A word that originated from the language of the Choctaw natives of the Gulf Coast. It means close friend, originally meaning "suckling brother", which could be your blood brother, or simply someone you grew up with.
1. Normally a small strip of land that separates two bodies of water, 'isthmus' often refers to the city of Madison itself, which is indeed an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona. "The Isthmus" is also a local newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin.
2. A weekly Madison newspaper published on Thursdays. The paper includes local news, restaurant listings, movie times and reviews, a community guide, classifieds and personals. The paper is well-known for having a liberal slant.
Local derogatory nickname for Bainbridge Island.
1. The Waffle House chain of restaurants. Also known as the Awful Waffle.
2. The best place in Atlanta to get late night waffles and hashbrowns- smothered, covered, and diced.
How people inside the metropolitan Minneapolis/St. Paul area refers to the rest of Minnesota.
