Harlemesen.
/hɑːləˈmiːz/ A regional type of speech used by the inhabitants of Harlem. Also attributive or as adj.
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Midland1785
New England1839
Chicagoese1883
Bostonese1888
New Yorkese1888
Brooklynese1893
Western American1901
Manhattanese1908
Harlemese1928
southern1935
jive1938
Yinglish1951
lockjaw1965
Valley Girl1982
Valspeak1982
Valleyspeak1983
Yat1984
1928 Opportunity VI. xi. 346/2 Dr. Fisher writes with equal authority and zest of..his Harlemese version of a sermon on the battle of Jericho, the technique of piano moving, [etc.]
1932 Opportunity X. x. 320/2 The escapades of these two roustabouts and the ‘Harlemese’ which they use so glibly.
1942 Amer. Mercury July 84 She offers a sketch of Harlem life couched in Harlemese.
1963 A. Bontemps Amer. Negro Poetry p. xvi Hughes's art can be likened to that of Jelly Roll Morton and the other creators of jazz. His sources are street music. His language is Harlemese.
1972 Listener 27 Jan. 125/3 [They] assume we know Brooklynese..and Harlemese, and Bronxese.
1973 Black World Mar. 81 His [sc. Langston Hughes'] language has been appropriately called Harlemese: vibrant, rhythmic, direct, and racy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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