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Pittsburgh-area pronunciation of “wash.”
“I gotta worsh the car.”Open word
A folded, half-moon pizza-dough sandwich filled with hoagie-style ingredients.
“I ordered an Italian wedgie instead of a regular hoagie.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of Wednesday.
“See yinz Wensdee.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “water.”
“Get me a glass of worter.”Open word
A winding road.
“That whinedy road gets slippy in winter.”Open word
A soup with greens, small meatballs, and pasta, common at events and family meals.
“Get a bowl of wedding soup.”Open word
Wants to be petted.
“The dog wants petted.”Open word
Washed.
“I already worshed the dishes.”Open word
Wash rag or wash cloth.
“Use a worsh rag for the counter.”Open word
Washing.
“She’s worshing the windows.”Open word
Wouldn’t you.
“Wuhn cha rather sit by the fan?”Open word
A wedding table filled with many homemade cookies.
“The wedding cookie table took up a whole wall.”Open word
What a laugh; what a funny thing.
“That story was what a how.”Open word
Wash the clothes.
“I need to worsh the clothes before Monday.”Open word
Watching the Steelers and whatnot, in Pittsburghese style.
“We’re staying home watching the Stillers n’at.”Open word
What many places call the dessert Western PA often calls a gob.
“Around here, I call that a gob, not a whoopie pie.”Open word
Watch out for thorns.
“Watch for jaggers when you cut through there.”Open word
A washcloth, with the regional worsh pronunciation.
“There is a clean worshrag under the sink.”Open word
A regional grammar construction meaning wants to be walked.
“The dog wants walked before dinner.”Open word