Regionalism

Words classified as "Regionalism": browse meanings, regions, and examples.

This page brings together every word tagged "Regionalism" across the dictionary. A category like this travels — pop in the Midwest, soda in the Northeast, coke in the Deep South — and the listing shows just how wide that travel goes.

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15 words

buggy Regional

Shopping cart.

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

carry-out Regional

Takeout food (Mid-Atlantic).

Maryland, Baltimore · Washington, D.C.

coke Regional

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

Alabama · Georgia · Mississippi · Louisiana · +3 more

crawdad Regional

A crayfish / crawfish (freshwater crustacean).

Missouri · Arkansas · Kansas · Oklahoma · +1 more

devil's strip Regional

The grass strip between sidewalk and street (Akron, OH).

Ohio, Akron

doctor Regional

To adjust food or drink to taste (verb).

Texas · Tennessee · Georgia · Alabama · +1 more

doorwall Regional

A sliding glass door (Michigan).

Michigan

feeder road Regional

A frontage road that runs alongside a highway.

Texas

gym shoes Regional

Sneakers (the Chicago name).

Illinois, Chicago

mash Regional

To press (a button, a pedal).

Alabama · Tennessee · Georgia · Mississippi · +3 more

neutral ground Regional

The median strip in the middle of a road.

Louisiana, New Orleans

pop Regional

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

Ohio · Michigan · Wisconsin · Minnesota · +5 more

soda Regional

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

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

supper Regional

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

Alabama · Mississippi · Georgia · Tennessee · +5 more

tree lawn Regional

The grass strip between sidewalk and street.

Ohio, Cleveland