"Bahstonisms": A simple Guide to the Language of Bahston

A few weeks ago while at work a college freshman from out of state hopped on my shuttle van and I asked him if he was going "in town" for the night.  He looked at me quizzically and said "what" again I asked if he was going "in town".  He said, "No, I am going into Boston".  It was then that I realized the kid did not speak "Bahston".  So, I decided to put some of the more common "Bahstonisms" as I call them in a blog.  I really believe that anybody who comes to our fair city or it's environs should be given a copy of these "Bahtonisms", it would help them get around town a whole lot bettah.  So with the help of my daughter here are a few "Bahstonisms":

going in town....means going into Bahston
the zone - the old Red Light District or as it is (was) called the Combat Zone.
a two bittah (not to be confused with two bits) -  $25.00
a sawbuck - $10
a double sawbuck - you do the math
a c-note - $100, not a note on the scale
30 large -  30 thousand dollars. You can substitute any dollar figure.
a pol -  any politician
a time - is a fundraiser for a pol, or a  pahty that you can donate towards  whatever the cause. You can donate anything from a two bittah to a c-note or if you really want to get in good,  you can donate 2 large but be sure it's in cash.
a trolley - a streetcar, usually found on the Green Line of the T or the Mattapan extension of the Red Line.
jimmies - these are the sprinkles you put on your ice cream
a packie - a liquor store or as they are called in this area package stores.
a gin mill - a local bar or tavern
a bucket of blood - a gin mill that is especially rowdy
a bubbla - a water bubbler
tonic - soda
a rotary - a roundabout, or a pain in the --- if you try to drive into one during rush hour.
dungies/dungarees - known to the outside world as jeans
an Eagle - graduated Boston College High School
a double Eagle - graduated BC High and Boston college
a triple Eagle - graduated BC High, BC and BC Law School.  Most of the pols are these. It's where they learned to have times and rake in 30-40 large.
OFD - originally from Dorchester (Dot)
Neighborhoods:
Dot - Dorchester
Southie - South Boston
Eastie - East Boston
JP - Jamaica Plain
Rozzie - Roslindale
The Bury - Roxbury
a Townie - you are from Charlestown
Westie - West Roxbury
Comm Ave. - Commonwealth Ave.
Dot Ave. - Dorchester Ave.
Washington St. - there is a Washington Street in; Dot, JP, the Bury, Rozzie, Westie also in Brighton and Allston.
the Pike - Massachusetts Turnpike.
triple decker - not a sandwich from McDonalds but a three family home usually found in Dot, Eastie, Southie, the Bury and parts of JP.
a pahlah - a parlor/living room
an aunt - most parts of the country say ant..we got it right
a statie - a Massachusetts State Trooper, someone you don't mess with.

So there you have it.  Share this with your friends who are from outside the Boston area and feel free to send any I may have missed.