The Oxford English Dictionary Wants to Know the Definitive New York City Lexicon

Each region in the U.S. has its own vocabulary, and New York is no exception. New Yorkers often refer to anything outside the city as “upstate.” While New York City consists of 5 boroughs Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island people from the outer boroughs often refer to Manhattan simply as “the city” Want to go to the garden? Before you refuse, you might be turning down a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. [[CG]] If you know any other New York-specific words, the Oxford English Dictionary wants to hear from you. Use the Twitter tag #WordsWhereYouAre or share them on the dictionary’s website tinyurl.com/WordsWhereYouAre