID TOKE FOR TOQUE XD Seriously funny!!!