1. Winter
What it means everywhere else: A season lasting from mid-Decemberto early March.
What it means in the Midwest: A literal hell that will possibly never end, usually starting around Halloween and going until April.
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2. Pop
What it means everywhere else: A sound, maybe what you do to a pimple or a blister.What it means in the Midwest: A carbonated beverage that tastes yummy in your tummy.
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3. Lakes
What it means everywhere else: A body of water.What it means in the Midwest: The best swimming pool.
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4. Manners
What it means everywhere else: If you make eye contact with someone and possibly smile, your manners are outta this world.What it means in the Midwest: People going out of their way to hold open doors, smile at you, and sometimes even * gasp * talk to you.
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5. Cornhole
What it means everywhere else: Something people tell you to shut.What it means in the Midwest: The best game to play at family reunions, barbecues, tailgates, basically anywhere.
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6. Basketball
What it means everywhere else: A sport that involves an orange ball. Winter season sport.What it means in the Midwest: A lifestyle. A season that never truly ends.
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7. Missing Headlight
What it means everywhere else: When the headlight on a car is burnt out.What it means in the Midwest: A damn race to be the first to scream out “PADIDDLE” and touch the ceiling of the car.
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8. Spring
What it means everywhere else: A season that starts in mid-March that brings pretty flowers and weather and birds.What it means in the Midwest: A season that hopefully shows up in May.
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9. Ladybugs
What it means everywhere else: A bug that has spots. Kind of cute.What it means in the Midwest: The literal devil that smells terrible when burnt.
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10. Beach
What it means everywhere else: A mass of sand accompanying an ocean.What it means in the Midwest: Sand around a lake. Or rocks. We aren’t very picky.
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11. Ice
What it means everywhere else: Frozen water.What it means in the Midwest: The subject of most of your
nightmares during the winter months. Going someplace? Give yourself AT
LEAST an hour to account for ice.
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12. Ranch Dressing
What it means everywhere else: A popular salad dressing.What it means in the Midwest: THE NECTAR OF GODS. THE REASON TO LIVE.
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13. Snow Days
What it means everywhere else: A day off school if there’s snow falling from the sky.What it means in the Midwest: Something that likely won’t happen unless there are at least 3 feet of snow.
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14. Fair
What it means everywhere else: An adjective to describe something usually as being honorable or just.What it means in the Midwest: The best part of summer with corn dogs and the magic of Lemon Shake-Ups.
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15. Pizza
What it means everywhere else: A delicious food.What it means in the Midwest: DEEP. DISH.
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16. Ohio State
What it means everywhere else: A college.What it means in the Midwest: THE enemy. Unless of course you go there, in which case it is THE university.
17. Puppy Chow
What it means everywhere else: Food for puppies.What it means everywhere in the Midwest: The best snack in the world.
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18. Cheese
What it means everywhere else: A dairy product that tastes delicious.What it means in the Midwest: A fan base.
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19. Shorts Weather
What it means everywhere else: Warm summer days of above 70 degrees.What it means in the Midwest: 40 degrees.
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20. Midwest
What it means everywhere else: A collection of states in Middle America.What it means in the Midwest: The best damn place in the world.
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