Massachusetts/Boston Glossary

Bubbler - (n.) Water fountain

Green Monster - (n.) The 37-foot-high left-field wall at Fenway Park that is among the highest in MLB parks.

Newbury Street - (n.) A well-known street in Boston famous for it's couture and restaurants.

North End - (n.) A section of Boston north Faneuil Hall that is referred to as "Little Italy."

North Shore - (n.) A range of towns situated near the ocean north of Boston, stretching from Marblehead to Newburyport.

Packie - (n., almost obsolete) A liquor store.

P-Town - (n.) Provincetown, on Cape Cod.

Red Sox Nation - (n.) The basesball team's fan base.

South End - (n.) A well-to-do section of Boston with many brownstones and bistros.

Southie - (n.) A section of Boston of mostly Irish descent made famous for antibusing riots in the 1970s, gangster Whitey Bulger and the movie "Good Will Hunting."

South Shore - (n.) Suburbs south of Boston near the Alantic ocean.

The T – (n.) Greater Boston's subway system. Also known as the MBTA.

Tonic - (n.) Soda.

Wicked - (adv.) Very.

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