That Patch of Grass Between the Sidewalk and the Street is Called the 'Sidewalk Taint'

Ever wonder what the proper name is for that strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street? The answer – at least to Hoosiers – is a lot stranger than you’d think.

On Monday, July 3, beloved Twitter page @DepthsOfWiki gave us an answer, revealing that in Central Indiana, that patch of grass is referred to as the “sidewalk taint.”

“Omg,” Annie Rauwerda, the page’s long-running administrator captioned a photo depicting the tidbit listed under the Wikipedia entry for “Road Verge,” a.k.a. the sidewalk taint’s more common moniker.

“I knew there were regional words for this, but I didn't realize how many there were?!??!?!?!” she continued in a subsequent post before thanking Twitter user @ninafogel for helping her uncover the discovery.

“As a resident of central indiana I have not met a singular person ever who has said this but now I will absolutely be calling it this,” mused @Pup64HCP.

“Citation EXTREMELY needed on this one,” joked @david_haitch.

Here’s to the sidewalk taint – forever mastering the in-betweens.