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Do You Know What These Maine Slang Words Mean?

"Wicked" implies an extreme degree, so it would make more sense to say "He bought that car for a wicked _good_ price."

Which of these sentences uses the word "wicked" improperly?  


Tourist or transplant, "from away" covers anyone who's not from Maine.

Where is   
a person from   
if they are   
"from away"?

The snow would've given you a clue — in Maine, snowmobiling = sleddin'.

You've been invited to go sleddin' — which of these do you bring?

Aside from the usual dictionary definitions, Mainers often use "numb" to mean "stupid."

The word "numb" could mean   
any of these things   
except which one?

If someone's out buggin', it means they're lobstah fishin'.

Which of   
these words is used to refer to lobsters?

In this context, "stove up" means broken or damaged.

Your friend from Maine says their car got "stove up."   
What do they mean?

An exclamation of "daow!" is a common way to express negation or skepticism.

You tell a Mainer about the fish you caught and his response is "Daow!" How do you s'pose he feels?

As in "Look at the baby, ain't he cunnin'?"

In other words, they're right out straight all day.

 You ask a Mainer   
if they want to   
have dinner,   
but they say they're   
"drove right up."   
What does this mean?

You're from away

Not bad, but you need to spend more time up to camp, deah.

Some good

Finest kind

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Do You Know What These Maine Slang Words Mean?

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