New Yorkese

American  

[yawr-keez, -kees] / yɔrˈkiz, -ˈkis /

noun

1. the speech thought to be characteristic of a person from New York City, as in pronunciation or vocabulary.

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Etymology

Origin of New Yorkese

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; New York + -ese

Example Sentences

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

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

“Mr. Stinson,” he continued in his rapid-fire New Yorkese, gathering speed.

From New York Times

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

And he speaks only the language of New Yorkese circa the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times