Bozeman Slang

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Bozeman Slang

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Pogge, Drew

A guide to local lingo

Every town has a vernacular: a local lingo, idiom, or dialect. For instance, in the Northeast, an ordinary ice cream cone is called a “creemie.” Gross. But Bozeman is no different, and unless you want to sound like a creemie-slurping fool, study up before heading downtown. Here are some terms you need to know. 


Hunting Season—the specific time of year in which it’s legal to kill some kinds of game animals. In Montana, that time is, well, any damn time you want.


Cougar—a predatory cat native to the mountains of Montana. Also, a predatory middle-aged woman native to divorce courts, expensive rug galleries, and Plonk.

The Barmuda Triangle—sounds like an area of the North Atlantic Ocean in which suspicious numbers of vessels and aircraft have vanished without a trace. But it actually refers to the triangular configuration of the Molly Brown, Scoop Bar, and the Haufbrau, where suspicious numbers of brain cells and inhibitions have vanished without a trace.


Downtown—in Bozeman, it’s the place to meet friends. It’s also the title and infuriatingly redundant chorus of a 1965 “oldie” that radio DJs continue to play only because it’s fun to watch people hurl themselves from bridges and overpasses rather than listen to its cheery—but subtly menacing—melody one more time.

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