Appendix:Glossary of Boston slang
Boston slang consists of words and phrases of slang
originating from and commonly used in Boston,
Massachusetts. Though most often used in Boston, the
slang can also be heard in other cities of Massachusetts
or even other New England states, though not always as
frequently. Some terms are less commonly heard outside
of the Boston area than others; some are not used at all
outside of Boston.
1 Slang terms
1.1 A
A-town - Arlington, Ma
Olly-Olly Oxenfree- A proclamation to players of
Tag or Hide-n-Seek, that they may return to a
common area free of consequence as it may pertain
to the game being played.
Assachusetts -refers to the dumb laws and politicians
we have bred here in Massachusetts.
the Ave - refers to Dorchester Avenue, or Dot Ave
1.2 B
thats beat"- that sucks. shes beat"- shess ugly
shes basic"- shes not that pretty or nothing special.
Bah-gin - Not slang, dialect pronunciation of Bar-
gain. I got a bahgin at the basement. got a
deal/discount at Filenes Basement
The Bs - Reference to the Boston Bruins. The Bru-
ins AHL aliate from Providence are referred to as
the Baby Bs.
B'daytuhs - Potatoes. You can boil them, mash
them, or stick them in a stew.
bagged - arrested; He got bagged for a DUI.";
(Driving Under the Inuence)
the balls - awesome, great; That concert was the
balls.
bang - to make a quick move (often, bang a left";
also used often as bang a U-ie - make a U turn);
sometimes used interchangeably with hang
bang out - call in sick to work (Its such a nice day,
maybe I should bang out and go to the beach.)
barney - a Harvard student or graduate (used by
working class residents of Somerville), apparently
in reference to trolley barns near the university.
barrel - a trash can.
The Basement - Filenes Basement, a department
store in Downtown Crossing.
Beacon Hill - the Massachusetts government, partic-
ularly the State legislature
Beantown - Boston (never used by Bostonians)
Beatah - a cheap cah, usually with lots of rust. And
maybe missing a rear bumper
Benny Hill Community College -Refers to Bunker
Hill Community College located in Charlestown,
MA
Biddy - nickname for a cheap looking girl
[[Big Dig]] - the Central Artery Tunnel Project
Big Pig - The cost of the Central Artery Tunnel
Project approximately 15 billion dollars
Boogietown - Derogatory term for the city of
Brockton, in reference to its large minority popu-
lation. Also called Browntown. Boogie down to
Browntown.
booted - 1. To be ejected or removed from a building
or event. 2. To have ones car be incapacitated by
the placement of a lock on ones front wheel, usually
due to ones negligence in the payment of parking
tickets.
BoSox - See Sox (Seldom used within New England
except by sportscasters and writers, national slang
to dierentiate from the ChiSox, or White Sox of
Chicago. Used regionally to dierentiate from the
AAA Pawtucket Red Sox, aka the PawSox.)
The Boys - the cops, the police
bozo - a pothead; used mostly in South Boston
The Bob Loboat - The Boston Harbor Island Ferry
that docks in Rowes Wharf
Brahmin - Boston Brahmin
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Bricka - Referring to the city of Billerica (Alterna-
tively: Somerville with trees)
Brownie - refers to L Street Brownies, a group fa-
mous for swimming in frigid ocean waters during
the winter time based at the L Street Bathhouse in
South Boston
breakdown lane - right margin or shoulder on high-
ways used for broken down vehicles. Cars can drive
in the breakdown lane at certain hours on some Mas-
sachusetts highways.
Bruins Chicks - Young female Boston Bruins Hockey
Team fans, during the period of 1979-1994 (approx-
imately). Notorious for their big hair, Bruins replica
jerseys, and rowdy behavior. Mostly hailing from
North Shore communities of Massachusetts.
Bubbler (Pronounced Bubblah) This is the Boston
Specic word for a water fountain or water cooler.
bulkhead - outdoor entrance to the basement / cellar.
Bunker Hill- Where the historic Battle of Bunker
Hill in the America Revolution was to take place.
