The oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, and the only section of the city where streets run in a grid and a nexus for aficionados of historical architecture.
A local motto in recent years used to promote the city’s eccentricity and diversity. It's featured on innumerable bumper stickers and t-shirts.
1. Tonic is the common generic term in Boston for soft drink.
2. Soda
Carry a heavy load or a bulky package for a distance: "The MTA is on strike every Christmas, so we schlep our packages from Macy's to Grand Central"
Deep fried ravioli, a St. Louis specialty.
In the basement.
Bauble, trinket. Usually used when describing the items tourists buy in Times Square to remind them of their trip to NYC. Also known as schlock or kitsch.
The native Rhode Islanders' reference to the hordes of tourists from Massachusetts who swarm their beaches each summer.