| "Oh Mi-laundry" | Oh my gosh!. Oh mi- laundry, were those fireworks great (n'at) (Submitted by Craig, Trafford) |
| "Tony's Gawt It!" | "Tony's Got It!" (an annoying local mattress/sleep store sell phrase). Yinz guys getcher best sleep on a Serta!? Tony's Gawt It!" (Submitted by Rachel and Ginger, Morgantown WV) |
| 'Junna | Are you going to. Eh! Yinz 'junna gota Pants N' at? Pick Up some pop on the way home. (Submitted by Jason McCullough, Derry (sticksville), PA) |
| 'Sup wif u | What's up with you. (singular or plural). Not much, 'sup wif u. (Submitted by Ron Melle, Da Rocks) |
| A whole nother | Another. We have to wait a whole nother year for the Pens to win the cup. (Submitted by Karen Balzer, Stratford, New Jersey (formerly of Derry, PA)) |
| Ahnno-dat | I know that. Used as a verbal exclamation point.. Dunno who won da Stillers game... Pens won, ahno-dat!" (Submitted by Jeremy Watson, Hampton, VA) |
| Ain'da | Isn't the. That ain'da way I see it. (Submitted by Jason Hominsky, Greensburg) |
| Airyago | There you go. Hey! Peeg, habaut a couple arns? Airyago. (Submitted by Pat Morrison, North Side) |
| All Over | Covered with. Gimme a towel, I'm all over rain. (Submitted by Paul Corey, Sydney, Australia) |
| Alla | All the. Yinzer alla time jaggin' on me. (Submitted by Nelson Mapel, Geneva, IL) |
| Anedoin' | Ain't doing. Deez streets is fulla potholes and PENDAHT anedoin' nuttin' abaht it! (Submitted by John Golden, Charleston, WV) |
| Anna | And the. Me anna boys went fir a bike ride. (Submitted by Ann Vrabel, Blacksburg, VA) |
| Apost tu | Supposed to. Me and da boys are apost tu go bar hoppin' tonight dahn on da sahside. (Submitted by Dan McDermott, Cranberry Township) |
| Back'air | Back there. I'm never goin' back'air again. Or... "The rag needs worsht, so yinz worsh it, and when yinz er done, throw it back'air, by the arn bawdles." (Submitted by Dennis Hasch, Squirrel Hill) |
| Bince | Being as. Bince yinz are goin dahntahn, pick me up some Arn. (Submitted by Nelson Mapel, Geneva, IL) |
| Bleh shue | Bless you. Bleh shue (Submitted by Kevin Dom, Johnstown PA) |
| Bo fuss | Both of us. The bofuss went to the stiller game (Submitted by Bill Proper, Swissvale, PA) |
| Bowchyins | Both of you. Hey, bowchyins go'n dahn da SLACKS-N-NAT? (Submitted by Dan the man, Latrobe PA) |
| Buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too! | Wow what a great goal. Used by Penguins' announcer Mike Lang (Submitted by Rebecca Balcer, Kent State University) |
| Can a corn | Something easy. Comes from longtime Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince describing high fly balls. (Submitted by Dave Goga, Rochester, NY) |
| Chawt | Watch Out. When yinzer drivin up Erie, chawt for cops. Dayer riten tickets enat. (Submitted by John Buswell, Da Burg!) |
| Cheese and Crackers | WOW!. Cheese and Crackers, dat jag off almost hit my car over der! (Submitted by Dan DeWoody, Orlando Florida) |
| Choobinuptoo | What have you been up to. (Submitted by Kris Broman, Monaca, PA) |
| Close in Proximidy To | Near. As paraphrased from a recent interview with Bill Cahr, the Stillers and the Brownies are rivals because Picksburgh is so 'close in proximidy to' Cleveland. (Submitted by Danielle Nicol, Cleveland, OH (Go Stillers!)) |
| Cole-daht-dare | Cold out there. Joe Denardo says that if you're going outsidetoday, take a jacket because it's cole-daht-dare! (Submitted by Keith , Pittsburgh) |
| Come mere | Come here. (Submitted by Tiffany Bushko, Canonsburg, PA) |
| Cordada | Quarter to. Pronounced COR-da-da. "Meet yinz at cordada four under Kaufmann's clock!" (Submitted by Lou Ammon, Wexford) |
| Cottan Canda Heer | Cotton Candy Here. Used by cotton candy vendors at Three Rivers Stadium (Submitted by Michelle, Belle Vernon, Pa) |
