Learn to Speak Like a Mainer With These 45 Mainah Words
To say that we have a colorful and rich vocabulary in Maine is an understatement. Maine is one of those states where people 'from away" can visit and not understand most of what we are talking about at any given time. But with Maine becoming one of the hottest destinations in the country, we think it might be helpful to share some Maine words and phrases so that you newbies to our state can get in the Maine groove.
We polled Mainers and asked them what words they would want to be added as an official word to the English language. Here are the top 45 choices.
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