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"kai-yohts" "var-mits" "crick"
In Boise, local lingo includes plenty of cowboy lingo, of course. Anyone needs to pick up at least a little when you visit these parts and beyond. Be sure to pronounce common Old West words in their properly improper fashion.
For example, the "coyote." This scavenger is found all over Boise. Forget "kai-yoh-tee." In Idaho, they're known as "kai-yohts," and more often, varmints. Or rather, "var-mits."
Another example is "creek." Here, you don't fish in "creeeek," you fish in a "crick" (Sounds just like the thing you get in your neck if you stare at the crick too long when fishing).
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