Places to Park a Car
This is the paved path leading from the street to your garage—usually where your siblings' cars are already blocking you in.
What is a Driveway?
These are usually sold for $1 in a big cardboard box, featuring the clothes you outgrew three years ago.
What are Used Clothes (or T-shirts)?
This activity involves a bucket of overpriced popcorn and watching the latest Marvel movie at the AMC.
What is Going to the Movies?(Theater)
These spicy, rolled corn chips are basically the official fuel of Santa Ana high schools.
What are Takis?
You better go catch it! This kitchen giant "runs" 24/7 to keep your milk from spoiling.
What is a Refrigerator?
You’ll find multi-level versions of these at MainPlace Mall or the OC Courthouse when you're trying to avoid the sun.
What is a Parking Structure (or Garage)?
You might find a stack of these black plastic discs; they’re "retro" now, but your parents actually used them to play music.
What are Vinyl Records?
"Friday Night Lights" refers to heading to the stadium to cheer for the Saints, the Jaguars, or the Falcons in this sport.
What is High School Football?
Whether you like them "Lemon Pepper" or "Buffalo," these are a mess to eat but essential for every game.
What are Chicken Wings?
When you turn the handle on the sink, you’re letting this "run" until it gets hot enough to wash dishes.
What is Water (or the Faucet)?
In many Santa Ana neighborhoods, you have to watch out for this 10-letter word that means "parking next to the sidewalk."
What is Parallel (Parallel Parking)?
A staple of the $5 table, this appliance is usually covered in crumbs and only has two settings: "burnt" or "raw."
What is a Toaster?
This 4th Street destination is the spot for aesthetic photos, local food, and walking around with your friends after dark.
What is Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA)?
This green dip is the MVP of the table, but remember: in 2026, the "no double-dipping" rule is strictly enforced.
What is Guacamole?
If this tells the time on your wrist, it "runs" on a battery or by the movement of your arm.
What is a Watch (or Clock)?
If you park here on the wrong day in DTSA, you’ll see a little white truck and end up with a ticket for this cleaning service.
What is Street Sweeping?
These "dust collectors" are often small ceramic animals or figures that your grandma thinks are worth a fortune.
What are Knick-knacks (or Figurines/Old Toys)?
If you're "mic'd up" on a Friday, you're likely at a private booth belting out Bad Bunny or Taylor Swift songs here.
What is Karaoke?
These are tiny cocktail sausages wrapped in puff pastry—ironically named after a farm animal in a cozy setting.
What are Pigs in a Blanket?
This is the annoying thing your face does during allergy season in Orange County—no tissues are ever enough.
What is a Runny Nose?(Nose Runs)
This fancy service at South Coast Plaza involves handing your keys to someone else so they can park for you.
What is Valet?
This term describes an item that looks like a total wreck but has "good bones" for someone willing to do the repairs.
What is a Fixer-Upper?
This is the "ultimate" local thrill—heading to the nearby Great Park in Irvine to ride this massive, orange tethered aircraft.
What is the Great Park Balloon?
This "stadium-style" snack involves a bag of Fritos or chips opened sideways and filled with chili and cheese.
What is a Walking Taco (or Frito Pie)?
This isn't a race; it's what happens when a single thread breaks in a pair of tights or stockings.
What is a Run (in hosiery)?