Brooklynese

American  

[brook-luh-neez, -nees, brook-luh-neez, -nees] / ˌbrʊk ləˈniz, -ˈnis, ˈbrʊk ləˌniz, -ˌnis /

noun

1. the speech, especially the pronunciation, thought to be characteristic of a person coming from New York City, especially Brooklyn.

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Etymology

Origin of Brooklynese

First recorded in 1945–50; Brooklyn + -ese

Example Sentences

The reader can almost hear Camilleri’s longtime translator, Stephen Sartarelli, chuckling over his rendition of Catarella’s chatter as that mishmash of h-dropping Cockney and diphthong-slaying Brooklynese.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2021

Boyle chews the local dialect like a Nathan’s hot dog, biting into the juices of pure Brooklynese and savoring the mustardy aftertaste.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2018

As my Brooklynese father used to say, “If Sarah jumped owaf the Golden Gate Bridge, Leeser would follow.”

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2016

He still has not lost his gravelly Brooklynese after decades in the backhills of Vermont.

From Time • Apr. 30, 2015

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