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ellathefairy t1_ives125 wrote

Reply to comment by overthehillhat in Is it true you guys call water fountains bubblers too? by Kryptonthenoblegas

Cabinets is a New England thing?

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Kryptonthenoblegas OP t1_ivev13i wrote

Just searched it up, seems like it. We call those milkshakes.

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Tortankum t1_ivf62nr wrote

I’ve never heard anyone under the age of 80 use that term. If you ask the average rhode islander for a cabinet they will probably look at you weird and point to a furniture store.

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overthehillhat t1_ivfy9xs wrote

UR being AwfullyAwful to my girlfriend who is 60 -

She calls them cabinets too

But

She doesn't drink them anymore -

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pinktwinkie t1_ivfmrci wrote

Sad as fuck. Last time i was at the creamery i odered one, and they did bring a frappe which was fine, but they also used to bring over the big silver blender thing which they didnt.

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ellathefairy t1_ivfehq3 wrote

I have never in my life heard of a frappe or milkshake being called a cabinet! Wow

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overthehillhat t1_ivfxr12 wrote

We always thought the culprit was the ice cream -

that was kept in the freezer cabinet-

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laterbacon t1_ivf3p7e wrote

My grandfather said a cabinet has ice cream in it, a milkshake is just milk and syrup. He said a lot of things though

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moviemakerjay t1_ivgr3pt wrote

People in MA say this too but replace “cabinet” with “frappe.” Me, from NY, always ordered a milkshake in MA and still got what they call a frappe so 🤷🏼

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overthehillhat t1_ivfwyha wrote

Us old guys have just had to experience (endure)

Way more than you know

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overthehillhat t1_ivevoea wrote

Dunno -

Definitely an RI thing - -

I don't drive more than 8 minutes away so its hard to tell what the rest of NE is doing

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ellathefairy t1_ivfebp0 wrote

Ok does cabinet have a meaning other than furniture and presidential admin??

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