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

This page collects regional vocabulary from Minnesota: 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 Minnesota picture.

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4 words

A casserole (Minnesota name).

Minnesota · North Dakota · South Dakota · Wisconsin

A short, polite "excuse me" interjection.

Minnesota · Wisconsin · Iowa · Michigan · +3 more

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

Ohio · Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota · +5 more

The northern lake-cabin country (varies by state).

Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota