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Old 01-11-2014, 12:25 PM
 
Location: On the "Left Coast", somewhere in "the Land of Fruits & Nuts"
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"Pill Hill" (First Hill neighborhood with all the hospitals)
"Gooey Duck" (slang for a geoduck)
"the Mountain is out" (blue sky, or at least it's clear enuff to see Mt. Rainier)
"U Dub" ("Huskie Land", aka University of WA)
"Poverty Rock" (Mercer Island)
"Boeings" (the 'proper' way to pronounce the local aerospace giant)
"The Ave" (University Way, go figure!)
"Swellview" (Bellevue and sometimes the Eastside in general)
"Rat City" (White Center in West Seattle)

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Old 01-11-2014, 01:59 PM
 
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"Gooey Duck" (slang for a geoduck)
don't think it's slang - that's the way you say it!
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Old 01-11-2014, 02:15 PM
 
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don't think it's slang - that's the way you say it!
Yeah, that's how it's pronounced...it's actually the spelling that is technically wrong since it's a poor transcription of a native american word.
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Old 01-11-2014, 03:02 PM
 
Location: Portal to the Pacific
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geoduck... never heard of it! ... and it's kinda weird looking...
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Old 01-11-2014, 03:16 PM
 
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geoduck... never heard of it! ... and it's kinda weird looking...
Makes a good chowder.
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Old 01-11-2014, 03:31 PM
 
Location: Nashville
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Going To The Hill, Oh Yeah, We Love the Bars On The Hill (Capitol Hill), I have been hearing that one being used for Capitol Hill.
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Old 01-11-2014, 03:40 PM
 
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Tacompton
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Old 01-11-2014, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Nashville
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Tacompton
Or T-Town..
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Old 01-11-2014, 04:28 PM
 
Location: On the "Left Coast", somewhere in "the Land of Fruits & Nuts"
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Yeah, that's how it's pronounced...it's actually the spelling that is technically wrong since it's a poor transcription of a native american word.
Right, and that's the point, it's "slang" in the sense that it's so weird and counter-intuitive, that usually only 'locals' know about how to say it!
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Old 01-11-2014, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Westside Puget Sound
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Westsound:
  • Bremerlos (Used originally to describe "loose" women who pursued Navy sailors but now applies to "white trash" men & women--combination of Bremerton and buffalo)
  • Bummerton (Bremerton)
  • Silverwhales (same idea as Bremerlos in Silverdale)
  • Poulsboners (Poulsbo residents)
  • Kingstoners (Kingston residents)
  • Drinkston (Kingston--several "watering holes" within walking distance of the ferry)
  • Quilbillies (Quilcene hillbillies)
  • Poor Tortured (Port Orchard)
  • Braindead Island (Bainbridge)
  • Kitsappalachia
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