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Pittsburgh pronunciation of “downtown.”
“We’re heading dahntahn before the game.”Open word
Eggs with runny yolks, usually served with toast for dipping.
“I’ll have dippy eggs and toast.”Open word
Runny or suitable for dipping, especially when describing eggs.
“Make the eggs dippy so I can use the toast.”Open word
An unspecified object, gadget, or thing whose name the speaker cannot remember.
“Hand me that doohickey from the drawer so I can fix this.”Open word
A person’s preference or choice, usually in the phrase if I had my druthers.
“If I had my druthers, we would leave before the tunnels back up.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “dishes.”
“Do the dishizz before you leave.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation/spelling of the letter “W.”
“That starts with a dubbya.”Open word
Divide or separate something into shares.
“Divvy up the cookies before everyone gets here.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style way to say “the Burgh.”
“Welcome to Da Burgh.”Open word
Butt or backside, from Slavic-influenced regional family speech.
“Sit your dupa down and eat.”Open word
Drought.
“The garden suffered in that drooth.”Open word
Down the basement / down in the cellar.
“The Christmas stuff is dahn da cellar.”Open word
The basement.
“The holiday decorations are dahn in da cellar.”Open word
Down.
“Come daun here and help.”Open word
Down in the basement.
“He’s dahn in da cellar looking for the Christmas lights.”Open word
The.
“Put da pop in da fridge.”Open word
A town square.
“They met down at the diamond before the parade.”Open word
A diner, especially in northwestern Pennsylvania usage.
“We stopped at a dinor on the way home.”Open word
An affectionate or complimentary term for a childlike or attractive person.
“She was a doll baby in that old family photo.”Open word
Doughnut.
“Pick me up a dozen doe nits.”Open word
Doughnuts.
“Yinz want doe nits with coffee?”Open word
Dog house.
“I just built a new dog box.”Open word
Dishwashing liquid.
“We’re out of dish soap.”Open word
A pharmacy or store for medicine and household items.
“Stop at the drug store for cough drops.”Open word
Runny eggs served with toast for dipping.
“I’ll have dippy eggs with toast.”Open word
Do not be rude, foolish, or inconsiderate.
“Don’t be a jagoff — put the buggy back.”Open word
Downtown traffic.
“Dahntahn traffic is backed up again.”Open word
Dish towel.
“Hand me that dish towl.”Open word
An egg with a runny yolk, often cooked over easy and used for dipping toast.
“I want a dippy egg with toast so I can clean up the yolk.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style phrase combining dahntahn with n’at.
“We’re going dahntahn n’at.”Open word
A Pittsburgh-style way to say “down there.”
“It’s down air in the basement.”Open word
A spelling variation of “down there.”
“Go down ere and check.”Open word