Results for “pron”

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dropshot
noun

Going prone mid-gunfight to drop under their aim and win the close-range duel.

#fps#callofduty#technique#movement
werrit
verb

To worry, fret or fuss — the Brummie pronunciation of 'worry'.

#brummie#birmingham#dialect#british
hoo
pronoun

'She' — historic Lancashire pronoun.

#mancunian#lancashire#dialect#historic
peh
noun

Dundonian pronunciation of 'pie' — usually a Scotch pie.

#scottish#dundonian#dundee#food
bate
verb

Beaten, knackered, or thumped — Irish pronunciation of 'beat'.

#irish#ireland#violence#tired
delira
adjective

Delighted — Dublin pronunciation, usually paired with 'excira'.

#irish#dublin#hiberno-english#ireland
mane
noun

Memphis 'man' — pronounced with a curl, used like punctuation.

#tennessee#memphis#hip-hop#southern
turlet
noun

Yat pronunciation of 'toilet,' straight outta New Orleans.

#nola#yat#hip-hop#southern
co-cola
noun

Memphis / Mid-South pronunciation of Coca-Cola — and a generic word for any soda.

#southern-us#memphis#dialect#food
poke 'n' beans
noun

Memphis pronunciation of pork and beans.

#southern-us#memphis#food#dialect
earl
noun

Yat pronunciation of 'oil' — cooking oil, motor oil, any oil.

#nola#yat#dialect#southern-us
Berl
verb

To boil — Yat pronunciation, as in crawfish berl.

#nola#yat#food#dialect
Sossidge
noun

Sausage — Yat pronunciation, roughly SAH-sage.

#nola#yat#food#dialect
Sug
noun

Sugar — endearment from older NOLA women, pronounced SHOOG.

#nola#southern#endearment#dialect
Yatspeak
noun

The whole bundle of New Orleans pronunciations and grammar — 'where y'at?'

#nola#yat#new-orleans#dialect
Beaucoup
adjective

A whole lot — pronounced 'bookoo' down in NOLA.

#nola#louisiana#french-loan#intensifier
Kuykendahl
proper noun

North Houston street whose 'Kirk-en-doll' pronunciation outs you as local or tourist.

#houston#texas#geography#shibboleth
Bip
noun

Trader-floor pronunciation of 'bp' / basis point.

#finance#wall-street#trading-floor#jargon
she
pronoun

Polari habit of using the feminine pronoun for a man — affectionate or pointed.

#polari#lgbtq#drag#british
straya
noun

Australia (as pronounced).

#australian#aussie#identity#humour
mom
noun

Mother (Brummie spelling/pronunciation).

#british#regional#family#noun
Niner
noun

Radio pronunciation of the digit 9 to avoid confusion.

#military#army#phonetic#numbers
NC
noun

Nasal cannula; low-flow oxygen prongs.

#medical#nursing#abbreviation#respiratory
dojikko
noun

An endearingly clumsy, accident-prone cute girl.

#anime#weeb#archetype#clumsy
y'all
pronoun

Second-person plural pronoun; "you all."

#american#regional#pronoun#address
frunchroom
noun

Chicago pronunciation of 'front room,' the parlor for company.

#american#regional#chicago#home
da
article

Chicago-accent pronunciation of 'the,' as in 'Da Bears.'

#american#regional#chicago#accent
sammich
noun

Chicago-accent pronunciation of 'sandwich.'

#american#regional#chicago#food
farty
adjective

St. Louis-accent pronunciation of 'forty.'

#american#regional#st-louis#accent
Pres
noun

Short for pre-drinks; a casual gathering at someone's house to drink alcohol before going out to a bar, club, or event. Pronounced preez.

#aussie slang#australia
Chune
noun

Patois pronunciation of 'tune' — a track, especially a banger.

#caribbean#uk#music
Hitta
noun

A loyal crew member down to put in work — pronounced like 'hitter' without the hard ending.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Gyal
noun

Patois pronunciation of 'girl' — a girl, woman, or someone's girlfriend.

#caribbean#uk#music#urban-lingo
Joanna
noun

Cockney for a piano — 'Joanna' rhymes with the Cockney pronunciation 'pianna'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Likkle
adjective

Patois pronunciation of 'little' — small in size, amount, or affection.

#caribbean#uk#mle#urban-lingo