![]() 12/07/2017 at 16:13 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
A family member of mine will be living in Pittsburgh starting next summer and I want to give them a funny/terrible slang guide for Christmas.
I basically need help coming up with fake phrases. Something along the lines of:
Bus: Steeler Sleigh
Steelworker: Allegheny Lumberjack
Steep Hill: Landy Warhol
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You should start at pittsburghese.com .
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as australian, can confirm sign isnt cricket
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not fair dinkum
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not a knoife
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as legit as a drop bear
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looks like some seppie nonsense
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makes me wanna go off like a frog in a sock
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Make sure you tell them to not be a jagoff.
Also, avoid the parkway during rush hour.
Finally, don’t order a Primanti’s sandwich and ask for any ingredients to be removed. It’s ok to add an egg though.
12/07/2017 at 16:45 |
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Why would you need to make up anything? Pittsburghese is already odd enough!
Or just get a Yappin’ Yinzer !
12/07/2017 at 16:46 |
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Don’t forget to watch out for parking chairs!
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Question about Philly (close enough) is it true than an authentic Philly cheese steak is just the meat and cheese wiz? Because I have been told this by multiple people, but I still doubt it.
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That’s the best part: They’ll think it’s all a joke until they google the first few words on my list. Then they’ll assume the rest are true and make a fool of themselves!
12/07/2017 at 17:09 |
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Discussing Philly cheese steaks is like arguing over “real” BBQ, or which is the “authentic” Detroit Coney hot dog . The only winning move is not to play.
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This covers everything i was going to bring up
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But Texas BBQ is clearly the correct BBQ....
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Fake Pittsburghese
Friend : jackwagon
Tourist : damn foreigner
Shoes : feet buckets
Kangaroo : Australian rat
Puppy : ???
Cigarette : Burning Tooth pick
Car Trunk : Car Coffin
Moon : Night sun
Airplane : Magic sky tube
Snake : Cottonmouth
Sweatshirts : sissy shirt
Stop : nah
Eagle : Iggle (This is a Philadelphism)
Both : Bolth (I here this more outside of Pittsburgh. *Note to self it is not legal to stab these people.)
Real Pittsburghese, including weird pronunciations
Nosy : Nebby
Street : Shtreet
Iron: I earn or Arn
Steelers : Stillers
to be : ___ (Example: The grass needs to be cut. = The grass needs cut.)
Slippery : Slippy
Soda Pop : Pop
Brier / Thorn Bush : Jagger / Jagger Bush
12/07/2017 at 17:28 |
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I’m sorry, you’ve somehow misspelled “North Carolina”...
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No, you see Texas was once a country. So that’s the tie breaker in any inter-state competitions.
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Yeah, and its terrible! I always figured a “philly cheesteak” I could get at a local pizzeria in Jersey was going to be crap in comparison to a “real” one. Well when I finally got around to trying some in Philly itself, I learned that the real one isnt supposed to have any real cheese, sauted vegies, or anything else on it. The ONLY reason why I like “philly” cheesteaks is because of the peppers and onions and greesy melted cheddar cheese or something like that. It was so disappointing to have the real thing!
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Don’t you guys call suitcases Swedish lunchboxes?
![]() 12/07/2017 at 19:25 |
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People in philly don’t eat cheesesteaks with just wiz. Most popular is with just melted cheese, with cheese and onions, or with cheese onions and peppers. Mayo optional.
![]() 12/07/2017 at 19:25 |
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Not true. Never seen anybody eat one with just wiz in philly. The best steak places in the city don’t even serve wiz.
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Fun fact: when they were dating, my mom told dad she used to play with home-made dolls as a kid because that’s all they could afford, and her Indiana accent had him thinking all they could afford were “home-made dowels”. Imagine the horror thinking she only had wooden sticks for toys growing up.