Most of the Battle was actually fought at Breeds Hill
where now stands a monument on top of it. Also
pronounced Bunkah Hill. Boston tour companies
often ask visitors where the Battle of Bunker Hill
was fought; anyone who replies Breeds Hill gets a
token as a prize.
bureau - Dresser Courts- basketball courts next to Arlington high school
Bury - The Roxbury section of Boston, or The where teenagers tend to socialize sample weed and drink
Berry. beer
1.3 C New Hampshire, referring to the perceived abun-
The Cape - Cape Cod
carriage - a baby stroller,Or a shopping cart.
cellar - the basement of a house. means to walk
down to the basement level.
Chicah-go (Chicago) - A city in Illinois
Cha-Chingham - Hingham, Ma
The Charles - The Charles River
Chelsalvador"- the town of Chelsea in reference to
its large El Salvadorian population
chowdah [chowder] - New England clam chowder,
or occasionally sh chowder. Never, never, the
Manhattan variety of clam chowder.
chowderhead (sometimes chowdahead) - Often
refers to a New Englander, at one time meant a per-
son to laugh at or stupid person but has evolved to
be a lighter term that has been embraced by those to
whom it refers.
SLANG TERMS
The Chuck- The Charles River
Chucklehead - A local idiot
Chuck Town -refers to Charlestown. (A.K.A) C-
Town.
Chuckys Place -refers to the Suork County Jail
which was formerly located on Charles St.
City of Sin - Lynn, Massachusetts, from the rhyme
Lynn, Lynn, city of sin, you never come out the
way you went in. Refers to the Citys criminal rep-
utation.
Clambodia - Slang tearm for The town of Ipswich,
Massachusetts, a refrence to their famous Ipswich
Clams.
Clicker TV remote
ClownTown - Clinton Mass
Comm Ave - Commonwealth Avenue
The Common - referring to Boston Common. Dating
from 1634, it is the oldest city park in the United
States.
The Combat Zone - the red light district of Boston
that used to exist between Downtown Crossing and
Chinatown, now refurbished
Cow Hampshire - somewhat derogatory term for
dance of cows, can also used to represent any rural
area in New England that is not necessarily in New
Hampshire
cruiser - a police car, or a Ford Crown Victoria
Cumbys - refers to the convenience store chain Cum-
berland Farms
1.4 D
D-we - Term refering to a D.U.I (Driving under the
inuence) Yeah, I got bagged by the boys last night
for a Do-we)
Dawchestahh or The Dot - Dorchester, Mas-
sachusetts
Dewey - Dwight Evans, former Right Fielder for the
Red Sox who won eight Gold Gloves.
Deluxebury - Duxbury, Massachusetts, auent
south shore town. Part of the Irish Riviera.
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directional - noun., turn signal. Also referred as a "
blinkah
Dirty-E - noun., Everett, Massachusetts
Dirty Ham - noun Framingham, Massachusetts
docksiders (pronounced docksidahs) - noun,
brown boat shoes
Dot - Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dot Ave - Dorchester Avenue
Dot Rat - Dorchester, Massachusetts A native of
Dorchester who can't escape.
down cellar (pronounced down sullah) - adj., con-
traction of down in the cellar, refers to being lo-
cated in the basement.
Down East - A section of the Maine coast that is
actually north of Boston
down the Cape - Referring to going to or being at
Cape Cod
draw - drawer
d-tech - An undercover police car
Dunks, Dunkees - Dunkin' Donuts
Dungarees - Denim pants
1.5 E the Point, they became lace curtain Irish.)
Eastie - East Boston (Used almost exclusively by
people from East Boston)
The E - the predominantly Irish neighborhood of
East Milton.
E C"- East Cambridge
Elastic"- Rubber band
1.6 F Lets go, Southie, lets go!" - rallying cry for
Fall River Tuxedo - A sport jacket over a hooded
sweatshirt
Fah Daze- For days, an excessive amount of; or lasts
forever. i.e. This trac goes on fah daze. I went
out drinkin last night and slept fah daze.