| Cupple Tree | Two or three. So, yinz'll be dahn in Florida for a cupple tree days? (Submitted by John Palma, Coral Springs, FL) |
| Da-Boat-a-ya | The both of you. Dis gift is for Da-Boat-a-ya. Or"Da-Boat-a-ya are nuts, for buyen dat 'Tickle Me Elm doll' for $500 bucks." (Submitted by Micki, New Castle) |
| Dabby | That would be. Dabby cool if you'd pick me up a pahnda grahd rahnd at the Jineegle. (Submitted by Fred Marco, New York City) |
| Dahn nair | Down there. R-r-r yinz gowin' dahn nair? (Submitted by Nancy Hunter, San Antonio, TX) |
| Dahnahahs | Down to the house. I'm gowin' dahnahahs. (Submitted by David J. Randolph, Duke University, Durham, NC) |
| Daht'et | Doubt it. Yinz go dahn to da souside? Daht'et. (Submitted by Brian Daugherty, Oakmont, PA) |
| Dekkacards | Deck of cards. Why don't yinz guyz get aht the dekkacards so we can play a han 'er two. (Submitted by Kris Broman, Monaca, PA) |
| Didya | Did you. Did see at? (Submitted by Linda Marple, Moon Township) |
| Does Hornes tell Kaufmann's their business? | None of your business. I aint telling yinz about it, Does Hornes tell Kaumann's their business? (Submitted by Connie, Pittsburgh) |
| Don't cut no ice | Unbelievable. A flimsy excuse. "Yer story don't cut no ice." (Submitted by Donna Levin, Annapolis, MD) |
| Don't go err wit me. | Don't go there with me.. You don't wanna go err with me on this subject. (Submitted by Leslie, Huntsville, Alabama) |
| Dooder Jobs | Do their jobs. Heard frequently on TV news when they're doing "Man on the street" interviews. (Submitted by Fran Bacvinskas, Bethel Park, PA) |
| Downa | Down to the. Wanna go downa Gardens? (Submitted by Mal Malloy, San Diego, CA) |
| Drip dropin | A light rain. We can go aht now, it's just drip dropin. (Submitted by Saralyn Seiler, Deltona, Fl) |
| Elvis has left the building | Said by (announcer) Mike Lang when the Penguins win. (Submitted by Margie, Pittsburgh) |
| Fell out. | Meaning that someone lost consciousness. Possibly, but not necessarily, from falling out of a tree. (Submitted by M. Abbitt, Pittsburgh) |
| Fer cryin in da sink | I don't believe this. Fer cryin in da sink, can't kordell throw to da right people er what? (Submitted by Dan DeWoody, Orlando Florida) |
| Food Shoppin' | Grocery shopping. Yinz goin' food shoppin'at da gint igl n'at? (Submitted by Gina Hart, Industry, PA) |
| Furill | For real. I'm furill is used to imply that something is true. (Submitted by Sharon Darby, Duquesne University) |
| Gazinta | A mathematical term used in Division. 4 gazinta 12 three times. (Submitted by Walter Kozikowski, Rockville, MD) |
| Getouttatheroad | Get out of the way. You're in my way and I'm going to run into you if you don't move!! (Submitted by Bill Frey, Los Gatos, CA) |
| Gets da steppin' | Hurry up. Gets da steppin', we're gonna be late! (Submitted by Jim Long, Pittsburgh) |
| Git atta 'er/Get aht | Get out of here. Exclaimed when someone is in disbelief. (Submitted by Mary Ellen Ciptak, Los Angeles, CA) |
| Gitdahellaht! | Get the hell out (of here). Means, "You're kidding!" (Submitted by Terey Allen, Detroit, MI) |
| Go Ghost | Disappear. Ah'll lend ya da money 'cuz yer blood, but don't go ghost on me, y'hear? (Submitted by Abby Schiff, New York, NY) |
| Go by way of Altoona | Take the long way. How's come yunz so late? Didja go by way of Altoona? (Submitted by Lloyd Piper, Kokomo, Indiana) |
| Go turn on Bill Burns | Turn on Channel 2 news. (Submitted by Lynne Ralston-Riedell, Tinker AFB, OK) |
| Goin' up | Going up to. I'm goin' up Liggioner (Submitted by Michael E., Los Angeles, CA) |
| Haaja | How did you. Haaja like at Stillers game? (Submitted by Allison Black, Okinawa, Japan) |
| Hafta | Have to. I hafta go to the baffroom! (Submitted by Jane Southern, North Hunningon) |
