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1. Five Pointz: An old warehouse that is now filled with artist studios, Five Pointz is a living collage of graffiti art. Come here...
2. Manhattan: The most densely populated county in the United States, Manhattan is an island borough of New York City. Manhattan is...
3. pedicab: This is a name commonly used for bicycle rickshaws that generally transport tourists around the city. The "driver"...
4. DUMBO: Recently becoming trendy, this is an area of Brooklyn just over the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges from Manhattan. The...
5. House That Ruth Built, The: This is a nickname for Yankee Stadium, referring to baseball legend Babe Ruth.  
6. New York Stock Exchange: The largest stock exchange in the world. The trading floor is located at 11 Wall St. The main building, at 18 Broad...
7. Dirty Water Dog: The infamous NYC street vendor hot dog, generally Sabrett's brand shoved haphazardly into a soggy bun and topped with a...  
8. Nuts 4 Nuts: All over Manhattan, you'll find Nuts 4 Nuts stands on street corners, in parks, etc. The smell will get you, and then...
9. Dirty Jersey: Refers to neighboring New Jersey, home state of the food additive industry and the Toxic Avenger  
10. Jacques Torres Chocolate: A small chocolate shop on Water St near the Brooklyn Bridge. It is famous for its hot chocolate. You can either get...
11. Capital of the World, The: A nickname for New York City.  
12. Feathered Rats: Pigeons  
13. borough: NYC is made up of five "boroughs." Each borough represents a different county of New York State. Manhattan makes up New...  
14. City, The: People refer to the entire borough of Manhattan as "the city." For example, someone in Brooklyn might say: "I don't...  
15. Brooknam: Combining "Brooklyn" and "Vietnam," this is a nickname for Brooklyn.  
 

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A nickname for the student section at Wisconsin Badger basketball games.

To bathe or shower.

Take a left (while driving).

Word sometimes used at the end of a Milwaukeean's sentence, often when requesting something. EXAMPLES: "Come over here once" or "Let me see that once".

A popular--and relatively new--nickname for the city of Houston, which refers to “chopped and screwed,” an authentically Houston style of music.

1. Tonic is the common generic term in Boston for soft drink.

2. Soda

The Cincinnati version has less viscosity than the traditional Texas-style, and different spices that render it more 'strong' than 'hot' by most accounts.