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Pittsburghese

Pittsburghese proper noun: the dialect of American English spoken around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Proper noun

Pittsburghese

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, Western) The dialect of American English spoken around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Origin of Pittsburghese

From Pittsburgh + -ese.

Questions about Pittsburghese

What does Pittsburghese mean?
Pittsburghese means the dialect of American English spoken around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
What part of speech is Pittsburghese?
Pittsburghese is a proper noun.

Words near Pittsburghese in the dictionary

  1. Pittsburgh salads
  2. Pittsburgh toilet
  3. Pittsburgh toilets
  4. Pittsburgher
  5. Pittsburghers
  6. Pittsburghese
  7. Pittses
  8. Pittsfield
  9. Pittsford
  10. Pittsgrove
  11. Pittsley

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