Abaht | About. It's abaht time you brung us those Arns! (Submitted by Melissa Cupp, Pittsburgh) |
Acrosst | Across. The dog was acrosst the street. (Submitted by Ray Wargovich, Marlton, NJ) |
Agin | Against. Set the bookcase agin the wall. (Submitted by Joe Willard, Ligonier) |
Ahch | Ouch. Ahch... it's a jagger bush n'at! (Submitted by Quentin, Pittsburgh) |
Aht | Out. Did you go aht today? (Submitted by Renee Vargo, Freedom, PA) |
Ak Shooly | Actually. Ak Shooly, we went dahna Strip 'n at. (Submitted by Fran Bacvinskas, Bethel Park, PA) |
All over | Covered with. I fell down and I'm all over mud. (Submitted by Kari Macdonald, Ft Lauderdale) |
Alls | All. Alls I have to do today is go dahntan. (Submitted by Liz Newhouse, Baden) |
Annem | An associate of a named person. Must be used directly after person's name. "Jimannem went dahnthan n'at." (Submitted by Todd Moniot, Squirrel Hill) |
Anymore | Lately. Anymore I seem so tired. (Submitted by Rich Kier, Lompoc, CA) |
Arahnd | Around. Quit hangin arahnd wit dem hobos. (Submitted by Melissa Cupp, Pittsburgh) |
Ascared | To feel afraid, fearful. Hey yinz jagoffs, I ain't ascared to climb at tree overdare! (Submitted by Taylor Sebastion-Vaughn, Sewickley) |
At | Way to end a sentence when finding out where someone is. Where yinz at? (Submitted by Christine Barensfeld, Allison Park, PA) |
Ats | That is. Ats what I said! (Submitted by Roger Muth, Rossiter, PA) |
Behint | Behind. Will yinz look behint the couch I dropped my dollar bill with George Warshington on it. (Submitted by Bob, West Bloomfield, MI) |
Betwinkst | Between. Put doze tamatas betwinkst the patatas and carrats. (Submitted by David Plevelich, Mesa, AZ) |
Cripe | Used to avoid using the Lords name in vain. Cripe is this Arn warm. (Submitted by Bonnie Kline, Newnan, GA) |
Cuhmat | Come out. Kin Mike cuhmat to play? (Submitted by Terry Keelan, Los Angeles) |
Da, Dem, Dose | The, Them, Those.. Look at dem speds playin' in the dumpster! (Submitted by Sean Williams, Canonsburg) |
Dint | Didn't. I dint do it. (Submitted by Lynne Washington, Raleigh, NC) |
Dissabiwitty | Disability. Yinz gone dahntahn to git yer dissabiwitty check? (Submitted by Scott Shields, Greensburg) |
Downstreet | As in 'I'm goin' downstreet'. When I first moved here I was in the hospital and some lady in the bed next to mine kept talking about how she couldn't wait to get out of there and go downstreet. I thought it was some town I hadn't heard of. (Submitted by Mary Kinney, Beaver, PA) |
Dub ya | The letter W.. As in "What's your favorite radio station?" Three dub ya S. (Submitted by Bob Mowry, Ross Township, PA) |
Dub-ah-yah | W. My cuzin is flying in on T dub-ah-yah A (Submitted by Rachel Carse, Pittsburgh, PA) |
Ere Tate In | Irratating. (Submitted by Bill Stohr, Pittsburgh) |
Expecially | Especially. Pittsburgh streets are expecially bad. (Submitted by Deborah Kennedy, Moon Township) |
Fer | For. (Pronounced "fur"). Go fer it (Submitted by Roger O., Idaho) |
Fi | Five. Call me at Fi-six-nine, fi-o-fi-four. (Submitted by Rick Fleck, Boston, MA) |
Flyin' fraction | The old 77/54 streetcar line that went from the lower Norside to Carrick via Bloomfield, Oaklan', Souside et al.. I useta take th Flying Fraction ta' Pitt ta lern gud grammer an' spellin'. (Submitted by Paul McGrail, Clemmons, N.C.) |
Frun | Fun. Mommy, he's making frun of the way I tock! (Submitted by Vivian Corr, Los Angeles, CA) |
Ichin | Itching. Think ya kin skratch ma back cause it's ichin? (Submitted by Keither Reiner, Yokosuka, Japan) |
Illregardless | Considered by users a sign of intellectualism. (Submitted by Jerry Hite, Rocky River, OH) |
Jest | Just. It's jest another one of those things! (Submitted by Mullen & Alvin, Pittsburgh) |
Jinz | Did you guys. Jinz hear what I just said? (Submitted by Josh, Pittsburgh, PA) |
Kayee-Kay | KDKA (Pittsburgh's first radio station). Kayee-Kay is the only station I lissen to! (Submitted by Greg Jena, Pittsburgh) |
Mitlen | Midland. I used to live in Mitlen, but now I live in da Rocks (Submitted by Bob, Rochester) |
Muncle | My uncle, Vince. Muncle Bince always said "Fort Pitt thats it." (Submitted by Mark Cunningham, Foresthill, CA) |
