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Alabama - Slapjack: a pancake.

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Alaska - Banana belt: the warmer parts of a region generally regarded as severely cold.

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Arizona -

Greasewood: a creosote bush.

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Arkansas -

Stewer: a deep, usually metal, vessel for cooking food.

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California -

Snail: a cinnamon roll or similar spiral-shaped pastry.

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Colorado -

Camp robber: a bird, especially a Canada jay, that hangs around campsites and steals food.

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Connecticut -

Angledogs: worms used for bait.

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Delaware -

Mom-mom and pop-pop: grandmother and grandfather, respectively.

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District of Columbia -

Slug: someone who hitches a ride with a driver in search of extra passengers in order to use a high-occupancy vehicle lane.

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Florida -

Jook: a jukebox.

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Georgia -

Magofer: A gopher. And a gopher would be a turtle in Georgia.

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Hawaii -

Hana: to work.

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Idaho -

Lucerne: alfalfa.

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Illinois -

Parky: a playground attendant or park employee.

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Indiana - Carry-in: a potluck meal.

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Iowa -

Kittenball: softball game.

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Kansas -

Sooey: Shoo! As in the command often given to drive an animal away.

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Kentucky -

Kentucky oysters: chitterlings.

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Louisiana -

Spasm band: an impromptu band.

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Maine -

Slip one’s wind: to die.

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Maryland -

Not give a kitty: to not care.

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Massachusetts -

Diddledees: pine needles.

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Michigan -

Headlighting: hunting deer by dazzling them with a car’s headlights.

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Minnesota -

Ish: used to express disgust.

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Mississippi - Squab: an overweight person.

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Missouri - Ornery: feeling tired or unwell.

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Montana - Coulee: a valley.

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Nebraska -

Pickle: a pull-tab lottery ticket.

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Nevada -

Pogonip: thick, icy fog.

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New Hampshire - Crawm: food waste.

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New Jersey - Lucy Bowles: loose bowels.

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New Mexico -

Penco: an orphan lamb.

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New York - To pound sand down a rathole: to do the simple thing.

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North Carolina -

Table tapper: an amateur preacher.

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North Dakota -

Limpa: rye bread.

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Ohio -

Dope: a dessert topping, usually for pudding or ice cream. 

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Oklahoma - Larruping: delicious.

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Oregon - Cho-cho: a boy.

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Pennsylvania -

Barn burner: kitchen match.

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Rhode Island -

Closet: pantry.

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South Carolina -

Cascade: vomit.

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South Dakota -

Soak: a heavy drinker.

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Tennessee -

Poor soul: cornmeal dumpling.

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Texas - Jump the broom: to get married.

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Utah -

Sluff school: to play hooky.

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Vermont -

Leaf peepers: tourists who come to the state to see the fall foliage.

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Virginia -

Garlicky: milk or other dairy products that taste bad because of something the cow ate.

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Washington -

Silver thaw: freezing rain.

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West Virginia -

Berm: the shoulder of the road.

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Wisconsin -

Whoopensocker: something extraordinary.

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Wyoming -

Tag-tail: a person who lags behind.

Sources: (DARE)

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