New Yorkese
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of New Yorkese
Example Sentences
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Are the Lomans meant to be Irish immigrants or is that a Boston dialect that is being affected when the cartoonish New Yorkese takes a breather?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Mr. Lorayne would hear the names of hundreds of audience members and then rattle them off — “Mr. Stinson, Miss Graf, Mrs. Graf, Miss Finkelstein” — in his rapid-fire New Yorkese.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
“Mr. Stinson,” he continued in his rapid-fire New Yorkese, gathering speed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
So over the years it’s become customary to sub in the vague New Yorkese that Hollywood uses as a universal signifier for white working class.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2021
The messenger who appeared on the threshold was Jack Rupert, not in the familiar guise of the Mercury's mechanician, but Rupert at leisure; a small, immaculate figure as New Yorkese as Broadway itself.
From From the Car Behind by Flagg, James Montgomery
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