Cheddar Curtain
n.— «Lift the cheddar curtain. The Wisconsin State Fair celebrates its 100th year in its current location at State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis., through Aug. 16.» —“The Mix” Chicago Sun-Times Aug. 7, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Among biologists, a frog’s croak is known as an advertisement call. It’s a male frog’s way of making himself known. A Wisconsin listener says children in her area learn that this sound is jugarum, jugarum. Poet and editor Willard Espy...
Jackie in Wausau, Wisconsin, says her family used an odd word whenever someone took a sip and choked. She’s not seen it in print but suspects it’d be spelled something like furschluk. The family’s word is likely adapted from German verschlucken...