Spend some time on island, and you’ll realize Nantucket’s got its own set of slang. Want to fit in with the locals? Here are some Nantucket acronyms, terms, and abbreviations to add to your vocabulary. Let us know what we missed in the comments section below!

5 Corners — The area atop Pleasant Street where Pleasant, York, and Atlantic converge. It is a 5-way stop, which wreaks havoc on Nantucket drivers.

ACK — Nantucket’s airport code has become a go-to way to refer to the island.

Boat Sandwich Shop — Our mother’s name for Something Natural. Others in the family call it Something Special. So, you know, take your pick.

We call it the Boat Sandwich Shop. Because we’re clever like that.

BoHo — The Boardinghouse restaurant.

BroHo — The Brotherhood of Thieves restaurant.

Brobadeer — Slang for Nobadeer beach, which is known for its lively party scene among the college crowd. It’s especially popular for 4th of July, where you can watch the “bros” shotgun beers and blare music from their Jeeps.

The Box — The Chicken Box.

Daffys — Diminutive version of daffodils, which blanket the island in the late spring leading up the Nantucket Daffodil Festival.

#EDSFTG — Every day should feel this good. While this is officially a Vineyard Vines thing, people often hashtag it in reference to Nantucket. (Fine by us!)

Madaket Mall — The take-it-or-leave-it table alongside the Nantucket dump.

Nantucket Reds — Pants or shorts in a specific shade of red (which is actually more like salmon pink); they’re a popular wear on the island and were featured in the Official Preppy Handbook. You can only find official Nantucket Reds at Murray’s Toggery Shop on Main. All others are imposters.

On island — Similar to how people refer to New York as “the city,” this is how you describe your location when on Nantucket. Where are you? I’m on island.

Rotary — What people in other locations refer to as a traffic circle or a roundabout.

Skinner’s — The Sconset 9 hole golf course. Skinner’s was the original name many, many years ago.

Washashore — A term used by Nantucket natives to refer to a person that’s recently moved to the island.

Got a Nantucket term we missed? Leave a comment and we’ll add it to the list.