We are well known here in Massachusetts and our unique vernacular is at the top of the list. We’re not just talking about the world-famous Boston accent, which is actually only worn by a small number of Massachusetts residents and changes regionally based on the Boston neighborhood.
We are talking about actual words that you might only hear in a Massachusetts conversation or words that may have a very different meaning in the Bay State. While lifelong residents have always embraced these words, Boston movies and TV shows have put some of the phrases on the radar for the rest of the country, so I thought I’d take a look at what they really mean.
LOOK: Food history from the year you were born
From product innovations to major recalls, Stacker investigated what happened in food history every year since 1921, according to news and government sources.
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