Slang

Ask any Midwesterner and they’ll give you a list of activities that are quintessential to living in the middle of the United States: playing cornhole, eating casserole, and taking 30 minutes to say goodbye at a social gathering, just to name a few. Another requisite is the use of terms

such as “pop” and “Naptown” that may sound strange to folks from other places. Natives of the Midwest have an endearing lingo all their own, and we’re here today to shed some light on this unique vernacular. You’ll be saying “Ope!” and making puppy chow in no time. Pronounced like...