| Hah ya doone? | How are you doing. (Submitted by Vince Tomasello, Cedarburg, WI) |
| Hainapposa | Shouldn't (ain't supposed to). Yinz hainapposa be aht, yinzer sick. (Submitted by Lan Villella, Aliquippa) |
| Hainy | Isn't he. Hainy goin to da Stiller game today? (Submitted by Jeff Kurtyka, Harrisburg) |
| Half in two | Cut something in half. I cut the sammiches half in two for yinz. (Submitted by Geanan Murtha, Bridgewater) |
| Hammy | Hand me. Hey Dawn, hammy da hammer! (Submitted by Jennifer Kunz, Los Angeles, CA) |
| Hauscome | What is the reason. Hauscome yinz guys didn't wacha Stillers Sunday? (Submitted by Dan Genovese, Columbia, MD) |
| Hay Bir Here | Beer Here. Yelled By the Bir venders at 3 Rivers stadium during foutball games. It gives me a hed ake. (Submitted by Robert Clifford, Pitcairn) |
| Heat ups | Left overs. We are having heat up tonight for supper. (Submitted by Dorothy Johnson, Racine, Ohio) |
| Hit the bricks | Leave. Get lost. From the old cobblestoneroads in Pgh. (Submitted by Mike Novosel, Atlanta, GA) |
| How's abaht | How about, with feeling. How's abaht goin aht? (Submitted by Lou Morgan, Wheeling, WV) |
| How's come | Why. How's come 'dat arn ain't on ice? (Submitted by Joshua Thimons, Allison Park, PA) |
| If your friends jumped off the Westinghouse Bridge, would you? | Used by parents to convince their children not to follow the crowd. Child: But mum, evrybuddy's gettin' their tongue pierced! Mother: If your friends jumped off the Westinhaus Bridge, would 'ju? (Submitted by Yvonne Dailey, Concord, MA) |
| In regards to... | A wordy expression that attempts to make the speaker articulate. (Submitted by Glenn Stuwitzski, Lawrenceville) |
| In-a-baht-a | In about a. When ya be back? inabahta minute (Submitted by Sean Barry, Da Burgh) |
| Inna | In the. What's inna bag? (Submitted by Marge Hampton, Pittsburgh) |
| It's A Burgh Thing | Anything that's unique to Pittsburgh. Like putting french fries in a ham sammitch! (Submitted by Mickey, New Castle) |
| Ize | I was. Ize so tired when I got home from work that I missed the Stiller game (Submitted by Lori Dusi, Baldwin) |
| Ja Wanna | Do you want to. Ja wanna go withs me? (Submitted by Jodi Patterson, Industry, PA) |
| Jano | Did you know. How jano that answer? (Submitted by Chuck Granberg, Shaler) |
| Jeet jet | Did you eat yet. (Submitted by Chuck Granberg, Shaler) |
| Jeez-o-man | Expletive. Jeez-o-man, your skirt is so short I can see Picksburg! (Submitted by Janet Bailey, Winter Park, FL) |
| Jimminy Chrismas! | Term used by old fogies when something goes wrong. Jimminy Chrismas. I lost my babushka! (Submitted by Kattie and Sarah, CMU) |
| Jisabaht | Just about. It's jisabaht time ta go. (Submitted by Marguerite Brown & Vanessa Sterling, Greenfield) |
| Kennywood's Open | Said to men only. Means your zipper on your pants is down. (Submitted by Mike Novosel, Atlanta, GA) |
| Ki | Can I. Ki help yinz? (Submitted by Donna Levin, Annapolis, MD) |
| Kimm'awn | Come on. A statement of surprise or disbelief. "Aw Kimm'awn, git aht!" (Submitted by William Boyle, Oakland) |
| Laid Aht | Refers to the tradition of viewing our deceased loved ones in funeral homes. Sorry to hear abaht your uncle. Where's he being laid aht? Also may be used to refer in the past tense to sunbathing. (Submitted by Colleen Cowan, San Clemente, CA) |
| Lassnite | Last night. Lassnite we went dahn STRATUS! (Submitted by Jill Petersavage and Jamie Keglovich, West Mifflin) |
| Lazyman's load | To carry a large load of groceries in at once because you're too lazy to make two trips. . I could hardly git up the steps 'cause I was carrying a lazyman's load. (Submitted by Lois Cardaro, Bell Point (Apollo)) |
| Like at | Like that. I can't do it like at. (Submitted by David Beatty, Punxsutawney, PA) |
