Iowa

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

This page collects regional vocabulary from Iowa: 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 Iowa picture.

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5 words

crawdad Regional

A crayfish / crawfish (freshwater crustacean).

Missouri · Arkansas · Kansas · Oklahoma · +1 more

crick Dialect

Stream (rural pronunciation of "creek").

Pennsylvania · West Virginia · Kentucky · Ohio · +3 more

ope Phrase

A short, polite "excuse me" interjection.

Minnesota · Wisconsin · Iowa · Michigan · +3 more

pop Regional

Soft drink (the Midwest answer to "soda").

Ohio · Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota · +5 more

supper Regional

Evening meal (when "dinner" is the midday meal).

Alabama · Mississippi · Georgia · Tennessee · +5 more