New England Terms Ipsum

Butts: smoking, in reference to a cigarette, either an unused one, or the ones in the ashtray. draw: this is the way my friends and i pronounce, drawer, as in, "it's in the top 'draw' of my bureau." or, "open the 'draws' and look for it!" which tends to confuse people from out-of state, who don't really understand what drawing has to do with shelving. elastic: known as a rubber band elsewhere frappe / cabinet: a frappe is made with milk, ice cream, and flavoring syrup, blended together in a frappe machine (mixer). cabinet is a word used primarily in rhode island. hoodsie cup: commercial at first, but came to include ice crean manufactured by companies other than hood. a small cardboard cup of ice cream. jimmies: tiny candy that goes on ice cream. come in plain 'chocolate' and 'rainbow' varietys. known elsewhere as sprinkes! sprinkles to me sounds a little, well, feminine. milk shake / flavored milk: milk and syrup. parkie: a summer employee of the city or town who organizes games for the local children. usually a college age boy or girl. skilled in snaps and/or gimp. parlor: living room or family room spuckie: south boston, "southie" spuckie is a grinder and or sub sandwich. tootle-loo: something my grandmother always says in place of "see you later". she is from concord, ma..