Kavya from Des Moines, Iowa, grew up calling striped little chipmunks or ground squirrels squinnies, a word she hasn’t heard even in Iowa City. The term does seem to be mostly Iowan, with written evidence from the 1970s onward, though it’s probably...
Kelly day n.— «The proposal that fire fighters be given every 16th day off was made to the city council.…The request for Kelly days, for which Cedar Rapids fire fights ask only 22 a year instead of the 24 or more enjoyed by other...