| Like iss | Like this. Hold da ball like iss. (Submitted by David Beatty, Punxsutawney, PA) |
| Living Daylights | Refering to a beating. He beat the living daylights out of him. (Submitted by Budd Corr, Pittsburgh) |
| Mallanar | Miles per hour. That jagoff was drivin' fittee mallanar! (Submitted by Anon, NYC) |
| Mandar | Man did our. Last summer was hot, we runned the air every day, and mandar lectric bill go up. (Submitted by Thomas Methven, New Stanton) |
| McCaddum Road | Asphalt road. As refered to by older Pittsburghers. (Submitted by D. Burrell, Winchester, VA) |
| Meechinsdahnair | I will meet you down there. I actually said this to my best friend and he had NO clue as to what I was saying! (Submitted by Jamie Kloos, Cory, PA) |
| Mills on Wills | Meals on Wheels. Mills on Wills don't never bring halupki, haluski, or kolachis. (Submitted by Ernie Stefanik, Derry, PA) |
| Mize well | I might as well. Are yinz gonna eat this last sammitch? Mize well. (Submitted by Joyce Milton, Brooklyn, New York) |
| Mm-ah | Odd phrase uttered by sportscaster Myron Cope. Mm-ah -- dis is Myrn Cope on sports (Submitted by Joshua Thimons, Allison Park, PA) |
| Molahta | I'm all out of. Jeez, molahta jumbo! (Submitted by Ben, Roswell, GA) |
| Momanem's | Your mother and her friends. Momanem's dahn at da gian igl shoppin'. (Submitted by Gina Edminston, Philadelphia, PA) |
| Morrenat | More than that. Yinz musta had at least twenty arns. Response: "Naaa man, morrenat!" (Submitted by Doug Hoerster, Robinson Township) |
| Mummell | Mom will. Mummell do it. (Submitted by Amy Butler, Scottsville, VA) |
| Muppear | I'm up here. Muppear from Picksburgh! (Submitted by Robert Wollman, Buffalo, NY) |
| Needs swept | Needs to swept. Performed with a "sweeper", known in other parts of the country as a vacuum cleaner. (Submitted by Sheila Farrelly, Bronxville, NY) |
| Nothurn | Another one. I don't like thisson, why don't yinz bring me nothurn? (Submitted by Greg Mattes, Chapel Hill, NC (Johnstown originally)) |
| Nuh-uh!! | I can't believe it. Nuh-uh, yinz didn't rilly meet Jaromir Jagr dahn Chauncy's! (Submitted by Michele Donofrio, Pittsburgh) |
| Nunya | None of your. It is nunya business. (Submitted by Teddy Antoon, Hopwood, PA) |
| Oh call Arnold Slick from Turtle Crick! | Another Mike Lange quote. Makes fun of the way we "crickers" say the word "creek." (Submitted by Brian Moore, Penn State University) |
| Oh mah gersh | Oh my gosh. Oh mah gersh, ers a sputzee up air. (Submitted by the big hurt, picksburg) |
| One Snawall | Once in a while. I seen him one snawall (Submitted by Charles J. Schlotter, Los Angeles, CA) |
| Onnat | For that. He give me the price onnat truck, but I said no way. (Submitted by Bob Crispen, Decatur, AL) |
| Open da light | To turn on a lighting fixture in the room. Open da light -- I can't find my arn! (Submitted by Gary Callen, Idaho Falls, ID) |
| Or not | Hamlet's famous speech, had he been a Pittsburgher. (They don't use "to be" in the Burgh.) (Submitted by Emily Schultheiss, Bradford Woods, PA) |
| Or whatever ennat, ya know? | The proper ending to a statement. We went dahnna sahside and hadda couple Ahrns or whatever ennat ya know? (Submitted by Tony Nicola, Nashville, TN) |
| Out bacca | Behind. She lives out bacca Eastvail. (Submitted by Hazel Farkas, Beaver Falls, PA) |
| Out the road | Far, in no specific direction.. "Where's he live?" "Way out the road somewhere." (Submitted by Rachel, Columbus, Ohio) |
| Ovaderr | Over there. Take iss box and put it ovaderr. (Submitted by Dave Beatty, Punxsutawney, PA) |
| Ow-No | I don't know. Ow No hah many Ahrns I kin drink in an ahr. (Submitted by J.R.K., San Jose, CA) |
| Partly Clah-dy an' Mahld | Partly Cloudy and Mild. As said by Pittsburgh's favoritemeteorologist, Joe DeNardo. (Submitted by David Hoerster, Falls Church, VA) |
