Every city has their own "slang;" words that no one from out of town really understands or can even interpret. Over my past year at the University of Arizona, I realized that Tucson and the school have a vocabulary that I have never heard before. When I brought these words up to my friends from high school, they had no idea what they meant. So for those of you who don't know the U of A lingo and phrases, here is a little dictionary.

1. T-loc

This phrase is short for "tucson-local." It refers to all the kids who attend the U of A and who once went to the high school in its backyard.

2. Shacked

"I totally shacked with him last night"

A simple phrase to refer to a drunken night in which a girl sleeps over at a frat boy's house, dorm, or apartment. The reward of shacking is often times a comfy shacker shirt.

3. Twit con

Your twitter profile picture. Often referred to as "twit pic" or "avi" in places that are not Tucson.

4. Ratchet

Ratchet means dirty, gross, trashy. A word most people would not like to be called.

5. Beat

Basically the same thing as ratchet.

6. Sugar Shack / Boathouse / The Ranch / Teener

Homes to the beautiful U of A frat boys. No one knows what you're talking about unless you go to this campus or are a Tucson Uber driver.

7. Late night

A word which basically means partying way past your bedtime.

8. The Dale / Tukee / Nor Cal / The Bay Area

Phrases people call their hometowns to sound trendy.

9. Blacked

You can't see.

10. Work Week

The hell in which all sorority girls suffer.

11. Date dash

An event in which sorority girls post mass pictures of boys on their Facebook pages to quickly find last minute dates for their sisters.

12. Volcano

An event in which we all worship Pi Kappa Alpha.

13. Weekender

An excuse for ladies to have a free vacation to Las Vegas.

14. Zona Zoo

Our incredibly loud student section.

15. Under Sanctions

Uh oh, you're in trouble.

16. Dirty T

Popular moniker for Tucson.

17. FOMO

Fear of Missing Out.

Although some of these phrases can be heard in different campuses, they are especially important to the University of Arizona, and can be heard every day through the campus buildings.