Engelska slangtermer för Östkusten och Nordöstra USA

Här hittar du slang från USA:s östkust och nordöstra delar, som framhäver regionala uttryck, accent och lokalt kulturellt språk.

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jawn [Substantiv]

sak

Ex: Pass me that jawn over there; I can't reach it.

wicked [adverb]

väldigt

Ex: That movie was wicked funny.

grinder [Substantiv]

lång smörgås

Ex: I grabbed a turkey grinder for lunch .

yerrr [interjektion]

Tjena

Ex: Yerrr, what's up, man?

crispy [adjektiv]

cool

Ex: That new jacket looks so crispy.

ope [interjektion]

Hoppsan

Ex: Ope, didn't mean to bump into you!

to grill [Verb]

stirra argt

Ex: He was grilling me after I accidentally spilled his drink .

brick [adjektiv]

isande

Ex: It's brick outside; make sure you wear a heavy coat.

schmear [Substantiv]

skikt

Ex: I always get my bagel with a schmear of plain cream cheese .

pie [Substantiv]

hel pizza

Ex: I 'm so hungry I could eat a whole pie right now .

stoop [Substantiv]

trappan framför huset

Ex: Sometimes I like to just sit outside on the stoop and watch the world go by .

to schvitz [Verb]

svettas

Ex: Man, I was mad schvitzing on the walk over here, it's so hot out there!

dumb [adverb]

verkligen

Ex: The food was dumb good, man, I'd totally go back.

bodega [Substantiv]

kvartersbutik

Ex: I need to stop by the bodega to grab some milk .

to schlep [Verb]

dra

Ex: I had to schlep these groceries up three flights of stairs .

regular coffee [Substantiv]

vanligt kaffe

Ex: I'll take a regular coffee, please.

down the shore [Fras]

(New Jersey) to the beach, especially the Jersey Shore

Ex: We're going down the shore this weekend.

disco fries [Substantiv]

disco pommes

Ex: We ordered disco fries at the diner after the concert.

fat sandwich [Substantiv]

jättestor smörgås

Ex: I grabbed a fat sandwich from the food truck after class.

to [hit] the MAC [Fras]

(Pennsylvania) to go to an ATM to withdraw cash

Ex: I need to hit the MAC before we head downtown.

hoagie [Substantiv]

lång smörgås

Ex: I grabbed an Italian hoagie for lunch .

benny [Substantiv]

En oönskad besökare från Bayonne

Ex: The locals complain every summer about the bennies crowding the beaches.

shoobie [Substantiv]

strandturist

Ex: The locals hate when shoobies crowd the boardwalk.

Jeet yet? [Mening]

(New Jersey, Pennsylvania) use to ask if someone has eaten

Ex: Jeet yet? I'm starving.

Jersey slide [Substantiv]

Jersey-glid

Ex: He pulled a Jersey slide to make the turn at the last second.

cabbage night [Substantiv]

kålens natt

Ex: Kids are always up to something on cabbage night.

Piney [Substantiv]

Piney

Ex: He grew up as a Piney deep in the woods.

twenty regular cash [Fras]

(New Jersey) request for $20 worth of regular gasoline, paid in cash, typically said to a gas station attendant

Ex: I pulled up and told the guy, twenty regular cash.

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Midlands-engelska	Nordengelskt engelska	Skotsk engelska	Irländsk Engelska
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