| Putemen | Put them in. Gimme a poke ta putemen. (Submitted by Joe Wilson, Heidleberg, Germany) |
| S'muny | Some money. Hey mom can I have s'muny? (Submitted by Carissa Nolla, Pittsburgh) |
| S'not | It is not. As in "No it's s'not." (Submitted by Chuck Granberg, Shaler) |
| S'up | What's up. (Submitted by Anthony Nolla, Pittsburgh) |
| Safternoon | This afternoon. Are you guys coming over the safternoon? (Submitted by C. Silvis Hack, Central IL) |
| Same difference | Same thing or no difference. (Submitted by Joseph Stiehm, Raleigh, NC) |
| Sappenin | What's happening. It is a substitute for, or a response to (s'up). Example: S'up? Sappenin? Dunno, Sappenin wichew? (Submitted by Jake Robinson, New Brighton, PA) |
| Scratch my back with a hacksaw | Said by (announcer) Mike Lang when the Penguins score a goal. (Submitted by Margie, Pittsburgh) |
| Sees Ya! | Words for goodbye. After yinz leave da Eroler game you tell your friends Sees ya! (Submitted by Mickey, New Castle) |
| Sgo | Let's go. (Submitted by Jamie Kloos, Cory) |
| Sgoinon? | What's going on. (Submitted by Jamie Kloos, Cory) |
| Sheeps leg | Wipe your nose. Hey man, you gotta sheeps leg hanging from your nose. (Submitted by Colleen Hasselo, Orlando, FL) |
| Shil | She will. Ask mom for da car, shil let you borra it. (Submitted by J. Cernic, Johnstown, PA) |
| Shutda light | Turn off the light. Uhm tahrd, shutda light. (Submitted by Erin and Josh, Worshingtun Jeffersun Cawwedge) |
| Sick'n tard | Sick and tired. Um sick'n tard uh d'way yinz guys talk. (Submitted by David, Verona, PA) |
| Sposda | Supposed to. We're sposda go dahntahn for da Stiller game. (Submitted by Missy Borkowski, Clayton, NC) |
| Spread some chicken on the hill, Will | Said at the pirate games when Willie Stargell was up to bat. If he hit a home run people would get a free chicken dinner in his restaurant. (Submitted by Keith Rhodes, Kissimmee, FL) |
| Squattna | Let's go out on the. Squattna porch 'n eat sum jumbo. (Submitted by Kevin DeRose, South Park) |
| Squeet | Let's go eat!. (Submitted by Serena Spenser, Pittsburgh) |
| Stan, Guy, love the show | What most callers to Sportsbeat say before they ask a question. (Submitted by Kevin Ritchart, Lexington, KY) |
| Stoofar | It's too far. I'd walk to Kroger, but it stoofar. (Submitted by Bob Havrilla, Fredericksburg, VA) |
| Summina | Something to. Do yinz wanna get summina eat? (Submitted by Brian Daugherty, Oakmont) |
| Takin' da Brahns to da Super Bowl. | Defecating. "Hey, wucha doin' in dere!?" "I'm takin' da Brahns to da Super Bowl." (Submitted by Jason, Butler, PA) |
| That's it, Fort Pitt | That's right or it's all over. This comes from an old advertising slogan for Fort Pitt beer. (Submitted by Jeff Tuckfelt , Falls Church, VA) |
| The fact of the matter is... | A wordy expression that attempts to make the speaker apppear knowledgable and articulate. (Submitted by George Hickman, Greensburg) |
| These unz or Those unz | These and Those. (Submitted by Delana Nives, Columbia, SC) |
| Took a heart attack | Had a heart attack. (Submitted by Carla J. MacMullen, New Haven, CT) |
| Tsgadahntahn | Let's go downtown. Tsgadahntahn en clahnarahn! (Submitted by Charles R. Altman, Shadyside) |
| Umina | I am going to/I'm gonna. Umina break some fingers da next time I catch you with my woman. (Submitted by Drax Felton, Hopewell Township) |
| Up Mike's in dahn Jake's | Response to the question "Where ya goone". If you're headed no where in particular or it's none of the person's business (this may be unique to the Clairton/Jefferson area). (Submitted by Traci Bair, Boston, MA) |
| Up Under | Where to find something you're looking for. Where are my shoes? Up under the bed. (Submitted by Patrick Allen, Wallingford, CT) |