The Fair--old fashioned agricultural fair held in
Topseld every fall since 1808. It is the oldest agri-
cultural fair in the United States.
The Fairy Ferry - the fast ferry between Boston
and Provincetown, MA also called P Town
Field Day - To take advantage of a situation; to bring
to an extreme, i.e. I dropped a ve dollah bill, and
the bums had a eld day.
the ve and ten or the nickel and dime"- a 19th-
and 20th-century store that sold small items for the
home, sometimes including clothing, originally at
prices of 5 or 10 cents; known elsewhere as the
dimestore. Two examples remain in Arlington:
one in East Arlington and the other in The Heights
the at of the Hill - the portion of Beacon Hill be-
tween Charles Street and Storrow Drive
urries Small snow shower
frappe [pron. frap] - what some might erroneously
refer to as a "milkshake"; the term milkshake has a
separate use (see below)
1.7 K
kid, kehd"- referred to a person, adolescent. I was
dating this kehd. Tearm of endearment to a friend
Whats up kehd or as said in Boston Whatup
kehd
1.8 L
lace curtain Irish- a person of Irish descent who is
moving up the social ladder; (After they moved to
Lauren Oddah - This is not a womans name, but
rather, its the eastern Massachusetts pronunciation
of Law and Order. This is a classic case of the
bay staters penchant for dropping the letter r from
places they belong and inserting them into places
they do not belong. What this city needs is more
lauren oddah!"
the Leather District - the neighborhood surrounding
South Street in Boston, east of Chinatown.
South Boston High School, used by anti-integration
activists during the Boston busing crisis
LexVegas - nickname for the town of Lexington.
light dawns on Marblehead" - used when a dense
person nally realizes something. Also any variation
such as, Dawn breaks on Marblehead.
Lil B Town - nickname for Burlington , Mas-
sachusetts
Lynn Lynn the city of sin - partial rhyme describ-
ing the city of Lynn.
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1.9 M 1.10 N
Ma - mother
Mad - As in mad cool. Means very. See wicked
Maine-iac - derogatory term for Maine driver or res-
ident, on par with Masshole; also a member of the
Maine airforce or the airforce itself. A title born
with pride by the natives, similar to Floridians.
Mans Greatest Hospital - Massachusetts General
Hospital (alternatively, the medical-industrial com-
plex)
Marsh Vegas - Also known as Marsheld.
Mass Ave - Massachusetts Avenue, A prominent
thouroughfare running from the South End of
Boston through Cambridge, Arlington and Lexing-
ton
Massatoilet Community College -refers to Massasoit
Community College located in Brockton, MA
Massholes - derogatory term for residents of
Massachusetts, especially of Boston drivers (popu-
lar in New Hampshire and Maine), now sometimes
worn as a badge of honor by life-long residents of the
state, especially when visiting Northern New Eng-
land.
McDanks - McDonalds
Mea Medford, Massachusetts; an exaggerated pro-
nunciation of the way the citys name is supposed
to sound when its pronounced by its residents; even
though no one in Medfords history have ever pro-
nounced it that way, people living in Greater Boston
will refer to the city by that name. Medford, which is
next to Boston, has a very thick distinct accent and
residents generally pronounce it Medd or Mef-
d.
Menots - Menotomy Rocks Park in Arlington, Ma
The Monster, or The Monstah - Fenway Park's 37
foot left eld wall, also known as The Green Monster
The Mother Church - The First Church of Christ,
Scientist in Boston, both the actual building in 1.11 O
the Back Bay and, among Christian Scientists, the
church institution headquartered there. O-Cape - Anything o of Cape Cod (to Cape Cod-
ders).
mum- mom
Mumbles - Long-time Boston mayor Thomas
Menino, known for his malapropisms, especially
when trying to pronounce the names of star athletes
Murderpan - derogatory name for Mattapan, MA
Mush - essentially the equivalent of dude in
Newton MA, especially in the village of Nonantum.
Pronounced /m/.
SLANG TERMS
Nantrashket or Nantrashbasket - Nantasket Beach
the dirtiest, trashiest and best beach on the South
Shore.
