Lisa lives in Columbia, South Carolina, but went to high school in Brockport, New York. There, a certain type of student was called a beeg or beeger. Such a classmate was likely a fan of Iron Maiden, wore their hair in a mullet, and smoked in the...
John from Richmond, Virginia, remembers a Yorktown high-school clique called grits: metal kids in jean jackets with Ronnie James Dio patches, leather boots, and a taste for the smoking area. Similar crowds have been called Hessians, heshes, heshers...