| Up air | Up there. Opposite of down. "The incline goes up air." (Submitted by Marcy McAninch, Gainsville, FL) |
| Upagin | Against. Where should I put da rake?... Lean it upagin da wall in da graaj. (Submitted by Joyce Overly, Gastonia, NC) |
| Usetto be | A phrase used when giving directions. Make a left where the ____ usetto be. This phrase is always followed by a "Yinz can't miss it" even though it is no longer there. (Submitted by Robert Angevine, Pittsburgh) |
| Wach a Stillers | The traditional monday morning greeting asking whether or not you watched the Steelers win. (Submitted by Dan Konnen, Slippery Rock University) |
| Wachatice | Watch out for that ice. Wachatice, it's slippy there. (Submitted by Kevin Rogers, Florida) |
| Waidon | Wait for. I waidon you fer an ahr. (Submitted by Bob Crispen, Decatur, AL) |
| Walleye erd | Well I heard. Walleye erd yinz wuz goin dahn nere en pants en at. (Submitted by Brian McCandless, Vanderbilt) |
| Whaddyagittinat? | What are you getting at. (Submitted by Jamie Kloos, Cory, PA) |
| What the cobb | What happened. What the cobb went on in here yinz two? (Submitted by Dan DeWoody, Orlando Florida) |
| What-r | What are. What-r yens doin? (Submitted by Missy, Pittsburgh) |
| Whatchadoind'day | What are you doing today. You call up you friend and say "whatchadoind'day" normal response "I dunno" (Submitted by Ed, Pittsburgh) |
| Whona | Who in the. Whona world ate my tater chips? (Submitted by Gloria Laugherty, Connellsville) |
| Wir | We are. Wir goin dahnna ragada. (Submitted by Chris McKim, Ephrata, PA) |
| Wir Uh Family | We Are Family. The Pittsburgh rally song by Sister Sledge (Submitted by Jeff Johnson, Ulysses, NE) |
| Wutzername | What is her name. I jes seen wutzername dahntahn. (Submitted by Ralph Gutowski, Oxford, OH) |
| Ya Gatta Ragatta! | Go to the Pittsburgh Ragatta. (Submitted by Carissa Nolla, Pittsburgh) |
| Ya' gotsta | You have to. (Submitted by J.R., Pittsburgh) |
| Ya-hunh | Oh, but indeed it is!. Used only as a response. "Nuh-uh!" "Ya-hunh!" (Submitted by Ellen Stolpe, Morningside) |
| Yabbut | Yes, but. To qualify a statement. "Goin' dahntahn? Yabbut I ain't gonna stay late." (Submitted by Abi Gallagher, North Hills) |
| Yabyinat | (Are) you buying that?. When you're with your friends at the store you may ask "Hey donnie, are yabyinat?" (Submitted by Robert Faust, Carnegie) |
| Yagottabekidden | You have got to be kidding. Yagottabekidden, if you think I can learn to talk like you now! (Submitted by LueAnn Cavanaugh Grosdidier, San Diego Ca, from Pgh.) |
| Yagottaseediss | You have to see this. Yagottaseediss web site! Checkitaht! (Submitted by Regis Kirby, Brighton Heights) |
| Yainga bleevis | You aren't going to believe this. (Submitted by Dave Applegate, Baden, by Cahnway, yuno, by Nortelights Shopin Cenner) |
| Yan-to | You want to. Yan-to watch dem stillers? (Submitted by Tia Piazza, Southview, PA) |
| Yel'low | Yeah, hello. Phrase used to answer the tawlfone. (Submitted by Sue Reed, Brooklyn, MI) |
| Yer-in-yer-aht! | You are in, and then, you are out.. Phrase made popular by Myron Cope in radio advertisement for convenience store. (Submitted by Kim Burke, Washington, DC) |
| Yizzel | You will. Yizzle hafta waid onnat pizza; Dey just turned onny oven. (Submitted by Bob Crispen, Decatur, AL) |
| Yo Ho On | In the 40's-50's, when you called your buddy, you wouldn't dare knock on the door. His mother would hit you with a broom. So, you stood out on the street and yelled, "Yo HO On Joey," until he came out or his mother chased you away. (Submitted by Budd Corr, Pittsburgh) |
| You kids are driving me to Dixmont | You're making me crazy. (Submitted by Jim Tripodi, Beaver) |
| Yoy, yoy, double yoy! | Famous phrase by (Steeler sportscaster) Myron Cope. (Submitted by Bob Pavlakovic, East Pittsburgh) |
