Slate has just compiled a map illustrating its picks for what the official word of all 50 states should be, and Iowa's is.....uh, weird.

The site came up with its suggestions by consulting with linguistic experts, researching slang terms on online message boards and polling their readers on Facebook.

Here's what they recommend for Iowa: kybo (noun): port-a-potty.

RAGBRAI
RAGBRAI
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Here are the official unofficial words for some other states, some I've actually heard of, but all also weird (check the full list with the interactive version of the map here):

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California: Hella
Florida: Toad-strangler
Georgia: Dingnation
Illinois: Grabowski
Pennsylvania: Yinz
Massachusetts: Wicked
Michigan: Yooper
Minnesota: Uff da
New Jersey: Jug handle
New York: Mad
Washington: Jumble sale

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