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Wisconsin

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

This page collects regional vocabulary from Wisconsin: 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 Wisconsin picture.

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6 words

bubbler Dialect

A drinking fountain.

Rhode Island · Massachusetts · Wisconsin · New England

hotdish Dialect

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

TYME machine Dialect

An ATM (Wisconsin).

Up North Phrase

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

Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota