Setting:Speech

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The influence of the stereotypical Boston accent (I pa:ked my ca: in, erm, Ha:vad Ya:d) is subtle in Devilshire. Most residents do show some signs of it, with a blurring over the letter 'r' when it appears in the middle of a word (parked becomes pahked) and the addition of an 'r' at the end of words ending with a round vowel (tuna fish becomes tunar fish). Speech does tend to be a bit slow paced and lazy, though it becomes more clipped as anger or passion grows.

The following is a list of slang words and phrases common to the area. In some cases the words are regional names for common items and in some cases they are examples on how the local accent has altered standard words:

ABI	American Born Irish.
Alls	Common substitute for all that; Alls I know.
American Chop Suey	Macaroni with hamburg, tomato sauce, peppers and onions. Not actually Chinese.
Av	Suffix meaning avenue, used commonly to shorten names; MassAv instead of Massachusetts Avenue.
Bagged	Arrested.
Bang	Make a left turn; Go two blocks and bang a left.
Bankin	A small hillside or river bank.
Barrel	Trash can.
Beacon Hill	The government; You hear about the law Beacon Hill passed?
Blinker	The turn signal of a car.
Booked	To run; Those vampires started chasing us and we booked it.
Bobos	Cheap, no-name sneakers.
BoSox	The Boston Red Sox. Also called just the Sox.
Boss-a-tonic	A two liter bottle of soda.
Breakdown Lane	The shoulder of the highway. You don't actually want to breakdown here because, during rush hour, people tend to use the breakdown lane as a fast way to get to a highway exit.
Da Broons	The Boston Bruins.
Bubbla	Water fountain.
Bullshit	Very upset; Man, I can't believe he said that. I'm so bullshit!
Bundle	Grocery bag.
Calm your liver	Relax. Calm down.
The Cape	Cape Cod, not Cape Ann.
Carriage	A grocery cart.
Chowdah	New England Clam chowder. NEVER Manhattan clam chowder. Never.
Chowdahhead	An idiot.
Coffee Regular	Coffee with cream and two sugars.
Commonwealth	Any resident can inform you MA is a Commonwealth, not a State.
Cool your jets	Calm down.
Cruiser	A police car.
Cumbies	A local convenience store more properly called Cumberland Farms.
Curse of the Bambino	A curse said to come into effect when Babe Ruth was traded from the Sox to the Yankees. It was responsible for the Sox not winning a World Series in 86 years and was broken in 1604.
Docksiders	Brown boat shoes.
Down	Where someone is; Roger is down the grocery store.
Down cellar	The basement.
Down East	Maine or part of the Maine coastline.
Elastic	Rubber band.
Fall Out Laughing	Laughing very hard.
Frappe	A tasty drink made with milk and ice cream.
Friendly's	A local restaurant chain known for having very good ice cream.
Frickin'	A replacement for the F word in polite company.
The Gahden	Boston Garden, home of the Bruins and the Celtics.
Gahkablahka	Traffic jam caused by people rubbernecking an accident.
Ghouls	A game of tag. At the beginning of the game a ghouls (also known as base), such as a tree or porch, is set. Anyone touching the ghouls can't betouched.
Ghoulsticka	Derisive name for someone who sticks to ghouls.
Grinder	A sub.
Half Moon	Pastry. Known as Black and Whites elsewhere.
Hoodsie	A small cup of ice cream eaten with a thin, wooden spoon included. Made by the HP Hood company, also an under aged but sexy girl (aka jailbait).
Hosie	To cal dibs; I call hosie on that pie!
How why ya?	How are you. It is said quickly as one word; Howhya?
The Hub	Boston, taken from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.'s quote; The Hub of the Solar System.
Jimmies	The sprinkles put on ice cream.
Like a bastard	An excess of something; It is raining like a bastard outside.
Livin' 'n' kickin'	Lobsters still alive in the tank, ready to be bought for food.
Milkshake	A drink made from milk and flavored syrup but WITHOUT ice cream.
Mint	Attractive. Sexy; Damn, that girl is mint!
Na-ah!	No way
Naw	No
No suh!	Not a chance; I ain't gonna do that, no suh!
Onna-conna	On account of; I can't go with you, onna-conna I've got work today.
Package store	A store that specializes in the sale of hard alcohol.
The Pats	The New England Patriots.
The Pike	The Massachusetts Turnpike. Also know as the Mass Pike.
Pol	A politician.
Police Take Notice	What signs often say instead of No Trespassing.
P-town	Provincetown, Massachusetts, a place famous for its gay culture.
Registry	The Registry of Motor Vehicles. What other states call a DMV.
Ripper	A wild party.
Rotary	A round-about or traffic circle.
Red Sox Nation	The whole of Red Sox fandom in MA and beyond.
Scoop	To kiss.
Shiesty	Something shady or sketchy; That guy in the trenchcoat looks shiesty.
Shoe-ah	Sure.
So don't I	A statement of agreement that replaces so do I; I like that car. So don't I.
Statie	State Police Trooper. Also called a Troopah.
The T	The Mass Bay Transportation Authority. It runs the Boston subway and the 'purple line', a series of trains that run from Boston to other parts of Massachusetts.
Time	A going-away or retirement party; John's going to France. We're having a time for him next week).
Tonic	Occasionally used to refer to carbonated beverages, especially seltzer water.
Triple decker	A three story, three family house.
U-ey	Making a u-turn while driving; I had to turn around so I pulled a U-ey.
The Vinyard	Martha's Vineyard.
Wanna Go?	Do you want to fight?; You got a big mouth, man. Wanna Go?
Whip	To throw quickly; Yeah, I whipped that stake right at that vamp.
Wicked	Very or cool. Used as an adverb, not an adjective; Yeah, that move was wicked good! Wasn't it wicked?
Wicked pissa	Very cool.
Ya huh!	Emphatic yes.
Yar	Yes.
Yaz	Carl Yastrzemski, a legendary left-fielder for the Sox.
You's guys	All of you or ya'll.

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