I mention Pittsburgh a lot here on my blog. I want to teach everyone some of the Pittsburgh language also known as Pittsburghese.
Yes, Pittsburgh has its own language! We even have t-shirts boasting our interesting sayings.
Without further ado, here are just a few of my favorite Pittsburghese words and phrases:
Apost tu = Supposed to. “You’re apost tu love snow if you live in Pittsburgh.”
Ahr = Hour. “The game starts in an ahr.”
Babushka = Scarf worn on head. “Wear your Babushka, it’s cold out.”
Big Ben = Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers Quarterback. “Big Ben got sacked.”
Buggy = Shopping Cart. “Get a buggy for your groceries.”
Choobinuptoo = What have you been up to. “Choobinuptoo lately?”
Chipped Ham =Very thinly sliced ham. “I bought a pound of chipped ham at the store.”
Dahntahn = Downtown. “Lets go dahntahn tonight.”
Der = There. “The remote’s over der.”
Dupa = Butt. “I’m gunna spank your dupa.”
Gumband = Rubber band. “My gumband snapped.”
Hoagie = Large sandwich or sub. “Lets get hoagies for lunch.”
Jeet? = Did you eat? “Jeet yet?”
Jynt Igel = Giant Eagle grocery store. “I bought pop at Jynt Igel”
Kennywood’s open = Your fly is undone. “Dude, kennywood’s open.”
N’at = And that. “Goin to watch Stillers game n’at.”
Needs = Needs to be. “My hair needs cut.”
Pop = carbonated beverage. “Do you have any pop in the fridge?”
Nebby =Nosy or curious. “Yinz are just bein nebby and gossiping.”
Raadiator =Radiator. “Can you fix my raadiator?”
Sahside = Southside, an area in Pittsburgh. “She lives near the Sahside.”
Sammitch = Sandwich. “I ate a chipped ham sammitch for lunch.”
Slippy = Slippery. “Watch out, it’s slippy.”
Spicket = Outdoor faucet. “Turn off the spicket or the yard will flood.”
Stillers = Pittsburgh Steelers. “The Stillers play tonight.”
The Burgh = Pittsburgh. “He’s coming to visit The Burgh.”
Uge = Huge. “Dat hoagie is uge!”
Worsh =Wash. “Make sure you worsh your babushka.”
Yer = You are. “Yer crazy if you don’t love the Stillers.”
Yinz = You guys are. “Yinz are a cute couple.”
Hope yinz enjoyed it! I’m off to school and then work 5-10 tonight.
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