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California slang: regional words, sayings, and how locals talk.

This page collects regional vocabulary from California: slang you'll hear in conversation, sayings that travel through families, and pronunciations that mark a person as a local. Pick a city to narrow the list, or keep "All cities" to see the full California picture.

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All cities Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco

7 words

OK / agreed / sounds good.

Georgia · New York · California · Texas

Extreme — context dictates whether good or bad.

Very (NorCal intensifier).

California, San Francisco · California, Oakland

No lie / for real.

Georgia, Atlanta · New York · California · Texas

Generic term for a carbonated soft drink (Northeast/CA).

New York · New Jersey · Connecticut · Massachusetts · +3 more

Excited, pumped.

Highway number with the definite article (SoCal).

California, Los Angeles