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Do you know what this Florida slang means? Most people don’t

Around 40% know what ‘jiffy feet’ means

(WPLG)

Florida has plenty of strange stories, though it turns out that the state’s jargon is equally weird — at least, according to a study last month by Preply.

The study examined slang from each state in the U.S. to determine which ones were best understood by Americans at large.

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Florida ranked No. 14 on the list for the phrase “jiffy feet,” which means a person with dirty feet due to not wearing shoes. However, only around 40% of people knew what the term actually meant.

In fact, around 43% of respondents thought it meant having talented dance moves, the study states.

According to The Jaxson, the term originated due to a convenience store chain in Florida called Huntley’s Jiffy Food Stores — often shortened to “Jiffy” — which would sometimes be frequented by customers walking barefoot.

Meanwhile, the top 10 states with the most misunderstood phrases can be found below:

RankStatePhraseWhat most respondents
thought it meant
What the phrase
actually means
% of incorrect
answers
1South Dakota“Taverns”Bar/ClubA Sloppy Joe sandwich88.18%
2Maine“Right Out Straight”Telling the truthBeing very busy85.15%
3Mississippi“Carry”To have a gun on your personTo drive someone75.67%
4New York“Grill”To ask a lot of questionsStaring rudely74.51%
5California“Gnarly”Slang for the word
“cool”
Used to described
large waves in the ocean
73.64%
6Kentucky“Dirty Bird”A derogatory insultSlang for KFC71.78%
7Hawaii“Grinds”Slang for someone who
works hard every day
Food or a meal out70.01%
8Montana“Borrow Pit”A donation boxA ditch alongside
the ride
69.15%
9Missouri“Put Out”Vulgar way of saying you
agree to something sensual
You are angry66.65%
10Colorado“Blucifer”A blue devilThe blue mustang sculpture outside
the Denver International Airport
64.02%

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