What are some Boston sayings?

15 Phrases That Will Make You Swear Bostonians Have Their Own Language

  • “I’m going to take the T today.”
  • “I got stuck on the Pike forever.”
  • “All the drivers on the Pike are chowderheads.”
  • “I got in a car accident today because this total Masshole decided to bang a uey and crashed into me.”

What words do Bostonians say weird?

Bostonian vocab

  • “Three-decker” It’s not a three-tiered bus or a type of chocolate bar.
  • “Southie” The area of South Boston and residents that live there are referred to as “Southie” (the place) or “Southies” (the locals).
  • “Grinder”
  • “Dunks”
  • “Wicked”
  • “Supper”
  • “Packie”
  • “Bubbler”

What is a 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.

What do locals call Boston?

Beantown, Boston Boston goes by many nicknames — The Cradle of Liberty, The Athens of America, and The Hub of the Universe, to name a few. Perhaps the most colloquially used label, however, is Beantown.

How do you offend a Bostonian?

How To Piss Off a Bostonian

  1. Tell us you’re from just outside of Boston.
  2. Feed the ducks at the Public Garden.
  3. Drive like an idiot downtown.
  4. Don’t hold your liquor.
  5. Be an absolute savage on the T.
  6. Wear a Giants hat downtown.
  7. Take someone’s parking spot.
  8. Hate on Keytar bear.

How do you say awesome in Boston?

Pissa (adj.): awesome.

What does wicked Smaht mean?

2 mischievous or roguish, esp. in a playful way.

Do Bostonians really say wicked?

Whatever the misty origins, like it or not, “wicked” is now our identity. As for me, I side with a commenter on the decidedly crowdsourced website Urban Dictionary, who wrote that it’s “a word us Bostonians use so our out-of-town friends can make fun of us.”

What does wicked Smaht mean in Boston?

It’s commonly used to intensify a situation, similar to the use of “very.” It’s rarely used to describe something evil, as you might think.