Spectacular Vernacular

We get it. You're from California, right? Moved here in the early nineties with the other grunge babies? Or maybe even a few years later with the hundreds of other like-minded hipsters? Level with us: you were part of the dot-com boom, weren't you? And you stayed even after the bottom fell out? Maybe you were here earlier, even? Circa Sub Pop so you and your garage band could be the Next Big Thing? Later? Circa Real World? Yeah. We get it.

You're desperate. You love us. You want to be us. The only problem? You have no idea what we're talking about. Well fear not, transplant, there's hope for you yet. If you think Bobo refers only to Mary-Kate's style, consider Bellvoid a term of endearment and still have no idea what crema is, then the Seattle Lexicon is for you. You may never be a native, but at least you'll sound like one.

Lutefiske: The national dish of Ballard (halibut preserved in lye) and a constant running joke on Stan Boreson's old King's Klubhouse kid's show back in the 50's and 60's.