N'at | And so forth. Used for emphasis. "We went shopping n'at." (Submitted by Alan Greer, Pittsburgh) |
Na | The, when "da" isn't appropriate. Are yinz goin dahnna game tamarra nite? (Submitted by Fran Martin, Mars, PA) |
Naah | Replaces no as well as exclaims disbelief. (Submitted by J.E. Rash, Bedford, MA) |
Neckstore | Next door. Ahr neckstore neighbor is rilly nebby. (Submitted by Rhondalee Rohleder, Cave Creek, AZ) |
Needer | Neither. Needer of us knew how to get onda parkway. (Submitted by Bailey & Steph, Brookline) |
Nuyn-ah | A disbelief. Also, "Nuy-huh" a positive, as in "Yes, it is!" (Submitted by Rev. J. David Truby, Shelocta) |
Once | Burgh folks tend to do things "once". "I'm goin down the basement, once." or "I'll call her, once she gives me her number." (Submitted by Milton Callan, Burbank, CA) |
Onest | Once. I only seen it onest. (Submitted by Ed Roscoe, Waynesburg, PA) |
Pacific | Specific. Can you be more pacific about that? (Submitted by Thomas E. Cyprych, Coraopolis, PA) |
Pacifics | Specifics. I don need awl dat mumbo jumbo, just gimme da pacifics arright! (Submitted by Tara Leah, Pittsburgh, PA) |
Pertineer | Almost. It pertineer kilt him. (Submitted by Bob Montgomery, New London, CT) |
Prolly | Probably. We'll prolly see him over der. (Submitted by Mike Baker, Blairsville, PA) |
Rilly | Really. Are you rilly goin aht at dis ahr? (Submitted by Ron Thompson, Kersey, PA) |
Seeinzat | Because. I'm going to the game seeinzat I got the tickets for free. (Submitted by Ron Geyer, Phoenixville, Pa.) |
Shaht aht | Shout out. A call of acknowledgement, especially to friends, family, or groups of people in a geographical area. "Here's a shaht aht to all the people from the Norside!" (Submitted by Rambo King, State College, PA) |
Shore | Sure. There shore are a lot of clahds today! (Submitted by Eric Carlson, Cupertino, CA) |
Sicks | Sixth. Dat's the Paritz sicks eer inna game! (Submitted by Linda Bair, New Kensington, PA) |
So's | So as I would. Too bad yinz can't send an arn over so's have some fer the Stillers game. (Submitted by Bob Hollis, Naperville, IL) |
Still | Placed at the end of sentences. I have a cold still. "I'm working on my research paper still." (Submitted by Greg Holdan, South Park, PA) |
Supposibly | Supposedly. He supposibly went dahntahn today to worsh his close in the crick. (Submitted by Krista Brownlee, Pittsburgh) |
The Trip Six Fix | "666". When the PA Lottery was fixed by Nick Perry many years ago... they bet a bunch of money on 6-6-6, and whadda know, it came up that night! (Submitted by Joshua Patton, Bellevue) |
Twunny | "20". You got change for a twunny? (Submitted by Dessie Solomon, Homewood) |
Wah | What. Wah yinz say about dose people? (Submitted by Chris Hannegan, Clairton) |
Wallyworld | Wal-Mart. Honey, could ya go to Wallyworld and pick up some dog fuud. (Submitted by Josh Wright, East Liverpool, Ohio) |
Whatfer | What. Whatfer kinda fish is at (Submitted by Carrie Solomon, Richmond, VA) |
Whenever | When. Member whenever we first met at da O? (Submitted by Carie Friedlander, Monroeville, PA) |
Wigg | Something that is truly strange, something that makes you quiver. I wigged out when I saw Sophie Maslof! (Submitted by Chris Tina Marie, New Kensington, PA) |
Witchew | What are. Witchew gonna do? (Submitted by Lou Muccioli, Perryopolis) |
Woll | Well. Woll, yinz go dahn 'air and turn right where the Winky's usta' be... (Submitted by Bonnie Madre, Hampton Roads, VA) |
Wouttent, couttent | Wouldn't, couldn't. (Submitted by Bonnie Madre, Hampton Roads, VA) |
Wow | While. Yinz stay put wow I git sumpin from necksdoor. (Submitted by Sally Fairbaugh, Phoenix, AZ) |
Wuddle | What will. As that old waitress at the Oyster House in Market Square used to say, "Wuddle it be for yinz?" (Submitted by Jarrett Munkittrick, Tucson, AZ) |
Yet | Still. You have a mess on the table yet! (Submitted by Rich Kier, Lompoc, CA) |
Yinz | You two are (second person plural).. Yinz are a cute couple! (Submitted by Everybody, Everywhere!) |
Zackly! | Exactly. Yinz know zackly what I mean. (Submitted by Matt Hummel and Bryan Botsko, Beaver, PA) |