Statistics for U.S Colloquialisms

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What is...	Called in...	Colloquialism	% Correct
Tennis Shoes	Northeast	Sneakers	86%
Lightning Bug	West	Firefly	69%
Garage Sale	East Coast	Yard Sale	66%
Highway	Southwest	Freeway	59%
Frying Pan	Midwest	Skillet	55%
Soda	South East	Coke	52%
Green Onions	Northeast	Scallions	48%
Mountain Lion	Florida	Panther	38%
Trolley	New Orleans	Streetcar	34%
Crawdad/Crawfish	Northeast	Crayfish	31%
Coleslaw	Southeast	Slaw	31%
Water Fountain	Rhode Island	Bubbler	28%
Takeout	Mid-West	Carry-Out	28%
Semi-Truck	Northeast	Tractor-Trailer	28%
Rain with Sunshine	Northeast/Florida	Sunshower	24%
Sub	New York City	Hero	21%
Scratch Paper	Northeast	Scrap Paper	21%
Night Before Halloween	Mid-Atlantic	Mischief Night	17%
Groundhog	North	Woodchuck	17%
Shopping Cart	Southeast	Buggy	10%
Roundabout	New England	Rotary	10%
Roly-Poly	Utah/Washington	Potato Bug	0%