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A baby carriage or stroller.
“She pushed the baby buggy down the sidewalk.”Open word
To fester, swell, or become infected.
“Do not keep picking at it or it might beal.”Open word
A shopping cart.
“Grab a buggy when you go in.”Open word
Infected, swollen, or abscessed.
“His ear looked bealed after he ignored it for a week.”Open word
Generic, cheap, or off-brand shoes.
“He showed up in those bobos and everybody had something to say.”Open word
An umbrella.
“Take a bumbershoot; the sky looks rough over the hill.”Open word
Grandmother, especially in Slavic/Eastern European family usage heard around Pittsburgh.
“We’re going to visit my baba this weekend.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation spelling of “brother.”
“My brudder is coming over later.”Open word
Quiet down; lower the volume or intensity.
“Yinz need to bring it dahn a thahsnd in here.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “ball.”
“Throw the bahl over here.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “bought.”
“I bawt it yesterday.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “both.”
“Take bowf of them.”Open word
A casual spelling of Black and Gold.
“It’s a Black N Gold kind of town.”Open word
Chipped ham served in a barbecue-style sauce.
“We’re making barbecue ham sandwiches.”Open word
A noisy mock serenade or celebration for newlyweds.
“The neighbors made a belling after the wedding.”Open word
Babies like to be cuddled.
“Babies like cuddled when they’re tired.”Open word
A little piece of dirt, lint, crumb, or debris.
“Pick up that bitzle before you run the sweeper.”Open word
A toilet located openly in a basement.
“There’s a basement toilet next to the washer.”Open word
Little pieces of dirt, lint, crumbs, or debris.
“Yinz left bitzles all over the kitchen.”Open word
Turn signals on a vehicle.
“Use your blinkers before you cut across three lanes.”Open word
Backpack.
“Put your homework in your bookbag.”Open word
Baseball field.
“The baseball filled is behind the school.”Open word
Pouting silently away from others.
“He’s dahn in da cellar blitzen.”Open word
Back there.
“I’m not going back air.”Open word
Broke or stopped working.
“My toaster blowdup this morning.”Open word
Crying hysterically.
“He was baw-win after the movie ended.”Open word
Crying hard.
“She was bawlin after the story.”Open word
Beautiful.
“That skyline looks bew-d-ful tonight.”Open word
A porch at the back of a house.
“Sit out on the back porch.”Open word
Short local nickname for Pittsburgh.
“I’m from the Burgh.”Open word
Shopping cart return area.
“Take that buggy to the buggy corral.”Open word
Classic topping context for pierogi.
“Put extra butter and onions on the pierogies.”Open word
A headscarf, often associated with older Eastern European women in regional speech.
“She tied on a babushka before walking to church in the cold.”Open word
A cake/dessert style strongly associated with Pittsburgh bakery culture.
“They brought a burnt almond torte.”Open word
The side or edge of the road; a shoulder or curbside strip.
“Pull off on the berm until the truck passes.”Open word