As a New England linguist based in CT I immediately understood what “storrowed” was. May it spread.
December 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As a New England linguist based in CT I immediately understood what “storrowed” was. May it spread.
I worked at a tree company with a guy who storrowed his bucket truck. Twice. Fuckin TWICE!
December 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I worked at a tree company with a guy who storrowed his bucket truck. Twice. Fuckin TWICE!
Sadly, a News on the Web corpus search shows "Storrowed" (nearly always capitalized) has only really appeared in Boston-area media since 2018
December 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sadly, a News on the Web corpus search shows "Storrowed" (nearly always capitalized) has only really appeared in Boston-area media since 2018
"Storrowed" is a perfectly cromulent word, tbh, I hope it makes the OED someday
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Storrowed" is a perfectly cromulent word, tbh, I hope it makes the OED someday
Linguist nerds! Are we officially at the point where a (lowercase!) "storrowed" is understood beyond the provincial boundaries of its New England origins?
State sues company whose driver storrowed a Turnpike overpass
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Linguist nerds! Are we officially at the point where a (lowercase!) "storrowed" is understood beyond the provincial boundaries of its New England origins?
State sues company whose driver storrowed a Turnpike overpass
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
State sues company whose driver storrowed a Turnpike overpass
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
www.universalhub.com/2025/state-s...
#Massachusetts #Newton #lawsuits
I always read Storrowed in this voice
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I always read Storrowed in this voice
And every year his ghost takes its revenge by Storrow-ing trucks that dare attempt to traverse it.
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And every year his ghost takes its revenge by Storrow-ing trucks that dare attempt to traverse it.
I’ve “storrowed” myself once. I had a sunburn on my shaved head once summer and forgot how low the doorframes were in my first Japanese apartment…
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I’ve “storrowed” myself once. I had a sunburn on my shaved head once summer and forgot how low the doorframes were in my first Japanese apartment…
we like to party by vengaboys but the vengabus gets storrowed
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
we like to party by vengaboys but the vengabus gets storrowed
A thing I learned since moving to the Midwest: people here are unfamiliar with the concept of getting Storrowed. I mean, it makes sense...but c'mon.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A thing I learned since moving to the Midwest: people here are unfamiliar with the concept of getting Storrowed. I mean, it makes sense...but c'mon.
new phrase: dang she storrowed it (complimentary)
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
new phrase: dang she storrowed it (complimentary)
Sort of like the human equivalent of being Storrowed
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sort of like the human equivalent of being Storrowed
Post-Storrowed truck seen on my way to work this morning. Bad way to start the day for someone.
October 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Post-Storrowed truck seen on my way to work this morning. Bad way to start the day for someone.
<Extremely Strong Bad Voice> Storrowed!
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
<Extremely Strong Bad Voice> Storrowed!
Another backup of shame, but this time by a truck driver startled by a bridge that just came out of nowhere
www.universalhub.com/2025/another...
#Boston #storrowed @johnperich.com
www.universalhub.com/2025/another...
#Boston #storrowed @johnperich.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Another backup of shame, but this time by a truck driver startled by a bridge that just came out of nowhere
www.universalhub.com/2025/another...
#Boston #storrowed @johnperich.com
www.universalhub.com/2025/another...
#Boston #storrowed @johnperich.com
Failed storrowing followed by backup of shame on Soldiers Field Road
Video: www.universalhub.com/2025/failed-...
#Boston #Allston #storrowed #almost
Video: www.universalhub.com/2025/failed-...
#Boston #Allston #storrowed #almost
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Failed storrowing followed by backup of shame on Soldiers Field Road
Video: www.universalhub.com/2025/failed-...
#Boston #Allston #storrowed #almost
Video: www.universalhub.com/2025/failed-...
#Boston #Allston #storrowed #almost
Puppy handled getting Storrowed *much* better than human truck drivers in Cambridge.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Puppy handled getting Storrowed *much* better than human truck drivers in Cambridge.
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
www.boston.com/news/local-n...
Every spring. Storrowed. I love that they think a new sign is going to stop this phenomenon.
October 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Every spring. Storrowed. I love that they think a new sign is going to stop this phenomenon.
So sorry. This would not be a problem in Boston where you couldn't even get INTO the city without crashing. #Storrowed
Hi I'd like to file a complaint because I drive a huge truck in the city and can't park in a parking garage without crashing.
October 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So sorry. This would not be a problem in Boston where you couldn't even get INTO the city without crashing. #Storrowed
Immediately thinking of all the Storrowed trucks.
September 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Immediately thinking of all the Storrowed trucks.
Better safe than Storrowed
September 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Better safe than Storrowed
Not a single storrowed struck or clam being chowdered in sight? The least our flag could do is feature the Very Disappointing Plimoth Rock
September 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Not a single storrowed struck or clam being chowdered in sight? The least our flag could do is feature the Very Disappointing Plimoth Rock
