Seems to be a New England thing. I never heard of it til moving up here.
I don’t know how regional this is, but since moving to New Jersey donut vendors have given me strange looks when I’ve asked for a ‘‘cinnamon roll.’’ I guess they call them coffee rolls out here.
And pizzas are called ‘‘pie.’’
Moving from Ohio to NYC, I had to learn to call them “heroes.” Then re-locating back to Ohio, I had to re-learn “subs.” But not as difficult as learning, then unlearning “merry/marry/Mary.”
And how about soda/pop/soft drink/coke?
Around the Smokies, regular milk is called sweet milk as opposed to buttermilk.
Gotta say, back in HS Jazz Ensemble the director gave us a song called “Big Al’s Italian Beef”
We all snickered mightily, supposing a phallic reference.
Even though my hometown (Madison, WI) is just two hours from Chicago, “Italian Beef” was completely unknown to me until I moved to Chicagoland.
Having lived here for some years, I now know an “Italian Beef” as a delicacy, depending on where you get it from 
Don’t forget “soda water”.
In some parts of the upper Midwest your sloppy joe is called a Maid-rite.
A sloppy joe and a Maid-Rite are different. Read my post above about loose meat sandwiches (which is a MaidRite and also called a tavern.)
(Unless there is a pocket somewhere that uses the terms interchangeably. A Maid Rite is not cooked in a tomato based sauce. It’s usually not cooked in any type of sauce at all, though some will use a little broth or bouillon.)
To illustrate:
This is what I know as a Maid Rite, a tavern, or a loosemeat sandwich.
This is what I know as a "sloppy joe.
One has sauce, the other doesn’t. I really like sloppy joes. I’m perplexed by the appeal of Maid Rites.
Yes, we’ve had this discussion before. Hah. In towns around where the Maid-rite franchises were run people don’t seem very discriminating about the label.
The only one I don’t use is “loose meat.” That image just. . .
… does describe exactly what the sandwich is. That said, a sloppy joe ain’t prettier, and sounds like it should be a term like “dirty Sanchez” and “Cleveland steamer.”
Slumgullion is New England style clam chowder with shrimp added.
Curious. I have friends in the Winnebago area that call them “Spanish Hamburgers”.
Like Polycarp, we called the hamburger / tomato / macaroni dish goulash growing up in rural northern Indiana. We also called bell peppers mangoes and sweet corn roasting ears.
Panache, you can add cold drink to your list of carbonated beverages. I don’t know if it’s just a Nashville area thing or not, but that’s what you’ll hear them called about 1/3 to 1/2 the time here.
What is it?
Spice rubbed roast beef, usually top round or top sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain, dunked in a flavorful jus with Italian seasonings, served on a particular kind of bread roll, somewhat similar to a sub loaf. It is often served with roasted sweet peppers and/or giardiniera, a spicy blend of vegetables and peppers in vinegar and olive oil. The sandwich is often ordered “dipped” or “wet” in which it is quickly plunged in the jus.
Per Grandma Mercotan, folks are strange over there near that little lake.
Knew a guy who actually called it “soda pop.”
Also “sody pop” and “sody water”.
I was taught by a Lebanese friend of mine that “Shish” was the style of cooking, and “Kebab” was the meat. If you made it with chicken, it would be Shish Tawook.
I’m sure someone can comment here..am I remembering this correctly?
-D/a
Add some cheese on top and it is Johnny Marzetti.