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The people that brought you Massachusetts Top 50 Slang Words, are back with The World Of Mark Wahlberg Massachusetts Slang.  You can argue that the Wahlberg’s of Dorchester created Massachusetts…

Mark Wahlberg Massachusetts Slang

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 27: Mark Wahlberg attends as Tiffany & Co. Celebrates the reopening of NYC Flagship store, The Landmark on April 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.)

The people that brought you Massachusetts Top 50 Slang Words, are back with The World Of Mark Wahlberg Massachusetts Slang. 

You can argue that the Wahlberg's of Dorchester created Massachusetts slang. Or at least enhanced it, with their national notoriety.

As we have discussed many times before, our state, and our people possess a unique speaking style. Our manner of speaking has been used in countless Hollywood productions. We have gotten so good at spotting fake Massachusetts accents, it's become hours of internet click bait. 

My favorite, worst movie Boston accent was portrayed by Jimmy Fallon in that Red Sox movie, Fever Pitch. But, they made up for it, in recreating a 1970's Fenway Park. 

Another movie that missed the mark when it comes to an authentic Boston accent, was Thirteen Days, starring Kevin Costner. Costner plays Kenneth O'Donnell, who was the special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. This movie focused on The Cuban Missile Crisis. The real O'Donnell was born in Worcester, but Costner's forced accent fell far short of authentic. Bruce Greenwood, played JFK and did a much better job at the famous Kennedy, New England accent. Despite the fake Costner accent, I enjoyed the movie.

Massachusetts Top 50 Slang Words

Last November, my blog sharing Massachusetts top 50 slang words could be my most successful blog EVER, with thousands of views. It still does well today! But WHY? Maybe our own, special language, makes us feel closer to our childhood, closer to home, closer to who we really are.

Watch Mark Wahlberg Teach Us

We found a recent Vanity Fair video with Marky Mark schooling us on how we must speak if we live here. Enjoy with caution! Mark uses his best Dorchester-ese, complete with profanity. If there are kids in the room, turn it down, or UP. Your choice. Do you know what jimmies are?

So, let's take our deep dive into The World Of Mark Wahlberg Massachusetts Slang. 

You may be surprised of what Mark thinks of the word, Masshole. After you watch the video, see the Massachusetts TOP 50 Slang words below! Did we leave any out?

You can hear Jaybeau each weekday on 1057 WROR, from 2pm to 7pm, playing 80's and more variety!

You may not even realize it, but you created Massachusetts TOP 50 Slang Words. You possess a unique trait. We speak like NO one else on earth, if they are not from here.

Some Call It Boston-ese

Our language is so famous, it's been the inspiration behind countless Saturday Night Live skits. How about those famous Dunkin commercials? Remember Jimmy Fallon in Fever Pitch? He had to learn all about our wonderful vernacular, and he's a Yankees fan.

When Do We Lose Our Accent?

That's a great question. Some always retain a bit of the Boston-ese. If you listen carefully to me on WROR from 2p-7p, you can hear me slip back into my childhood tone, as if I was with Mom at Joardan MAASH at Christmas. Sometimes, I bring a grinda, to work. (In Philly, they call it a hoagie.) Being from WISTA, it took me a few years, to loose the accent. But it comes back around the holidays, CUZ, I'm with my family, and the influence is over-powering.

So, if you suffer from the same dark magic around the holidays, stop, take a sip from the bubla and see why these top 50 slang words make us Massholes. Here are Massachusetts TOP 50 Slang Words!

(from Time Out)

Bubbler, a drinking fountain

It's really BUB-LA

The Cape

Cape Cod. It's really DA-Cape

Carriage

a shopping cart that you use at the MAAAAKET

Cellar

The cellah

The Charles

It is really Dirty Water?

Clicker

The remote control.....pronounced click-AH

Coogans

Dollah drafts

Comm Ave

Cawm Ave. If you say Commonwealth Avenue, we know you're not from here

Dollah Drafts

Coogans, again

Dungarees

Jeans

Dunks

Really? (If I have to explain, meet me on Commonwealth Avenue.)

Eastie

East BAAAWSTON

Frappe

Milk shake

Frickin

How we say F---- and keep our job

The Garden

GAADEN.....where the CELTS play

Hosie

to call dibs on something

The Hub

Now, it's our sister station.

I could care less

how we like to say that we couldn’t care less about something

In Town

We refuse to refer to the City of Boston as a city.

Jimmies

Chocolate Sprinkles

Kid

A term of endearment that you use to address your closest friends. A requirement in every Mark Wahlberg movie.

Mass-hole

"A derogatory term for Massachusetts residents that Bay Staters have reappropriated."

It's derogatory?

Nor’easter

A winter storm that we get at least once a year, prompting us all to freak out and ravage the grocery stores for milk, eggs and bread. 

The name Shelby Scott (R.I.P.) comes to mind.

No Suh

No sir; no way.

OFD

Originally from Dorchester. A requirement in every Mark Wahlberg movie

Packie

First time we used it was at the age of 15. A liquor store; short for “package store.”

The Pike

Short for Massachusetts Turn Pike.

Pissa

Short for "that's awesome." Sometimes, used with the pre-fix, 'wicked'

Pockabook

Your purse

The Pru

The Prudential Tower. The Top of The Pru: Where my voice comes from every day from 2p-7p, into your radio.

Regular

A coffee with cream and "suga.."

Pronounced REG-U-LAAAH

Ripper

Great party. You called in sick

Rotary

Roundabout, where somehow we never die

So don’t I

me, too. (We like to throw in negatives when they aren't necessary)

Southie

South Boston

Historically Irish-American neighborhood, that on St. Patties Day, you become someone else

Space-saver

 Any large household object (i.e. a lawn chair, a barrel) used after a winter storm to prevent anyone from taking your painstakingly shoveled, on-street parking spot.

Statie

Our friends, The Massachusetts State Police

Sticker

A state inspection sticker for your car that you must renew on the same month every year, lest you get pulled over by a Statie; pronounced “stick-ah.”

Supper

After lunch, around 8pm, we have "suppah"

The T

The MBTA, our public transit system that's usually on fire

The Train

Not the T, but it is, kinda, but not.

This f----kin guy

A stranger who’s pissed you off

Or a friend you never see

Tonic

Soda

or Pop

Townie

A city native who’s never left the neighborhood they grew up in, still hanging around in all of the same places with the same people. 

Triple decker

 A popular three-floor apartment building, where each unit has a front porch/balcony, so people can sit outside, yell to their neighbors. Pronounced "dekkah"

Wicked

Means "awesome"

Sometimes followed with "pissa"

Yah huh

I agree

Yah no

I disagree

Bang a uey

Make a U-Turn

Grinder

Sub sandwich, pronounced "GRIND-dah"

Jaybeau Jones’s radio career has brought him from New York City’s #1 station Z-100 and America’s Top 40 to WROR! Currently, JayBeau’s distinctive voice can be heard not only on WROR but also on Sirius XM’s 70’s Channel and on Dunkin Donut’s in-store radio. Jaybeau’s other life is his writing. In 2012 he launched “Heroes Mentors and Friends” a book about well-being and positive thinking. Jaybeau lives in the area and has two grown children, Jordan and Matthew. Jaybeau loves spending time in nature and spending every second with his wife Heidi and the kids. Jaybeau likes to write about pop culture, music, and personal growth. Jaybeau also loves to write his own backyard in Boston.