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Thinly sliced ham, often associated with Pittsburgh-area delis.
“Pick up some chipped ham.”Open word
A creek.
“We used to play down by the crick.”Open word
Kerosene.
“My pap still called kerosene carbon oil.”Open word
A slice of pizza.
“Can I get two cuts of pepperoni and a pop?”Open word
Hair conditioner.
“Use the cream rinse or your hair will be full of knots.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “couch.”
“Move over on the cauch.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “quart.”
“Grab a court of milk.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “cousin.”
“My cuzint is coming over.”Open word
A compressed way to say “company,” as in visitors coming over.
“We got cupny coming later.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “crayons.”
“Put the cryyinz back in the box.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “car.”
“Get in the cahr.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “church.”
“We’re going to chawrch Sunday.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style way to say church basement.
“The fish fry is in the chawrch basement.”Open word
A wedding or event table filled with homemade cookies.
“The cookie table was bigger than the cake table.”Open word
A skewered meat dish made to resemble chicken.
“My grandma made city chicken.”Open word
Very thinly sliced, usually referring to meat.
“Ask for it chipped thin.”Open word
Cottage cheese.
“Put some cruds on the plate.”Open word
Cottage cheese.
“My gram called it crudded milk.”Open word
Can you give me a ride home?
“Can you ride me home after the fish fry?”Open word
A community meal hosted by a church.
“The church dinner has haluski tonight.”Open word
An old regional term for a light wagon without springs.
“That old cracky wagon would rattle the whole road.”Open word
Diagonally across.
“The store is catty-corner from the church.”Open word
Very thinly sliced chopped ham loaf.
“Get a pound of chipped chopped ham for lunch.”Open word
A potluck-style dish brought to a shared meal.
“It’s a covered dish dinner.”Open word
A potluck-style community meal.
“The covered dish dinner starts at six.”Open word
Cottage cheese.
“She called it cruddled milk, not cottage cheese.”Open word
Cold Iron City beer, phrased in Pittsburghese pronunciation.
“He wanted a jumbo samich and a cold Arn.”Open word
Pittsburghese-style pronunciation/spelling of “cloudy.”
“It’s clahdy, but it might not rain.”Open word
Curd or cottage cheese-related food word.
“My gram used crud for cottage cheese.”Open word
A parking spot saved with a chair or object.
“That chair saved spot is spoken for.”Open word
A sign outside a church with messages or event information.
“The church sign says fish fry Friday.”Open word
A cabbage-based side dish often served with sandwiches or fish fries.
“That fish sandwich comes with cole slaw.”Open word
A makeshift sled made from a cookie sheet.
“We used a cookie sheet sled when the hill got icy.”Open word
A cup of soda.
“You want a cup of pop with that?”Open word
Guests are coming over.
“Company’s coming, so redd up.”Open word
Company or guests are coming over.
“Cupny’s coming, so redd up da house.”Open word
The skewer used for city chicken.
“Watch the city chicken stick when you bite into it.”Open word
A fish fry hosted by a church.
“We’re going to the church fish fry before the game.”Open word
Chipped ham served in a sweet or tangy barbecue-style sauce.
“We’re having chipped ham barbecue tonight.”Open word
A tray of cookies for holidays, weddings, or gatherings.
“Bring a cookie tray to the party.”Open word
A room or area where cookie-table cookies are stored or arranged.
“They had a whole cookie room at the wedding.”Open word
The family and friends who bake for a cookie table.
“The cookie table bakers started weeks early.”Open word