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New Yorkese

New Yorkese proper noun: a dialect of English spoken in New York.

Proper noun

New Yorkese

  1. A dialect of English spoken in New York.
    • Her New Yorkese gave her origins away instantly.

Noun

New Yorkese

  1. (in plural, rare) A person from New York.
    • You have to watch out for those New Yorkese; you never know what they might be up to.
    Synonyms:
    New Yorker

Synonyms of New Yorkese

Origin of New Yorkese

From New York + -ese.

Questions about New Yorkese

What does New Yorkese mean?
New Yorkese means a dialect of English spoken in New York.
What part of speech is New Yorkese?
New Yorkese can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near New Yorkese in the dictionary

  1. New York/New Jersey Bight
  2. New Yorker
  3. New Yorkeress
  4. New Yorkeresses
  5. New Yorkers
  6. New Yorkese
  7. New Yorkian
  8. New Yorkians
  9. New Yorkiness
  10. New Yorkish
  11. New Yorky

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