Ongoing Alaska Vocabulary List

Phrases it took me a while to figure out- in context:

On the Slope- as in "I work on the slope- two weeks on, two weeks off". The North Slope of Alaska, I usually hear it associated with the oil and gas industry.

Outside- anywhere not Alaska. "I'm going outside in December. My cousin is getting married in Wisconsin"

In the Bush- just what it sounds like- really, really remote. Which carries different connotations up here. "I grew up in the bush", "Do you think you could survive in the bush?" (I said no, not yet), "Jim went into the bush and was crazy within the year. We only saw him once in the spring and once in the fall when he came out to get as much whiskey as he could carry. I think he's still there."

Moose Nuggets- Okay, that is obvious, but there is a bona fide Moose Nugget Festival that everyone in Anchorage headed to this month???

Termination Dust- "Last year we had termination dust on the Talkeetna Mountains in July." Termination dust is a light dusting of snow on the tops of the mountains- "termination dust" because it marks the termination of summer. I'll post a picture as soon as I see it- happily not yet!

Pup- A pup is not quite a stream (even though in Utah an Alaska "pup" would be considered a major river).