UW Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to UW. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

B'Dubs

BW3 restaurant.

Bascom

Bascom Hill.

Cap foods

Capital Center Foods.

Cap Square

Capital Square.

Casa Bs

Casa Bianca restaurant, now known as Pizza Di Roma.

Chi–Town

Chicago.

College

College Library.

Frat row

Langdon St.

Madtown

Madison.

State

State St.

Tyme Machine

ATM.

In general, names of streets, restaurants, buildings, and shops are cut to one word. Tutto Pasta is just Tutto and the Helen C. White Building is just Helen C.