In singular and (now usually) plural. The central area of the eastern United States, as situated between north and south (see quot. 1896), esp…

General attributive. Designating things or persons native to, associated with, or characteristic of New England.

The speech or language characteristic of Chicago, esp. considered as forthright or lacking sophistication.

collective. Natives or inhabitants of Boston (see also quot. 1785).

The regional form of American English used in or associated with New York City. Cf. Brooklynese, n., Manhattanese, n.

A strongly accented variety of New York English, associated esp. with the borough of Brooklyn.

= General American adj. n. at general, adj. n.compounds 2.

The speech or language characteristic of Manhattan or of New York City.

A regional type of speech used by the inhabitants of Harlem. Also attributive or as adj.

The variety of English spoken in the Southern states of the United States.

A variety of American English associated with the Harlem area of New York; slang used by black Americans, or by jazz musicians and their followers…

(A name for) a blend of English and Yiddish, esp. one spoken in the United States; a form of English containing many Yiddishisms or a form of…

U.S. colloquial. An accent or manner of speaking associated with the upper class of the north-eastern United States, characterized as lacking in…

a teenage girl from San Fernando Valley in southern California; also = Valleyspeak n. below; also attributive.

= Valleyspeak n. at valley, n. compounds 1a(b).

a form of slang originating among teenage girls in San Fernando Valley in southern California.

A regional dialect or accent of New Orleans, traditionally associated with white working-class people in districts such as the Irish Channel and the…