NashVegas - Nashua, NH
New B or New Beige - New Bedford
The Nines - The 99 Restaurant, one of which can
be found in just about every reputable suburb of
Boston.
No suh!" [No sir, compare no sirree"] - No way!".
The appropriate response is Ya suh!"
Nawth - North. A location above Massaschusetts.
'My friend in Flawrida keeps askin' how I live
up nawth in winta. I says to him, Bawstin ain't
nawth, its east! New Hampshas up nawth."
Nor'easter - A strong winter storm with winds ema-
nating from the northeast. A bad Northeaster is like
a winter hurricane
North Shore - A region north of Boston of dis-
puted boundaries, often including seaside communi-
ties from Revere up to the beginning of Cape Ann in
Manchester, but also including nearby inland towns
or towns connected to the sea only by token in-
lets or rivers, such as Peabody, Saugus, Lynneld,
Topseld and Danvers, and sometimes considered
to omit Marblehead. Other denitions include the
entire coast to the New Hampshire border, and still
others the entirety of northern Essex County.
North Shore Coma College - Slang tearm for
North Shore Community College Located in Dan-
vers,Beverly and Lynn Massaschusetts
New Yawk (New York): "The ahmpit of Amerika."
240 Miles South of Tremont Street
New Hampsha (New Hampshire): A large campsite
up north
O the Boat - Used to describe a European immi-
grant, usually from Ireland
The Orange Dinosaur - A Big orange dinosaur on
Rt. 1 Saugus, part of a mini-golf course & batting
cages.
Oah - Robert G. Orr, the greatest Bawstin Broon
evah!
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1.12 P
P-town - Provincetown, Massachusetts
packie (also packet, package store or booze bahn
[barn]) - liquor store
pahk- the park. I'm going to the pahk
The Pan - derogatory name for Mattapan
parlor - the living room in a house
parish - designation of a neighborhood based on par-
ticular Catholic Churches, as in What parish are
you from?"
Pats - the New England Patriots
Patsies - the New Englad Patriots in the lean years
when they sucked which was mostly their whole life
before Robert Kraft bought the team.
the Peoples Republic - Cambridge (alternatively,
seven square miles surrounded by reality)
Perchead"- Percocet Abuser
Peskys Pole - the right eld foul pole in Fenway Park,
named after Red Sox inelder Johnny Pesky.
piazza - refers to the porch on a triple-decker house.
Said no one in Boston. Its a porch. And its deckah.
The Pike - the Massachusetts Turnpike, also the
Mass Pike
pissa (1) - good: You hit the Lottery? Thats pissa
man. Commonly used in conjunction with wicked;
pissa!(2) - used to accentuate an unfortunite mo-
ment. My friggin khakis (car keys) fell down da
catch basin (storm drain), pissa ain't it.
pissa (3) - used to decribe a (friend or acquain-
tance) whom is eccentric Did ya hear what Johnny
said/did.... gdam pissa ain't he
The Pit - A gathering place outside the Harvard
Square MBTA Station, known for its eclectic mix of
street performers, rowdy teenagers, homeless people
and others.
pizza pillows - pizza rolls
pockabook - purse
the Point - the City Point area of South Boston. The
term is also used for Jeeries Point in Eastie East
Boston, Massachusetts. This also refers to the Point
Shirley section of Winthrop, MA. In contrast, The
Point is also a rather poor and seedy neighborhood
in Salem, MA.
Ponsta - a person who plays video games excessively.
Portuguese Tuxedo or New Bedford Tuxedo - A pre-
mium soccer warm up suit under sport jacket.
Polar - referring to Polar Beverages, the local soda
company in Worcester with the big inatable polar
bear named Orson.
The Pru or The Prud - The Prudential Center
1.13 R
The Rat'ler- The subway - refered to as The T in
the greater Boston area.
Red Sox Nation - a term for the collective group of
Sox fans that span the US and beyond, generally
used by the local media. Red Sox Nation is seen
in the immense crowds of Sox fans that gather even
at visiting parks.
