Every city has their own "slang;" words that no one from out of town really understands or can even interpret. Over my past year at the University of Arizona, I realized that Tucson and the school have a vocabulary that I have never heard before. When I brought these words up to my friends from high school, they had no idea what they meant. So for those of you who don't know the U of A lingo and phrases, here is a little dictionary.
1. T-loc
This phrase is short for "tucson-local." It refers to all the kids who attend the U of A and who once went to the high school in its backyard.
2. Shacked
"I totally shacked with him last night"
A simple phrase to refer to a drunken night in which a girl sleeps over at a frat boy's house, dorm, or apartment. The reward of shacking is often times a comfy shacker shirt.
3. Twit con
Your twitter profile picture. Often referred to as "twit pic" or "avi" in places that are not Tucson.
4. Ratchet
Ratchet means dirty, gross, trashy. A word most people would not like to be called.
5. Beat
Basically the same thing as ratchet.
6. Sugar Shack / Boathouse / The Ranch / Teener
Homes to the beautiful U of A frat boys. No one knows what you're talking about unless you go to this campus or are a Tucson Uber driver.
7. Late night
A word which basically means partying way past your bedtime.
8. The Dale / Tukee / Nor Cal / The Bay Area
Phrases people call their hometowns to sound trendy.
9. Blacked
You can't see.
10. Work Week
The hell in which all sorority girls suffer.
11. Date dash
An event in which sorority girls post mass pictures of boys on their Facebook pages to quickly find last minute dates for their sisters.
12. Volcano
An event in which we all worship Pi Kappa Alpha.
13. Weekender
An excuse for ladies to have a free vacation to Las Vegas.
14. Zona Zoo
Our incredibly loud student section.
15. Under Sanctions
Uh oh, you're in trouble.
16. Dirty T
Popular moniker for Tucson.
17. FOMO
Fear of Missing Out.
Although some of these phrases can be heard in different campuses, they are especially important to the University of Arizona, and can be heard every day through the campus buildings.
