Brush up on your Boston lingo so you can sound like a local.
Wicked
An extra enthusiastic "very"
Pissa
Awesome
Statie
A state police office—watch out fot them on the Pike.
Rippah
A crazy party
Packie
A liquor store, short for “package store”
OFD
Originally from Dorchester
Jimmies
Chocolate sprinkles
Dunks
The beloved Dunkin’ Donuts, founded down in Quincy in 1950
The Garden
TD Garden, where the Celtics and Bruins play
The Hub
Boston, because it is the hub of the universe
The B’s
The Boston Bruins
Bubbler
A drinking fountain
Dot
A nickname for Dorchester
It’s brick
It's cold or it's freezing out
Storrowing
On the city's annual unofficial move-in day (Sept. 1), someone inevitably crashes a too-tall moving truck into a bridge or overpass on Storrow Drive, causing damage and traffic.
Pats
The New England Patriots
The T
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)
Woop
Far away
Bang a Uey
To make a U-turn (likely an illegal one)
Rozzie
Roslindale
Photography by: Courtesy of GBCVB
