Regional Dialecticisms

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?: Creek or stream
What is the thing you push around the grocery store?: Grocery cart
A metal container to carry a meal in?: Lunchbox
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?: Frying pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people?: Sofa
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?: Drainspout
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?: Porch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?: Soda
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?: Pancakes
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?: Sub
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?: Trunks
Shoes worn for sports?: Sneakers (but not anymore)
Putting a room in order?: Cleaning
A flying insect that glows in the dark?: Firefly
The little insect that curls up into a ball?: Sowbug
The children’s playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?: Teeter-totter
How do you eat your pizza?: With a knife and fork (or point first, with the hands, if no one is watching)
What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?: Garage Sale
What’s the evening meal?: Dinner (unless I’m in Germany, in which case it’s Vesper)
An area of trees, greater than an acre?: Woods