region rat

Meaning

Noun

an inhabitant of northwest Indiana

Origin

region + rat. Within Indiana, the northwest of the state is colloquially called the Region, originally short for the Calumet Region. The ‘rat’ appellation apparently derives from mill rat as a pejorative term for steelworkers.

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