Brooklynesen.
/ˌbrʊklɪˈniːz/ A strongly accented variety of New York English, associated esp. with the borough of Brooklyn.For a description of Brooklynese see J. C. Wells Accents of Eng. (1982) III. 508–10.
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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
1893 Town Topics 22 June 20/1 The people of Brooklyn talk Brooklynese. Brooklynese is a language that is a mixture of Bowery, Pittsburgh and Zulu.
1914 Independent 18 May 281/2 All rights for this story are reserved, including its translation into Brooklynese.
1946 N.Y. Times Mag. 7 July 14/1 Brooklynese is no upstart from across the tracks.
1963 Economist 5 Oct. 39/2 His rich Brooklynese.
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