1. Colts
What it means everywhere else: A young male horse.
What it means in Indiana: The only team that’s acceptable to cheer for come football Sunday.
2. Patriots
What it means everywhere else: A group of people bursting with pride in their nation.
What it means in Indiana: The most evil professional football team in the country.
3. Cornhole
What it means everywhere else: A place people are told to “shove it.”
What it means in Indiana: The best game to play at a tailgate while you get your buzz on. It consists of tossing bags filled with corn seeds onto two boards in order to score points.
4. Deer
What it means everywhere else: An adorable animal. (See also: Bambi)
What it means in Indiana: An obstacle that must be dodged on the roads.
5. Corn
What it means everywhere else: A vegetable found seasonally in cook-outs and barbeques.
What it means in Indiana: The scenery that stretches for miles in every direction during a drive through the state.
6. Naptown
What it means everywhere else: A dreamland that people head to when they’re tired.
What it means in Indiana: The busiest place in the state.
7. Ranch
What it means everywhere else: Wide open spaces, filled with horses and cowboys.
What it means in Indiana: A condiment that has the miraculous ability to make literally anything taste better.
8. Santa Claus
What it means everywhere else: A large and jolly bearded man that sneaks into homes around the world in order to leave people presents.
What it means in Indiana: Hometown of the most family friendly theme park around, Holiday World.
9. Beach
What it means everywhere else: The land bumping up against a beautifully blue ocean.
What it means in Indiana: A lake with some sand on the shores.
10. Puppy Chow
What it means everywhere else: Food for puppies.
What it means in Indiana: Chex Mix covered in peanut butter, sugar, and chocolate that will have you wondering why you eat anything else.
11. Boilermaker
What it means everywhere else: Someone who makes boilers.
What it means in Indiana: Someone who attended Purdue University, the school that put a man on the moon, helped to commercialize popcorn, and produced Drew Brees.
12. Hoosier
What it means everywhere else: A quick pronunciation of the words “whose” and “your.”
What it means in Indiana: Someone filled with state pride that lives in Indiana; also often used to describe someone who attended Indiana University.
13. Time Zone
What it means everywhere else: Imaginary lines causing the time to change after a long distance is travelled.
What it means in Indiana: Imaginary lines causing the time to change after a short drive across town.
14. Indy 500
What it means everywhere else: A classy, historical race featuring the fastest cars around.
What it means in Indiana: An excuse to get drunk, hang out in the sun, and watch people do dangerous things.
15. Breakfast Club
What it means everywhere else: A coming-of-age comedy that came out in 1985 starring Emilio Estevez and Molly Ringwald.
What it means in Indiana: A home-game tradition at Purdue University in which bar-goers fill the local watering holes at 7am before kickoff wearing the most ridiculous costume they can find.
16. Elmo
What it means everywhere else: A red children’s doll that loves to be tickled.
What it means in Indiana: St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis, literally one of the best steakhouses in the entire country.
17. Tornado
What it means everywhere else: A giant wind storm that wreaks havoc on everything in its path.
What it means in Indiana: A giant wind storm that can wreak havoc on everything in its path or maybe can just provide an excuse to head to the driveway, beer in hand.
18. Miller
What it means everywhere else: Miller beer.
What it means in Indiana: Reggie Miller, the man who scored 8 points in 9 seconds.
19. Brazil
What it means everywhere else: Beautiful tropical country in South America.
What it means in Indiana: A tiny town of 8,000 people in Central Indiana, one of 8 cities in the state named after another country.
20. Ski
What it means everywhere else: A sport that takes place in the mountains on huge amounts of snow.
What it means in Indiana: A summer sport that takes place on local lakes and stripper pits.
21. Ski
What it means everywhere else: A sport that takes place in the mountains on huge amounts of snow.
What it means in Indiana: Okay, if a Hoosier isn’t talking about water-skiing, they’re probably talking about the soft drink “ski”, the best citrus flavored soda around.
22. Pop
What it means everywhere else: The noise a knuckle makes.
What it means in Indiana: Anything that’s carbonated and filled with sugar, unless you’re in very Southern, Indiana where they tend to just call it all “coke.”
23. Public Transportation
What it means everywhere else: A quick and cheaper means of getting from one place in a city to another place.
What it means in Indiana: A mysterious thing that friends often tell horror stories about when they return from places like New York or Chicago.
24. The Region
What it means everywhere else: An area of space on a map.
What it means in Indiana: The area surrounding Chicago, often used by Hoosiers in the Northern part of the state to describe where they live; also see: Chicagoland.
25. Weather
What it means everywhere else: A predictable natural occurrence resulting in things like sunshine, rain, and fog.
What it means in Indiana: A risky game of chance that residents must play every day in which what falls from the sky seems to be determined by a roll of the dice each hour.
26. Summer
What it means everywhere else: The beautiful sunny months of the year, filled with trips to the beach and relaxation.
What it means in Indiana: The time of the year that the state is taken over by miserable humidity and never-ending road construction.
27. Indiana
What it means everywhere else: A fly-over state somewhere in the Midwest; the first word of “Indiana Jones.”
What it means in Indiana: A Hoosier’s beautiful home, filled with the friendliest, most down-to-earth people around.
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