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Brooklynese

Brooklynese proper noun: the dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.

Proper noun

Brooklynese

  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.2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27

Origin of Brooklynese

From Brooklyn + -ese.

Questions about Brooklynese

What does Brooklynese mean?
Brooklynese means the dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
What part of speech is Brooklynese?
Brooklynese is a proper noun.

Words near Brooklynese in the dictionary

  1. Brooklyn Center
  2. Brooklyn fade
  3. Brooklyn fades
  4. Brooklyn Park
  5. Brooklyner
  6. Brooklynese
  7. Brooklynite
  8. Brooklynites
  9. Brooklynn
  10. Brookman
  11. Brookmans

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