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All show, no substance.

Texas

Yes / affirmative.

Maine · New Hampshire · New England

OK / agreed / sounds good.

Georgia · New York · California · Texas

Sympathy on the surface, often condescending or passive-aggressive.

Texas · Georgia · Alabama · South Carolina · +3 more

A small neighborhood corner store.

New York, New York City · New Jersey

A pork-and-rice sausage (Cajun).

Louisiana · Cajun Country

Pants or trousers.

Alabama · Georgia · Tennessee · Kentucky · +2 more

Shopping cart.

Alabama · Georgia · South Carolina · Tennessee · +3 more

A milkshake (Rhode Island).

Rhode Island

A shopping cart (New England).

Massachusetts · Rhode Island · New England

Takeout food (Mid-Atlantic).

Maryland, Baltimore · Washington, D.C.

Crooked, askew, sideways.

Tennessee · Kentucky · West Virginia · Alabama · +1 more

Generic word for any soft drink (not just Coca-Cola).

Alabama · Georgia · Mississippi · Louisiana · +3 more

A chili-and-mustard hot dog (Detroit-style).

Michigan, Detroit

A crayfish / crawfish (freshwater crustacean).

Missouri · Arkansas · Kansas · Oklahoma · +1 more

Stream (rural pronunciation of "creek").

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

That thing / whatchamacallit (universal placeholder).

Hawaii