Dictionary of American Regional English

U1b

Do you use a different expression if you’re buying groceries?

GROCERY SHOPPING 316
SHOPPING 208
NR 100
TO THE GROCERY STORE 97
MARKETING 88
TO THE STORE 43
TO BUY GROCERIES 26
TO THE GROCERY 23
TO GET GROCERIES 17
TO MARKET 16
TRADING 16
TO THE MARKET 13
AFTER GROCERIES 12
SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES 10
FOR GROCERIES 8
TO GET SOME GROCERIES 7
FOOD SHOPPING 6
GROCERY BUYING 6
GOING TO THE MARKET 5
TO (NAME OF STORE) 5
TO THE GROCER 5
TO BUY SOME GROCERIES 3
TO GROCERY STORE 3
TO TOWN 3
BUYING GROCERIES 2
DOWNTOWN 2
FOR FOOD 2
GROCERING 2
GROCERY 2
SHOPPING FOR FOOD 2
STORING 2
TO BUY FOOD 2
TO GET THE GROCERIES 2
TO MAKE GROCERIES 2
TO THE SUPERMARKET 2
AFTER EATS 1
BUYING EATS 1
FEW THINGS TO PICK UP 1
FOOD STORE 1
FOODLINER 1
FOR COFFEE 1
GET THE GROCERIES 1
GETTING GROCERIES 1
GONNA GET SOME GRUB 1
GONNA GET THE GROCERIES 1
GOT TO GO BUY MY COMMODITIES 1
GOTTA GET SOME VITTLES 1
GROCERYING 1
HAVE TO GO GROCERY-BUYING 1
JUST SHOPPING 1
KROGERING 1
LAY IN GROCERIES 1
MAKE GROCERIES 1
MARKET 1
MEAT SHOPPING 1
ON ERRANDS 1
OUT FOR GROCERIES 1
OVER FOR GROCERIES 1
PURCHASING 1
SHOP FOR GROCERIES 1
TO BUY GROCERY 1
TO BUY GRUB 1
TO BUY PROVISIONS 1
TO BUY RATIONS 1
TO BUY SOME EATS 1
TO BUY SOME RATIONS 1
TO BUY SOMETHING 1
TO BUY STAPLES 1
TO BUY THE GROCERIES 1
TO BUY THE GRUB 1
TO BUY VITTLES 1
TO DO THEIR STORING 1
TO GET A LOAD OF GRUB 1
TO GET A RATION 1
TO GET GRUB 1
TO GET MY GROCERIES 1
TO GET PICKED 1
TO GET RATIONS 1
TO GET SOME GROCERY 1
TO GET SOME GRUB 1
TO GET SOMETHING 1
TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT 1
TO GET SUPPLIES 1
TO LOOK FOR SOME EATS 1
TO LUG SOME GROCERIES 1
TO PICK UP GROCERIES 1
TO PICK UP SOME THINGS 1
TO RAID THE FOOD STORE 1
TO THE BUTCHER 1
TO THE CORNER GROCERY 1
TO THE CORNER STORE 1
TO THE FOOD STORE 1
TO THE GRAB 1
TO THE GROCER’S 1
TO THE GROCERY MARKET 1
TO THE MEAT MARKET 1
TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STORE 1
TO THE STORE TO GET GROCERIES 1
UPTOWN 1
WEEKLY SHOPPING 1

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