When you think of New Jersey and slang, what comes to mind?  Pork roll, hon, water ice, shoobies, bennies, you's, etc??

Slate.com talked to linguists to discover what slang terms represent each state of the union.

Can you guess what slang word best fits New Jersey?

Jug handle.

Yep, Slate.com describes a jug-handle as...

jug handle (noun): an intersection that forces you to turn right in order to turn left

 

Slang New Jersey
Lisa Larson-Walker/Slate
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Source: Slate.com

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