Etymology

Lawn Guyland

Today it means: A representation of the local pronunciation of Long Island, in which word-final ⟨ng⟩ is pronounced /ŋɡ/ rather than /ŋ/. Full definition →

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The story

A humorous exaggeration of the local dialect pronunciation of Long Island.

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