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Thanks to STL native Tim Ream, a defender with the Fullham FC soccer team in the English Premier League, his teammates are learning a little local lingo.

In a YouTube video, Ream explains some STL-specific terms to attacking midfielder Neeskans Kebano, a Frenchman of Congolese descent.

Ream, 31, played soccer at St. Dominic High in O'Fallon, Mo., and then at St. Louis University before turning pro and playing in MLS for several seasons. He joined Fulham in 2015 and also plays for the U.S. Men's National Team.

The Fulham club is owned by Shahid Khan, an Illinoisan who unsuccessfully tried to buy the Rams football team in 2010.

Among the terms that Reams introduces to Kebano, in the form of a quiz, are:

• "On the boat": Kebano logically guesses that it means some sort of water excursion, then Ream translates that it means visiting a casino.

• "Hoosier": Not another way to say "who are you," as Kebano guessed. Ream tactfully describes it as meaning some person who is "a bit undesirable."