Talk Like a Californian. Helena Ventura
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caught doing something, or
shut down.
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I’m jonesing for a
big ol’ pocho burrito
from El Tepeyac.
POCHO,
POCHA
People of Mexican descent who don’t
speak Spanish and are considered to
have lost their culture; also used for
food and cultural references.
PRIDE
The gay pride parade
in San Francisco; to a
lesser extent, the one
in West Hollywood.
Did you get
an AirBnB
for Pride?
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The Celebrity
Center sounds
pretty sketch
to me.
SKETCH
When something appears to be
questionable, illegitimate, or de-
liberately misleading.
SUS
Short for
“suspicious,”
has replaced
“sketch” with
most people
Katie says the
under 40.
sushi at Ralphs
is great,
but I think it
looks sus.
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Want to hit
Mammoth this
weekend?
Yeeee.
YEE
Yeah. The Bay Area
claims it as its own,
but it’s statewide
now.
A FEW
REGIONAL
NICKNAMES
THE 415 — San Francisco
ACROSS THE BAY — the East Bay,
to San Franciscans
THE AVENUES — the Richmond and the Sunset
districts west of Twin Peaks in San Francisco
THE BAY — the San Francisco Bay Area
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