Does Denver have slang?

DENVER (KDVR) — Does Denver have its own slang? And, if so, what are some potential terms unique only to those who live in the Mile High City?

A user on Reddit, Conscious_Solid_7797, posed this question to the r/Denver subreddit after Lupe Fiasco asked the same thing at a recent concert.

Does Denver have slang?

Some people on the Reddit thread responded to the thread with a firm, "It doesn't," or something similar to that.

A few also said that Denver doesn't have a unique culture, or that its culture comes from all across the country, so that's why it doesn't have slang.

The formal definition of slang by Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "language peculiar to a particular group."

This is different from an accent or even colloquial expressions, which some of the suggestions posted on Reddit may fall into. Colloquial expressions tend to be more widespread than slang, with a wider variety of people more likely to use them in everyday life.

However, others brought up a few terms that they believe qualify as slang.

These ranged from places, like the use of the term "the Springs" when referring to Colorado Springs, and the use of LoDo for lower downtown, RiNo for the River Arts North District, or Cap Hill to refer to the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

The most upvoted comment on the thread referenced "Blucifer," which is the popular name for Mustang, the 32-foot tall blue horse sculpture with glowing red eyes at the Denver International Airport.

"Blucifer" has greeted people coming and going from the airport since 2008.

A few people mentioned the use of the term 14er or fourteener, which refers to a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. Colorado has by far the most fourteeners among the states, with 53.

A fairly popular suggestion was the term "smells like Greeley" to refer to an unmistakable and pungent odor in the air that some think signals that snow is imminent.