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Massachusetts

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: MA
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin, "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Name for residents: Massachusettsans

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 6,398,743
Area: 10555 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 5%

Insignia

Flower: Trailing Arbutus
Bird: Black-capped Chickadee

State Recipes

New England Clam Chowder

State Slang

Wicked
Phrase:
Wicked
Meaning:
Very, extremely
Sentence:
That comedian is wicked funny.
Tonic
Phrase:
Tonic
Meaning:
Carbonated Beverage, Soda
Sentence:
Would you like Coffee, Juice, or Tonic?
the pit
Phrase:
the pit
Meaning:
Sunken area next to the HarvardT station
Sentence:
meet me at the pit at 8.
frappe
Phrase:
frappe
Meaning:
a milkshake. ice cream, milk and chocolat syrup
Sentence:
i'm going to the store to get a frappe
Breakdown Lane
Phrase:
Breakdown Lane
Meaning:
the shoulder of the highway
Sentence:
Hey man, did you know that in Mass you can drive in the breakdown lane during rush hour!
Jimmies
Phrase:
Jimmies
Meaning:
Ice cream sprinkles
Sentence:
Can I get a small vanilla in a cone with rainbow jimmies?

State Bits

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