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- proper noun The
dialect ofAmerican English spoken aroundPittsburgh ,Pennsylvania .
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Examples
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Maybe there should be a Wikipedia in Pittsburghese -- I just learned that there is one in Scots.
Melting Pot Soup Lindy 2007
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The town has its own dialect, "Pittsburghese;" locals who speak it are known as "Yinzers."
Danny Schechter: Welcome to Pittsburgh: What Can the G-20 Do? 2009
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MESSAGE BOARD: Baltimore Now Dissing 'Pittsburghese'
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MESSAGE BOARD: Baltimore Now Dissing 'Pittsburghese'
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MESSAGE BOARD: Baltimore Now Dissing 'Pittsburghese'
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So, in honor of Bill Cowher's fifteen years, and in honor of the Rooney family (maybe the only NFL owners with any class whatsoever), Let's all speak Pittsburghese!
January 5th, 2007 wheatland_press 2007
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Since you ` re retro, and you ` re a Pittsburgh native, we wanted to talk about Pittsburghese.
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Since you ` re retro, and you ` re a Pittsburgh native, we wanted to talk about Pittsburghese.
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Are yinz (that's Pittsburghese for y'all) watching 'Life' on the Discovery Channel?
Wired Campus 2010
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Are yinz (that's Pittsburghese for y'all) watching 'Life' on the Discovery Channel?
Wired Campus 2010
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