Words starting with T

81 entries

• Tacos al Pastor

  tah-kohs ahl pas-tornoun

  Tacos made with spit-roasted pork and pineapple.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tech bro

  tek brohnoun

  A critical name for a young tech worker.

  Silicon ValleyNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tech oasis

  tek oh-a-sisnoun

  Thriving tech hub.

  PlacesSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: RegionalUnconfirmed

• the 10

  thuh tennoun

  A main east–west freeway in Southern California.

  PlacesSoCalSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the 101

  thuh wuhn-oh-wuhnnoun

  A major highway from Los Angeles up the California coast.

  PlacesSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the 17

  thuh sev-un-teennoun

  The highway over the mountains to Santa Cruz.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 280

  thuh too-ayt-ohnoun

  The scenic freeway between San Francisco and San Jose.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 310

  thuh three-wuhn-ohnoun

  West Los Angeles, named for the area code.

  PlacesSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 405

  thuh fawr-oh-fahvnoun

  A main freeway through Los Angeles.

  PlacesSoCalSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the 405 crawl

  thuh fawr-oh-fahv crawlphrase

  Very slow traffic on the 405 freeway.

  SlangSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 408

  thuh fawr-oh-aytnoun

  San Jose and nearby cities, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 415

  thuh four-one-fivenoun

  San Francisco, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 5

  thuh fahyvnoun

  The long freeway that runs the length of California.

  PlacesSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the 510

  thuh five-tennoun

  Oakland and nearby East Bay cities, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 580

  thuh fyv-ayt-ohnoun

  The freeway from the East Bay toward Livermore and the Central Valley.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 60

  thuh siks-teenoun

  A freeway from Los Angeles toward the Inland Empire.

  PlacesSoCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 650

  thuh six-fyv-ohnoun

  The Peninsula, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 680

  thuh six-ayt-ohnoun

  The inland East Bay freeway.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 707

  thuh sev-uhn-oh-sev-uhnnoun

  Area code for Vallejo, the North Bay, and further north.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 818

  thuh eight-wuhn-eightnoun

  The San Fernando Valley, named for the area code.

  PlacesSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 831

  thuh ayt-three-wuhnnoun

  Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay area, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 880

  thuh ayt-ayt-ohnoun

  The East Bay freeway along the water, from Oakland toward Fremont.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 916

  thuh nyne-wuhn-sixnoun

  Sacramento, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the 925

  thuh nyne-too-fyvnoun

  Inland East Bay cities, named for the area code.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Bay Bridge

  thuh bay brijnoun

  The bridge between San Francisco and Oakland.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the Castro

  thuh kass-trohnoun

  The Castro neighborhood in San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the City

  thuh sit-eenoun

  San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the claw

  thuh klawnoun

  The mechanical arm on a yard-waste truck.

  SlangNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the delta

  thuh del-tanoun

  A network of rivers and islands east of San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the Farm

  thuh farmnoun

  A nickname for Stanford.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Fillmoe

  thuh fil-mohnoun

  A local name for San Francisco’s Fillmore district.

  PlacesNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the flatlands

  thuh flat-landznoun

  The flat parts of Oakland, not the hills.

  PlacesNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the function

  thuh funk-shunnoun

  The party or hangout.

  SlangNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the funnies

  thuh fuhn-eesnoun

  Jokes.

  Slang●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the Gate

  thuh gaytnoun

  The Golden Gate Bridge.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Grapevine

  thuh grayp-vinenoun

  The mountain part of Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and the Central Valley.

  PlacesSoCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the grit

  thuh gritnoun

  The authenticity and character of a place.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: RegionalUnconfirmed

• the Haight

  thuh haytnoun

  The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the IE

  thuh eye-eenoun

  The inland cities east of Los Angeles.

  PlacesSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the industry

  thuh in-duhs-treenoun

  The movie and TV business.

  Silicon ValleySoCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Lake

  thuh layknoun

  Lake Merritt in Oakland.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the LBC

  thuh el-bee-seenoun

  Long Beach, California.

  PlacesSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Maze

  thuh mayznoun

  The freeway interchange at the east end of the Bay Bridge.

  PlacesNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the Mission

  thuh mish-uhnnoun

  The Mission District in San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the North Bay

  thuh north baynoun

  The counties north of San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the OC

  thuh oh-seenoun

  Orange County, next to Los Angeles.

  PlacesSoCal●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the Peninsula

  thuh puh-nin-suh-luhnoun

  The cities between San Francisco and San Jose.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the sierra

  thuh see-air-ahnoun

  The big mountain range in eastern California.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the South Bay

  thuh south baynoun

  San Jose and nearby cities.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• the Stick

  thuh stiknoun

  A nickname for the old Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the TL

  thuh tee-elnoun

  The Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco.

  PlacesNorCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the Town

  thuh townnoun

  Oakland, California.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the v

  thuh veenoun

  The city of Vallejo.

  SlangNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the Valley

  thuh val-eenoun

  Usually the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles.

  PlacesSoCal●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• the w-x

  thuh double-yoo eksphrase

  A freeway through central Sacramento.

  SlangNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• the Yay

  thuh yaynoun

  The San Francisco Bay Area.

  PlacesNorCalSafe anywhere●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• thicc

  thikadjective

  Curvy, especially at the hips.

  Slang⚠Strong●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• thirst trap

  thurs trapnoun

  A post or action designed to attract attention, often of a romantic or sexual nature.

  Slang⚠Strong●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• thirsty

  thur-steeadjective

  Desperate for attention or validation, often used to describe someone seeking social approval.

  Slang●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• thizz

  thizverb

  High on ecstasy; also a hyphy-era look and dance.

  Slang⚠Strong●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• thizz face

  thiz fayssnoun

  A wild facial expression from Bay Area hyphy culture.

  SlangNorCal⚠Strong●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• thrash

  verb, noun

  To skate, surf, or play hard.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• three commas club

  three kah-muhs klubnoun

  Being a billionaire.

  Silicon ValleyNorCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• Thug Life

  thuhg lyfnoun, phrase

  A lifestyle or mindset characterized by a rebellious and fearless attitude, often associated with overcoming challenges and adversity in a tough environment. It can be a symbol of resilience and strength, particularly in the face of social and economic hardships.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tía

  TEE-ahnoun

  Aunt; also a close family friend.

  Spanish & Chicano●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tight

  tytadjective

  Very good; or very close as friends.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• to the neck

  toh thuh nekphrase

  All the way; completely.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• Topanga

  toh-pan-gahnoun

  A canyon community on the west side of Los Angeles.

  PlacesSoCalSafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• trippin

  trip-inverb

  Overreacting or acting strangely.

  Slang●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• trippy

  trip-eeadjective

  Strange in a dreamlike way.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• troca

  troh-kahnoun

  A truck.

  Spanish & Chicano●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tryna

  try-nahphrase

  A slang term used to mean "trying to" or "want to.".

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tryna hop on

  try-nah hop onphrase

  Trying to join in.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tucked off

  tukt offverb, adjective

  Hidden or out of the way.

  Slang●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• turfin'

  tur-finnoun, verb

  An Oakland street dance with sliding, popping, and storytelling.

  SlangNorCal●●●Difficulty 3 of 3: Deep local

• turn up

  verb, phrase

  To start partying hard.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• turnt

  terntadjective

  Already partying or very excited.

  Slang●○○Difficulty 1 of 3: Widely known

• turnt up

  ternt upadjective, verb

  Very excited or drunk at a party.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tweaker

  twey-kurnoun

  Someone using meth, or acting erratic.

  Slang⚠Strong●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tweakin

  tweak-inverb

  Acting strangely or being very wrong.

  Slang●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional

• tycoon

  tai-koonnoun

  Prominent figure in an industry who has become wealthy and powerful through their business empire.

  Silicon ValleySafe anywhere●●○Difficulty 2 of 3: Regional