You Know You're From Pennsylvania If You've Heard Some Of These Words
A unique slang word from Pennsylvania is "jawn," used in Philadelphia to refer to almost any object or situation, rhyming with "fawn" or "dawn". Other Pennsylvania-specific terms include "buggy" for a grocery cart, "wooder" for water (especially in the east), "yinz" for "you all" in the west, and "red-up" meaning to tidy up.
Unique Pennsylvania Slang
Jawn: (Philadelphia): A versatile word that can replace "thing," "person," "place," or "situation".
Buggy: A grocery cart, or sometimes a horse-drawn cart used by the Amish.
Wooder: A specific pronunciation of "water" commonly heard in the eastern parts of Pennsylvania.
Yinz: (Pittsburgh/Western PA): A plural form of "you," as in "you all".
Red-up: A phrase meaning to clean or tidy up.
Hoagie: The Pennsylvania name for a submarine sandwich.
Djeetyet?: A quick, informal way to ask "Did you eat yet?".
Needs washed/fixed: A grammatically unique construction where "to be" is omitted, as in "The car needs washed".
Dippers: Over-easy eggs, popular in central Pennsylvania, perfect for dipping toast into the runny yolk.
Gum band: A rubber band, particularly in the rural areas and Pittsburgh region.
Jagoff: (Pittsburgh): An insult meaning a jerk or annoying person.
Nebby: (Pittsburgh): Meaning nosy or overly curious, especially about neighbors.
State Store: A former term for the government-run stores where alcohol was sold in Pennsylvania.
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