Recka (Wrecker) - A towing vehicle, as in: There
was a wicked pile up on the artery. They hadda bring
in at least three reckas to get them cahs outta the way.
Reefer Tech - Otherwise known as the Joseph P.
Keefe Technical School located in Framingham.
Popular in the mid 1970s through the early 1980s.
Regular/Regulah - A coee order at Dunkies/any
coee place that means 'with cream and sugar.' I'll
take a lahge regulah.
Retarded/Retahdid - it is generally used with a neg-
ative connotation, although it is not as derogatory as
in many other regions. Often preceded by wicked,
as in Hes wicked retahdid.
The Rez - Short for the reservoir (swimming hole of
whatever town you are in).
Ripper - a kegger or a big, wild party
The River - the Charles River
Road Soda - A beer you drink while driving around.
Also known as a roadie. Dude, I grabbed a cou-
ple of roadies for the ride to the bah.
Rocketown - nickname for the town of Reading, re-
ferring to the rocket mascot, which is named for a
pair of water towers located near the towns high
school -- one of which is oval, as in a 1950s depic-
tion of a ying saucer, and one of which is pointed
to give the appearance of a ying saucer and rocket
standing side-by-side.
Rossie, Rozzie - Roslindale
Rotary - what would be known as a trac circle or
a roundabout elsewhere
Route 9 High - Massachusetts Bay Community Col-
lege in Wellesley. The campus is on or near Route
9.
Rubbish - Trash, garbage, refuse
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Salem- Where the infamous witch trials took place.
See Salem Witch Trials
Salt and Pepper Bridge - the Longfellow Bridge,
crosses the Charles River between Boston and Cam-
bridge, named because the towers on the bridge re-
semble salt and pepper shakers.
screw - a verb meaning to take o or get out of
here a cop will say to teenagers hanging on a cor-
ner"hey you kids screw.
scully - a driving cap or an ivy cap that has a snap-
button front; often pronounced as scahlly.
Severe - A term used when referring to the town of
Revere
I'm sheets - tired, ready for bed. Bedford, Mass
shanty Irish - poor or working class person of Irish
descent.
shiesty - A term meaning someone or something is
shady or sketchy. Those kids standing on the corner
are wicked shiesty. Or The food here looks wicked
shiesty
the shit- something or someone thats awesome
shtetl- referring to the town of Sharon
shu-wah- the decidedly bi-syllabic rendering of the
word sure, generally used emphatically. Dad, can
I have another hot dog?" Shu-wah!"
Sick nasty - see ill. As in that stunt in the movie was
sick nasty. i loved it!
thats was sick - that was awesome. thats sick"-
thats awesome.
Skeezah - [skee-zer] Used when describing a drug
addict; typically used in reference to a druggie slut.
#also see slampig"#
skeeze - A person of questionable personal reputa-
tion considered to exhibit lack of discernment in in-
timate encounters and thereby considered to have
high potential for being aicted with a communi-
cable social disease.
skid - a loser or lowlife. His brother is a real skid.
skidder - referring to someone who bums (borrows)
money from friends. Pronounced skiddah
Slampig - A skank, overly slutty female, a Sled
Dog, equivalent to a whore or slut. That chicks
been a slampig.
SLANG TERMS
Slummerville - A derogatory term for Somerville, re-
ferring to its working-class population and reputa-
tion for crime. Also Scummerville.
Slush - An icy Boston area treat.... similar to Italian
ice... popular avors are lemon and blue vanilla
Smells 'n' Bells - The Church of the Advent, an
Anglo-Catholic parish on Beacon Hill noted for its
high church liturgy
smoot - a unit of measurement used to mark the
length of the Harvard Bridge. Also used as a point
of reference by MIT students; (Are you past the
182 (smoot mark) yet?" Nah, we're still in Hell.
smuck - lopsided; usually used by children to de-
scribe uneven teams: These teams are smuck. Can
also be used as a verb: We smucked 'em. Mostly
used on North Shore.
SoBro - South Brookline. Used as a term of pride
by teenage residents of the area.
