When you want a Coke or a Pepsi with that sandwich, you want soda, not pop.
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or the "packie." Around here we keep it simple. It's a liquor store.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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If you want to change the channel on the TV, you use the remote not the "clicker" or the "controller."
Every state has its own personality, and with that comes a unique lingo. We all know southern states say "y'all" and northern New England is all about saying "wicked," but PlayNJ (a website about New Jersey casinos–random, we know) got a little more specific.
The site polled 2,000 people (with proportional numbers from each state) to create a map showing the most popular slang word in each state.
"Phrases and terms used on the 'Slang Map' were compiled using a combination of survey results and data collected from sites such as onlyinyourstate.com and urbanthesaurus.com to give us at least 4 examples of slang from each state," the site writes.
In Connecticut, the top "slang word" is apizza, referring to New Haven-style pizza.
Other local slang words include "deadass" (To be completely serious) in New York, "packy" (liquor store) in Rhode Island and "Dunks" (Dunkin' Donuts) in Massachusetts.
Southwestern Connecticut is a bit of an oddity. We're part of New England, but identify with New York much of the time. We're part of Connecticut, but the northeastern part of the state seems to be a mystery.
One of the ways you might be able to spot someone from around here is by the way they talk. Click through for a crash course in southwestern Connecticut "slang."
