region rat

Etymology
. Within Indiana, the northwest of the state is colloquially called, originally short for the Calumet Region. The ‘rat’ appellation apparently derives from as a pejorative term for steelworkers.

Noun

 * 1)  an inhabitant of northwest Indiana
 * 2) * 2013, Paula Evans, Everybody Loves Amy, back cover:
 * Paula Evans, author of The Isle of Iona, was born in Gary, Indiana, named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame (with apologies to Meredith Willson). She has accepted her fate as a lifelong Hoosier and Region Rat.
 * 1) * 2013, Paula Evans, Everybody Loves Amy, back cover:
 * Paula Evans, author of The Isle of Iona, was born in Gary, Indiana, named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame (with apologies to Meredith Willson). She has accepted her fate as a lifelong Hoosier and Region Rat.