New Yorkese
[ yawr-keez, -kees ]
/ yɔrˈkiz, -ˈkis /
noun
the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.
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Example sentences from the Web for New Yorkese
He spoke in German and she answered in New-Yorkese, while her nimble fingers wrestled with the task of back-buttoning her apron.
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