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In South Carolina and all the way down to Florida just about everybody say’s “ya’ll” when addressing a group informally and it is said with a very thick southern accent. In New York State people still say ya’ll.
You asked, do New Yorkers say Finna? Some New York slang terms are: Finna or Ima – “Fitting to”, means ‘gonna’
You asked, what are common things New Yorkers say?
- Coffee – Caw-fee.
- Water – Waw-ter.
- Chocolate – chaw-clet.
- Dog – dawg.
- Call -cawl.
- Talk – tawlk.
- Walk – wawlk.
- OFF – Aw-ff.
Likewise, how do New Yorkers say hello? Say “hey”, instead of “hi” or “hello” and say it quickly. Make the classic “you guys” into the NYC plural “yous guys.”
Subsequently, what does OD mean in New York slang? The most common definition of “O.D.” is to overdose or binge on a substance (usually in reference to hard drugs, but the word could be used for chocolate, homework, etc. too). Rapper King Los sings, “That’s my drug, I O.D… that’s my money, I O.D”
How do New Yorkers say salmon?
What do locals call NYC?
New York City is known by many nicknames—such as “the City that Never Sleeps” or “Gotham”—but the most popular one is probably “the Big Apple.” How did this nickname come about?
How do New Yorkers say Manhattan?
What are some Brooklyn sayings?
- “Antics” istockphoto.com.
- “Bodied” istockphoto.com.
- “Blowing Minds” istockphoto.com.
- “Brick” istockphoto.com.
- “Dragging It” istockphoto.com.
- “Going With” / “Went With” istockphoto.com.
- “Good Looks” istockphoto.com.
- “I’m Dead” / “I’m Weak” Shutterstock.
What city that never sleeps?
“The City That Never Sleeps”: In addition to being called the “Big Apple,” New York City is known as being “The City That Never Sleeps.” Similar to Los Angeles, California, New York City is full of action-packed entertainment attractions.
Do New Yorkers swear a lot?
Linguists and experts on American dialects generally agree that New York, among its many claims to excess, appears to be the most foul-mouthed city in the nation, rivaling only prison and the armed forces in its penchant for profanity.
How do New Yorkers say orange?
Bostonians and New Yorkers also pronounce their “o’s” and “a’s” differently from each other and from Connecticut. Ms. MacKenzie said “forest” and “orange” are pronounced FORE-ist and OR-inge in Connecticut, but as FAR-ist and ARE-inge in New York.
Why do New Yorkers sound Italian?
The major waves of Italian immigration came a long time ago (100 to 150 years ago), and came mostly from southern Italy and Sicily. At that time, not only were there very different accents in Italy, there were different languages/dialects. So, the accent of some of these people became stereotyped as an Italian accent.
Is the New York accent dying?
While it’s true that the younger generation has moved away from New York dialect, that “doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of people embracing and using the accent, because they have strong associations and pride about being New Yorkers,” Becker says. “The short answer is no, it’s not dying, it’s changing.”
How do New Yorkers say caramel?
Jeffrey, it turns out, was born and raised in New York, which explains why “car-a-mel” is the way he’s used to hearing it.
What does 730 mean in slang?
(adjective) Crazy; mentally unstable. “730” would probably be used to warn someone about a person who doesn’t quite have it all together.
What does Oddee mean?
The slang term “Odee” (also spelled OD or Ohdee) is an adverb and adjective, which originated in Brooklyn, New York and is used to reference exaggeration, extreme, or too much.
