23 Words That Have A Different Meaning In Upstate New York

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    1. "Huge"

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    What it means everywhere else: Something that's really big.

    What it means in upstate New York: A word that a big Italian man named Billy Fuccillo screams to describe the size of the sales at his car dealership. Pronounced: "yuuuuuge."

    2. "Stewart's"

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    What it means everywhere else: The name of a man.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place where your parents bought milk, gas, and ice cream. Stewart's isn't just a store. It's a lifestyle. You grew up there.

    3. "Lacrosse"

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    What it means everywhere else: Not much. Basically no one knows what lacrosse is outside of the northeast.

    What it means in upstate New York: The most important sport at upstate high schools. In the south they have football. In the northeast they have lacrosse. You are nothing if your high school hasn't won a state lacrosse title.

    4. "Black Flies"

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    What it means everywhere else: A small, annoying bug.

    What it means in upstate New York: A season that lasts from May to July in the Adirondacks when you are eaten alive.

    5. "Bug Spray"

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    What it means everywhere else: A spray used to repel bugs.

    What it means in upstate New York: Your best friend.

    6. "Snow"

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    What it means everywhere else: Frozen precipitation that can fall from the sky during the winter.

    What it means in upstate New York: Frozen precipitation that can fall from the sky eight months out of the year. It can literally snow anytime.

    7. "Lake"

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    What it means everywhere else: A body of water surrounded by land.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place where you spend your summers because hopefully you have a friend who has a house on one.

    8. "Wegmans"

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    What it means everywhere else: A chain of grocery stores.

    What it means in upstate New York: A kingdom of food. The only place to buy groceries. The place you miss most about home.

    9. "Bagel"

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    What it means everywhere else: A circular piece of bread.

    What it means in upstate New York: An essential breakfast food preferably from Bruegger's.

    10. "The City"

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    What it means everywhere else: A metropolitan area.

    What it means in upstate New York: New York City.

    11. "Cider Doughnut"

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    What it means everywhere else: A doughnut covered in sugar.

    What it means in upstate New York: The only reason you really go apple picking.

    12. "Chicken Wing"

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    What it means everywhere else: A wing or drum that is deep-fried and usually eaten at bars and sporting events.

    What it means in upstate New York: Something everyone outside of Buffalo can't do correctly.

    13. "Snow Day"

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    What it means everywhere else: A day kids get off when the weather is really bad.

    What it means in upstate New York: Ichabod Crane.

    14. "DMB"

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    What it means everywhere else: Dave Matthews Band.

    What it means in upstate New York: The social event of the summer. Even if you don't like DMB, you still go to their concert.

    15. "Woods"

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    What it means everywhere else: A place to go hiking.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place to get drunk.

    16. "Golf Course"

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    What it means everywhere else: A place to play golf.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place to get drunk.

    17. "Basement"

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    What it means everywhere else: A room some homes have underground.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place to get drunk (in your friend's parents' house).

    18. "Keystone Light"

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    What it means everywhere else: A cheap but decent light beer.

    What it means in upstate New York: Literally the only beer you drink in college.

    19. "Garbage Plate"

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    What it means everywhere else: A plate with garbage on it.

    What it means in upstate New York: A Rochester speciality that consists of home fries, hot dog or hamburger, macaroni salad, baked beans, hot sauce, and LOADS OF KETCHUP. It may kill you.

    20. "The Track"

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    What it means everywhere else: A place for running.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place where people get wasted and bet on horses in the summer.

    21. "North Face"

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    What it means everywhere else: A jacket.

    What it means in upstate New York: The official upstate New York uniform during the winter. Literally everyone has a North Face.

    22. "Westchester"

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    What it means everywhere else: A county just north of New York City.

    What it means in upstate New York: A place people from downstate call "upstate" but it definitely isn't. At. All.

    23. "New York"

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    What it means everywhere else: New York City.

    What it means in upstate New York: NOT JUST THE CITY. NEW YORK IS A WHOLE STATE.