Posted in Colorado
September 03, 2015
13 Words And Phrases People In Colorado Just Don’t Understand
LoDo. Copper. CSAP. If you’re a Coloradoan, these terms mean something to you–but to an outsider? Not so much. The same goes for these 13 words that out-of-staters use on a regular basis, but just don’t make a whole lot of sense to us.
Arizona Definition: Someone who travels to Arizona to escape the cold // Colorado Definition: A goose or other obnoxious bird that refuses to leave (no matter the weather.)
Delaware Definition: To laugh loudly or for an extended period of time // Colorado Definition: "I'll be home in a sec; the lady is just baggin' up my groceries!"
Idaho Definition: A prairie dog // Colorado Definition: Pig(skin) + a whistle? Sounds like Broncos football to me!
Kentucky Definition: A Pothole // Colorado Definition: Where you put your frost brewed Coors Light
Louisiana Definition: Sidewalk // Colorado Definition: Isn't that some sort of bread?
Mississippi Definition: PB Crackers // Colorado Definition: To steal or to take
Nebraska Definition: A pastry filled with cabbage and beef // Colorado Definition: Look at Peyton runza the ball!
New Jersey Definition: An intersection that forces you to turn right before turning left // Colorado Definition: No comment
New Mexico Definition: Red and green chili // Colorado Definition: The most wonderful time of the year, yo!
Rhode Island Definition: Milkshake // Colorado Definition: Milkshake??
West Virginia Definition: A measurement // Colorado Definition: Colorado Rockies baseball
Montana Definition: Someone from Idaho // Colorado Definition: A lover of starches
New York Definition: (Standing) in line // Colorado: The interwebs
Which out-of-state slang is your favorite?
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