page_title: American English regional vocabulary
section_title: Eastern New England
hierarchical_section_title: American English regional vocabulary / North / Northeast / Eastern New England
context_page_description: Regional vocabulary within American English varies. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may not be recognized by speakers outside that region. Some terms appear on more than one list.
context_section_description: bulkhead – cellar hatchway
  cabinet (Rhode Island) – milk shake
  frappe – milkshake
  hosey – (rare, but esp. parts of Massachusetts & Maine) to stake a claim or choose sides, to claim ownership of something (sometimes, the front seat of a car)
  intervale – bottomland; mostly historical
  jimmies – sprinkles (ice cream topping) see also Mid-Atlantic, below
  johnnycake (also Rhode Island jonnycake) – a type of cornmeal bread
  leaf peeper – a tourist who has come to see the area's vibrant autumn foliage
  necessary – outhouse, privy
  quahog – pronounced "koe-hog," it properly refers to a specific species of clam but is also applied to any clam
  tonic (eastern Massachusetts) – soft drink
caption: Leaf peeping
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