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stop-and-go light

Regional

Meaning
Wisconsin: a traffic signal / stoplight.
Type
Regionalism
Used in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan

What does “stop-and-go light” mean

A Wisconsin regionalism for a traffic light, the logic being that you stop, and then you go. Heard across Wisconsin and adjacent Upper Midwest areas, often as a regional shibboleth and especially common among older speakers.

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