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What does Brooklynese mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Brooklynese? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
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And I have reason to think that less than a century ago, a similar process occurred in a different nonstandard American variety, Brooklynese.
Accents range from classic southern to Brooklynese, from hints of Wisconsin German and Minnesota Swedish to western drawls and Louisiana Cajun.
At N.Y.U., he was asked a lot of questions about the local dialect, commonly known as Brooklynese.
The New York area is home to a distinctive regional speech pattern called the New York dialect, alternatively known as Brooklynese or New Yorkese.
George Peretti, an engineer who speaks rapid-fire Brooklynese and is in charge of business-continuity planning, spent two nights on the floor and in office chairs.

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