Brooklynese

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proper noun

The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The dialect of American English spoken in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.

    Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.

    2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27

Origin

From Brooklyn + -ese.

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Cite this entry
APA

Brooklynese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklynese

MLA

“Brooklynese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklynese. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brooklynese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brooklynese.

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