Brooklynese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Brooklynese
Example Sentences
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His regular customers took it all in good humor, knowing that Mr. Krupin’s Brooklynese ribbing was part of the experience.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2020
Nearly all his current and former aides have perfected an impersonation of his thudding Brooklynese.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2020
Sanders said in abrupt Brooklynese to the cooks and card dealers, enduring selfies and bits of smalltalk.
From Time ● Feb. 23, 2016
As my Brooklynese father used to say, “If Sarah jumped owaf the Golden Gate Bridge, Leeser would follow.”
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2016
She stands there, immobile, clutching the sheet against her silk blouse, when someone yells in raucous Brooklynese, “Gaaahbage! Whadda piece of gaaah- bage!”
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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