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SPUD MUNCHER Someone from Idaho.
SPEED GOAT A pronghorn antelope, which is neither a goat nor an antelope. Also see Prairie Goat.
SPENDY e Montanan word for "expensive" or "pricey."
SPREAD A ranch—which is never, ever referred to as a farm.
TREE COP U.S. Forest Service law enforcement.
TWO BITS Twenty-five cents, or due to inflation, $25 dollars.
YOU BETCHA A phrase commonly heard in Montana, which can mean either (1) "yes," (2) "I agree, " (3) "you're wrong, but I won't embarrass you
by telling you're wrong, and/or," (4) "I didn't hear what you said but I will respond to you as if I did."
ZOOTOWN A nickname for the city of Missoula, Montana.
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