BROOKLYNESE


Meaning of BROOKLYNESE in English

n [ U ]

the pronunciation and words used by many people living in Brooklyn in New York City. ‘You’ becomes ‘youse’ , ‘them’ is ‘dem’ and ‘thirty-third’ is ‘toidy-toid’. This way of speaking is also heard in other parts of the city, so many Americans believe that all people from New York speak Brooklynese.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.