These are some examples of Pittsburghese. What are some odd sayings or pronunciations from your neck of the woods?
I never realized that I say a lot of these, I don't live too far out of Pittsburgh....lol
LOL I remember my grandma (from Butler) saying she and my grandpa had taken a trip to Worshington, D.C. :-D
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Speck- fat. Picture an old lady saying, "I'm gonna catch your speck!" to a baby and pinching it's chubby legs. That is almost exclusively how the word is used.
Daresn't. "You daresn't do that!" It's like saying, "Don't do that!", but more ominous. At least when my MIL says it. I guess it was supposed to have been a contraction of dare not, but I daresn't speculate.
Onest (pronounced "Vunst"), a variation of the word "once". "Come here, vunst, I want to ask you something." I can only guess the phrase was invented to avoid someone coming to you twice or thrice or more when you only have one thing to tell them.
"jaggoff"...lol I didn't realize that was a Pittsburgh thing.
How about "cousint"? Is that Pittsburgh? lol
"Ig'nernt" is a Pittsburgh thing?? I didn't realize that either. lol
There is really a fine line between Pittsburghese and talking like a hillbilly. ;)
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My area, We say some of these but we don't talk like that for the most part LOL. Just the things like Red up, Yinz & Slippy ( older people say it ) I heard Jaggoff from my cousins. But it isn't something still used. I haven't heard that in years. And Warsh, adding the R ( older people ). The younger generation doesn't add the R. My mom & aunts add the R but no one else younger I know add the R. Otherwise I don't know anyone that talks like that. I have heard some Pittsburgh people talk like that, ( teasing anyway ) But I haven't met any that actually do talk like that, and know quite a lot of them. Again, its usually a generation thing or like when they are drunk or trying to do it.
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I used to her jaggoff in Philadelphia, but that was eons ago! lol
Quoting courtneyann29:"jaggoff"...lol I didn't realize that was a Pittsburgh thing.
How about "cousint"? Is that Pittsburgh? lol
"Ig'nernt" is a Pittsburgh thing?? I didn't realize that either. lol
There is really a fine line between Pittsburghese and talking like a hillbilly. ;)
Redd up, slippy and worsh is said around here often.
You'uns and ain't~ used like Right? are popular around here too.
Those are too funny and I have to admit that I've never heard any of them.
Quoting SahmTam:LOL I remember my grandma (from Butler) saying she and my grandpa had taken a trip to Worshington, D.C. :-D
Around here:
Speck- fat. Picture an old lady saying, "I'm gonna catch your speck!" to a baby and pinching it's chubby legs. That is almost exclusively how the word is used.
Daresn't. "You daresn't do that!" It's like saying, "Don't do that!", but more ominous. At least when my MIL says it. I guess it was supposed to have been a contraction of dare not, but I daresn't speculate.
Onest (pronounced "Vunst"), a variation of the word "once". "Come here, vunst, I want to ask you something." I can only guess the phrase was invented to avoid someone coming to you twice or thrice or more when you only have one thing to tell them.
Yes, there is a very fine line between Pittsburghese and hillbilly. lol
Oh and cousint is a burgh thing. lol
Quoting courtneyann29:"jaggoff"...lol I didn't realize that was a Pittsburgh thing.
How about "cousint"? Is that Pittsburgh? lol
"Ig'nernt" is a Pittsburgh thing?? I didn't realize that either. lol
There is really a fine line between Pittsburghese and talking like a hillbilly. ;)
Where are you & your family going for vacation this summer?
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on Mar. 20, 2013 at 8:38 PM