25 Colorado Abbreviations + Nicknames You Should Know

No matter where you go, it's likely that you'll find funny nicknames and abbreviated names for local things, and Colorado is no different.

Many of us are so used to calling these places and things by their nicknames that we pay no mind to use them around people who may have no idea what we're talking about.

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Keep scrolling to check out 25 abbreviations and nicknames that are essential for Coloradans to know.

Colorado's Abbreviated Names + Nicknames

Of course, the first goofy nicknames for locations in Colorado are typically four-letter words that end in "o." These include Denver's LoDo, LoHi, RiNo, and the Front Range's outer regions of NoCo and SoCo.

There are also a number of towns that are almost never mentioned using their full names and it's no coincidence that each one of these towns' names include the word, "Springs."

For example, Coloradans refer to Colorado Springs as simply The Springs, Glenwood Springs is simply Glenwood, Pagosa Springs is shortened to Pagosa, and Steamboat Springs is almost always referred to as just Steamboat.

Colorado ski resorts also receive the abbreviation treatment with examples including Arapahoe Basin almost always shortened to A-Basin, Breckenridge abbreviated to Breck, and skiers and snowboarders in the Vail Valley will often call Beaver Creek by the affectionate, "The Beav."

Keep scrolling to check out the entire list of the 25 quintessential Colorado abbreviations and nicknames that every local should know: