Regionalism's

[DrBadger]

Don't know how wide-spread this one is, but "tyme machine" for ATM.

Ha, I know this one too! I grew up in southern Wisconsin, so said TYME machine for the ATM (it is actually a brand and stands for "Take Your Money Everywhere"

Also interesting that some of the words that are common in the Boston area area also common in the Milwaukee area (and no where else!) For example, Bubbler for drinking fountain and Jimmies for the sprinkles on a doughnut.

Huh, who knew that Bubbler was a trademarked name! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbler

I moved to MN when I was in junior high, and found some other new terms... I was really confused the first time someone asked if they could borrow a "binder"... I figured they meant a 3-ring binder for papers, but in actuality they wanted a pony tail holder!

I now live in Houston, TX and am just getting used to some of the Texas and Southern words... still don't say y'all, but i am sure it is only a mater of time

[Thorn]

Also interesting that some of the words that are common in the Boston area area also common in the Milwaukee area (and no where else!) For example, Bubbler for drinking fountain and Jimmies for the sprinkles on a doughnut.

Huh, who knew that Bubbler was a trademarked name! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbler

I was surprised to see bubbler appear from someone outside of Wisconsin. But, I guess it doesn't surprise me that, were it a trademark, that it would belong to Kohler since I've always associated it as a Wisconsin-ism.

But, what does one call a doughnut with jimmies if you don't use the term jimmies?

[Eden]

But, what does one call a doughnut with jimmies if you don't use the term jimmies?

sprinkles? I think I grew up hearing both sprinkles and jimmies in Pittsburgh.

[newfsmith]

I grew up in SW Wisconsin, and have spent the past year traveling back every 2-3 weeks to care for my Mom. As soon as you land in Milwaukee, you will hear "you betcha" instead of "you're welcome". This has not changed from my childhood, but some other phrases have disappeared or become less common, while others have become more generally used.
pop (soda)
down yonder & over yonder
rode Hank's mare = rode shank's pony (walked)
I had "ants" not "aunts"
crick = creek (no wonder I had trouble learning to spell)
"douse that glim" = turn out the light (that one facinated my husband,
who insisted it was a British thieves' expression)
My grandfather when badgered for a story would first always recite:
"I'll tell you a story about **** and Norrie, and now my story is begun.
I'll tell you another about Tom and his brother, and now my story is
done."

[NbyNW]

Eden and Ciao,

Another Pittsburgher here, and I'm surprised you didn't mention one of my favorites:

gumband - rubber band

I never thought I had an accent, b ut my New-England-native DH swears that when I say "it's cold out" that it sounds like "it's coowd aht"

[Flybye]

The most classic Utah line...

"Oh my heck!"

I'd never heard that before I lived here. I still giggle to myself every time someone says it.

Idaho and Utah may as well be the same............

Heck is the eternal fire word and.................

Frick is the substitute "f" word. Can't drop the bomb around here, just the grenade.

Rig or Outfit refers to your vehicle. "Which outfit are you going to take?"

For you Texans, our relatives have the whole dinner/supper thing messed up. I never know what we are invited to because one means lunch and the other means dinner.

And a barbecue is not a barbecue around here unless there is a flame involved. That's the way it should be. It's like saying a piece of chicken is a steak because you put A-1 sauce on it. Nope. Meat isn't barbecue because of the sauce, but because of the cooking method - freakin fire!