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Pennsylvania

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: PA
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
Name for residents: Pennsylvanians

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 12,429,616
Area: 46058 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 6%

Insignia

Flower: Mountain Laurel
Bird: Ruffed Grouse

State Slang

Salty
Phrase:
Salty
Meaning:
Angry
Sentence:
Yo, we'd better stop whispering, the Prof's gettin salty.
Outen The Lights
Phrase:
Outen the lights
Meaning:
Turn off the lights
Sentence:
Johnny, please outen the lights
Yins
Phrase:
Are yinz guys goin' to the game?
Meaning:
You'uns; you people
Sentence:
Are yinz guys goin' to the game?
Chipped Ham
Phrase:
Chipped ham
Meaning:
Deli ham that is shaved
Sentence:
I'd like to order a pound of chipped ham.
Kennywood is open
Phrase:
Kennywood is open.
Meaning:
The zipper of your pants is down.
Sentence:
Did you see? John's Kennywood is open.
Ballin'
Phrase:
Ballin'.
Meaning:
Be rich, have really nice things.
Sentence:
He is ballin' out today.