So don't I - pleonasm used to agree with a statement;
a replacement for So do I or Me, too"; I like the
Red Sox. So don't I.
Southie - South Boston; also used for residents of the
area
spa - neighborhood shop that sells groceries, soda
fountain drinks, sandwiches, or other prepared food
and miscellaneous notions. Spas of this sort in-
clude the Hillside Spa Cardoza Brothers, on Han-
cock Street, the Thurstons Spa #aka Johnnies"#
in Somerville, Lennys Spa in East Boston, MA,
Winship Spa, Faneuil Spa or the former Palace Spa
known to locals as Macs in Brighton.
Spastic - Emotional outburst involving what appears
to be uncontrolled waving of the arms, legs and
head.
Spaz - One who is exceptionally athletically uncoor-
dinated.
spuckie - related to a submarine sandwich, it is the
bread it was made with.
SoWa - the southern portion of Washington Street in
Boston. A term created by the real estate industry
and not used in common speech.
Sox also The Sox - the Boston Red Sox; pronounced
socks or sawx
The Square - Harvard Square
Stab'n Kill - A derogatory term for the Dorchester
neighborhood of Savin Hill. The term refers to a
past history of violence in that neighborhood.
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Stackjack - A short, broad-chested male with a short
haircut.
statie - Massachusetts State Police Trooper; also
called a Trooper pronounced: Troopah
street numbah - Evolved term for a numbers lot-
tery game which once had a racist name. In decline
after the state lottery introduced a daily numbers
game, the street number was originally the results
of mutuel payos from certain horse races at Suf-
folk, Narragansett or Lincoln parks which were once
shamelessly published on the front page of the citys
afternoon dailies. Later revised to the last digits of
the U.S. Treasury balance.
suppah (supper) - refers to dinner
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The T - the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Au-
thority; also used for services run by the MBTA, par-
ticularly the Subway. Taken from the MBTAs logo,
a block-letter T within a circle.
Taxachusetts - derogatory political state title and
comparative reference to the limited taxation of
neighboring New Hampshire
The Teddy or The Ted - The Ted Williams Tunnel
The U - Tearm to decribe Salem State University
due to its recent change from a College to a Uni-
versity. I graduated from the U when it was only
a C
Tek - Red Sox catcher / captain Jason Varitek
This fuckin guy... - a phrase used when everyone in
a group sees an obvious loser.
three-way - term for what you order on a roast beef
sandwich, referring to cheese, sauce and mayo. (ex-
ample: I'll have a junior three-way and a medium
coke.) also all around.
the Reckid - Reference to The Boston Herald often
made by older Bostonians; derived from the Boston
Record-American, a former tabloid that merged
with the Herald-Travler in 1971 and originally refer-
ring to the papers rst edition which formerly came
out before midnight.The only papah you could
read on the subway, it was small and opened like a
magazine.
time - A retirement or going-away party; (Did you
hear Sullys retiring?" Yeah, they're having a time
for him down Florian Hall.) Also refers to political
fundraisers.
The Tip - The Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel
tonguebahth - Bedford, Ma term used by a guy to
describe a hot girl.
tonic - Soft drink, soda or pop. Not the same thing
as Tonic water
tool - a loser
Tory Row - historic neighborhood of Cambridge,
home to prominent British sympathizers before the
American Revolution
The Town - Refers to the Charlestown neighborhood
of Boston
townie - In the strictest sense, a resident of
Charlestown, Massachusetts; or more broadly some-
one from Somerville or South Boston or the other
Irish-Catholic enclaves of Boston and surrounding
areas. Also used as an adjective for the accent
of those areas, or to describe a person who shares
many characteristics with the residents of those ar-
eas. Occasionally, a person who was born/lived their
life/died in the same town, village or 'burb, and
whose family has lived in the town for many gen-
erations. A resident of a college town who is not
aliated with the college (more used by non-local
college students than by Boston area residents).
triple decker - a three-story, three-family house, also
called a three decker.
Triple Eagle - Someone who has graduated from
Boston College High School, Boston College, and
Boston College Law School. Taken from the fact
that all three schools use the eagle as a mascot.
