region rat

== English == === Etymology === From region +‎ rat. Within Indiana, the northwest of the state is colloquially called the Region, originally short for the Calumet Region. The ‘rat’ appellation apparently derives from millrat as a pejorative term for steelworkers. === Noun === region rat (plural region rats) (Indiana, informal) an inhabitant of northwest Indiana 2013, Paula Evans, Everybody Loves Amy, back cover: Paula Evans, author of The Isle of Iona, was born in Gary, Indiana, named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame (with apologies to Meredith Willson). She has accepted her fate as a lifelong Hoosier and Region Rat. === Anagrams === garronite