Brooklynese
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
"Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct."
Example
More examples"Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct."
Etymology
From Brooklyn + -ese.
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