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U-ie - a u-turn while driving. Also sometimes called
a u-dog. Almost always used with the verb bang,
as in After this next light, bang a U-ie and then take
a right.
Up - A general direction one takes when going any-
where. I'm takin' the kids up Foley Field to play ball;
or We're goin' up Maine for the weekend. This be-
comes Down when going to Cape Cod, as in I'm
goin' down Cape this weekend.
Upper Mass Ave - the stretch of Massachusetts Av-
enue that runs north through North Cambridge from
Harvard Square toward the town of Arlington.
Up Mt. Auburn, under the tree - Referring to a de-
ceased person. Example: Wheres your mom?"
Shes up Mt. Auburn, under the tree
Up the Conah - A popular hang out spot in most
Boston Neighborhoods. Neighborhoods such as
Southie were infamous for the crowds of young kids
hanging out in front of their blocks corner store and
protected it as their own.
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The Village - Adams Village, Irish encleave in
Dorchester
The Vineyard - Marthas Vineyard, pronounced
Mahthas Vinyid
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Watah bubblah - a water fountain.
Wiskey Point. A neighborhood in Brookline be-
tween Brookline Village and Jamaica Pond. Origi-
nally a derogatory name for its Irish Residents. Now
called simply The Point
whateva - whatever
Wake - Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakeeld
(The) Wake - Wakeeld (Used only by residents of
Wakeeld.)
Wake Vegas or Tha Dirty Dirty Wake Vegas-
Wakeeld (Used by teens in Wakeeld to describe
how Wake Vegas is where the fun never stops, be-
cause the fun never started.)
The Well A nickname referring to the town of
Norwell. Oh that kids straight from the Well.
Westa Woostah Line of demarcation indicating 1.20 Z
Western Massachusetts.
Westie - West Roxbury (Used only by residents.
Most commonly referred to as simply West Rox-
bury)
White Man -refers to the town of Whitman
Whitey - refers to Mr. James Bulger
whoopie pie - a pastry rst sold commercially at the
Berwick Cake Factory in Dudley Square, Roxbury
wicked - very; or occasionally cool. Used indis-
criminately, can modify anything (e.g.: especially
Wicked pissa. ; also"Wicked good. Wicked
bad. Wicked boring., etc.). Almost always used
as an adverb, rather than an adjective; some Bosto-
nians feel it is grammatically improper not to put an
adjective or verb after wicked.
wicked gross mental t - A sustained emotional
outburst, generally triggered by a specic inci-
dent. She came home drunk and her mom took
a wicked gross mental t. She saw him making
out with someone else and took a wicked gross men-
tal t. Believed to have originated in the Reading-
Stoneham-Wakeeld area north of Boston.
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Wie - a short haircut given to boys and young men
usually in the summer, a buzz cut.
Williamsburg - the addition of the bullpens to right-
center eld at Fenway Park for Ted Williams
The Wood - Refers to the suburban town of
Westwood or Norwood
The Woo-ha or Wormtown or Wistah or Woostah -
Refers to the city of Worcester.
The Wu, Woobin - Woburn, Mass. Used by wobur-
nites.
The Chedda - Winchester, Mass. Used by people
from Winchester
1.19 Y
yah huh- very determined, yes
Yaz - Carl Yastrzemski, long-time left elder for the
Red Sox. Big Yaz Bread was a loaf of bread sim-
ilar to Wonder Bread sold locally after the Red Sox'
pennant winning season of 1967.
Yiz - Plural form of you. As in, All a yiz bettah
be in the cah by the time I count to fou-ah
Yuz - Alternate form of "yiz"
The Zakim - The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill
Memorial Bridge over the Charles River, on I-93
through the city.
ZooMass or The Zoo - Formerly used to describe
University of Massachusetts Amherst for the stu-
dent bodys rowdy behavior. Discontinued after the
mid-90s, as the school cracked down on students
misconduct. The school has since become a top re-
search institution in the U.S.
2 References
http://www.universalhub.com/glossary/
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