Every state has its own slang and Missouri is no exception. We even have regional slang that varies from Kansas City to St. Louis down to the Ozarks. Have you heard any of these?
- Hoosier
flickr/bigsep Otherwise commonly known as a redneck.
- Farty-Far
wikimedia/comons This is the interstate referred to by non-Missourians as forty-four.
- Warsh (The ‘R’ Is Very Hard)
flickr/andrewkelsall This is the way we warsh our clothes, warsh our clothes, warsh our clothes. This is the way we warsh our clothes so early in the morning.
- Farty
wikimedia/comons Interstate 64 was highway FORTY until 1988. If you are from Missouri it will forever be highway farty.
- Put Out
pdpics If you are put out and from Missouri, you are likely to be ticked off, angry or mad.
- Soda
pfunked Not Pepsi, pop or Coke. In Missouri, anything carbonated is soda.
- Sundah
wikicommons/National Cancer Institute This is how folks from Missouri order ice cream in a dish with hot fudge.
- Sack
https://likeahamsteronawheel.wordpress.com/ Not a bag, Missourians carry their groceries home in a paper sack.
- Crick
josh eckles Often heard in the optimistic phrase, “If the Lord is willin’ and the crick don’t rise.” Visitors won’t always find creeks but there are plenty of cricks, especially in the Ozarks.
- Quart-ar
“2006 Quarter Proof” by United States Mint - United States Mint. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006_Quarter_Proof.png#/media/File:2006_Quarter_Proof.png This 25 cent denomination of American currency is pronounced with an “a”, not an “e”, at the end.
We know there are many more Missouri-specific words and pronunciations. Which ones drive you batty? What words do you have to explain to your out of town guests?
flickr/bigsep
Otherwise commonly known as a redneck.
wikimedia/comons
This is the interstate referred to by non-Missourians as forty-four.
flickr/andrewkelsall
This is the way we warsh our clothes, warsh our clothes, warsh our clothes. This is the way we warsh our clothes so early in the morning.
Interstate 64 was highway FORTY until 1988. If you are from Missouri it will forever be highway farty.
pdpics
If you are put out and from Missouri, you are likely to be ticked off, angry or mad.
pfunked
Not Pepsi, pop or Coke. In Missouri, anything carbonated is soda.
wikicommons/National Cancer Institute
This is how folks from Missouri order ice cream in a dish with hot fudge.
https://likeahamsteronawheel.wordpress.com/
Not a bag, Missourians carry their groceries home in a paper sack.
josh eckles
Often heard in the optimistic phrase, “If the Lord is willin’ and the crick don’t rise.” Visitors won’t always find creeks but there are plenty of cricks, especially in the Ozarks.
“2006 Quarter Proof” by United States Mint - United States Mint. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006_Quarter_Proof.png#/media/File:2006_Quarter_Proof.png
This 25 cent denomination of American currency is pronounced with an “a”, not an “e”, at the end.
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