BROOKLYNESE


Meaning of BROOKLYNESE in English

ˈbru̇klə̇ˌnēz, -ēs, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

Usage: usually capitalized

: the uncultivated speech of greater New York City (including the borough of Brooklyn) and environs among the characteristics of which are the use of əi as the vocalic of words like bird, the use of the glottal stop for tt in words like bottle, and the substitution of t or d(.) for th or th of words like think, these, brother

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