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Maryland

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Basics

Abbreviation: MD
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Fatti maschi, parole femmine (Italian) "Manly deeds, womanly words"
Name for residents: Marylanders

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 5,600,388
Area: 12407 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 5%

Insignia

Flower: Black-eyed susan
Bird: Baltimore Oriole

State Recipes

Cream of Crab Soup

State Slang

Tump
Phrase:
Tump
Meaning:
A small island or other solid land in a marsh
Sentence:
The tump is covered with trees
Grittin' on You
Phrase:
grittin' or grit
Meaning:
look someone up and down, rolling eyes
Sentence:
She was grittin' all on that girl she was jealous of.
Hon
Phrase:
Hon
Meaning:
Any person, male, female, adult, or child
Sentence:
How are you doing, hon?
State Slang
Phrase:
Chimley
Meaning:
Chimney
Sentence:
Did Santa come down your chimley this year?
State Slang
Phrase:
Downey Owe Shin
Meaning:
Going to Ocean City Md.
Sentence:
Are you goin Downey Owe Shin this Summer?

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