A list of 21 words by abraxaszugzwang.
- fluffernutterwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 13 lists
- sodawas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 36 lists
- wickedwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 122 lists
- bubblerwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 17 lists
- towniewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 8 lists
- tonicwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 61 lists
- packiewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 7 lists
- package storewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 2 lists
- out-of-staterwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 2 lists
- leaf peeperswas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on just this list
- johnniewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 5 lists
- jimmieswas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 20 lists
- ice cream sodawas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 5 lists
- hamburgwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 7 lists
- grinderwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 21 lists
- frappewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 27 lists
- fluff-a-nutterwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on just this list
- elasticwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 45 lists
- drug storewas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 2 lists
- clickerwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 6 lists
- buttwas added by abraxaszugzwang and appears on 49 lists
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list new-englander
Let me know if any of these are used outside of N.E. I found a list online and disagree with some. Others I encounter all the time. Just yesterday, for instance, I realized that very few people outside of New England know what Fluff is, never mind a Fluff-a-nutter. Frappe is another that no one seems to know.
March 14, 2007
trivet commented on the list new-englander
Standing ON line! The rest of the world knows that they are an integral part of the line and therefore stands IN line...
March 14, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list new-englander
I refuse to add that on the grounds that it is awful and a recent development in N.E. and I hope it dies! It is, however, already on my Rubbies list.
March 14, 2007
trivet commented on the list new-englander
How 'bout red light?
March 14, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the list new-englander
what's that?
March 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the list new-englander
AZ, I've heard a handful of these where I come from (Mid-Atlantic U.S.)--including soda, townie, jimmies, and fluff-a-nutter (only it's fluffer-nutter).
As for "grinder," first time I ever heard that term was in Philadelphia. (Or as Philadelphians pronounce it, "Fluff-ya.")
March 14, 2007
trivet commented on the list new-englander
I remember getting lost in Rhode Island because someone told me to turn at a red light. I went right through the tricolored traffic light they were talking about, looking for one of those blinky red lights that often serves as a stop sign. I've only heard red light referring to stop lights/traffic lights (as opposed to districts) in the northeast.
March 14, 2007
uselessness commented on the list new-englander
Eh, they say red light all over the place. They say that in Florida. Where are you from?
March 14, 2007
trivet commented on the list new-englander
Half of Florida is from the northeast anyway, or so it seems. I've only ever heard red light E. of the Mississippi.
March 14, 2007
uselessness commented on the list new-englander
Point taken. But the native Floridians say it too, probably because the northerners have created a new culture down there. That is to say, this phrase is on the move, and not restricted to one small place anymore. For what it's worth.
March 14, 2007
knitandpurl commented on the list new-englander
cabinet, as a synonym for frappe? or is that only a rhode-islandism rather than a new-englandism?
March 15, 2007