St. Louisism Edit Meaning

1.

A word or phrase unique to the big small town of St. Louis, Missouri. Examples:

Hoosier: white trash

toasted ravioli: small raviolis deep fried till crispy

gooey butter cake: a breakfast cake, about 10 x 10 inches,

filled with a buttery custard and covered in powdered

sugar.

pork steak: a slice of pork butt, about half inch thick,

bone in, slow cooked on a barbeque pit and smothered in

Maull's barbeque sauce

'Where'd ya go to high school?': the first question asked

by one native to another person they are meeting for the

first time who also is a lifelong St. Louisan.

"Hoosier" as a St. Louisism, has nothing to do with Bobby Knight or Indiana.

See ozzie, albert, stan the man