Modern Boston slangs, idioms
Hey there folks,
I need a little help with current Boston area slang. My attempts at googling have brought me to multiple, dubious travel guides and endless copy-paste pages whose info seems to originate from the Boston page of the Language Schools site and relies heavily on an exaggerate Boston accent.
What I'm looking for specifically, are regional slangs, idioms and even speech patterns that a young, male, non-native Bostonian might pick up after ten plus years of living in the city and might reasonably continue to use outside of the Boston area. (i.e; things like local place names/nicknames won't be of any help) The character in question would have moved to Boston at eighteen, lived there up until 2013 and socialized (outside of school) in mostly upper middle class circles.
For example, what are the three main meals of the day called? Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner? Breakfast/Dinner/Supper?
Does your car have a "turn signal" or a "blinker?" Is it "soda" or "pop?"
That sort of thing, plus any local, notable speech patterns or idioms- like how I've noticed as native west coaster, that people in the midwest love the phrase: "Don't you know?"
Any help would be much appreciated!
I need a little help with current Boston area slang. My attempts at googling have brought me to multiple, dubious travel guides and endless copy-paste pages whose info seems to originate from the Boston page of the Language Schools site and relies heavily on an exaggerate Boston accent.
What I'm looking for specifically, are regional slangs, idioms and even speech patterns that a young, male, non-native Bostonian might pick up after ten plus years of living in the city and might reasonably continue to use outside of the Boston area. (i.e; things like local place names/nicknames won't be of any help) The character in question would have moved to Boston at eighteen, lived there up until 2013 and socialized (outside of school) in mostly upper middle class circles.
For example, what are the three main meals of the day called? Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner? Breakfast/Dinner/Supper?
Does your car have a "turn signal" or a "blinker?" Is it "soda" or "pop?"
That sort of thing, plus any local, notable speech patterns or idioms- like how I've noticed as native west coaster, that people in the midwest love the phrase: "Don't you know?"
Any help would be much appreciated!