Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh

By the far the wealthiest neighborhood in the mid-sized city of Pittsburgh, PA. It is chock full of Starbucks, Synagogues and J.A.P.s, WASPs and their mothers. Everyone who is anyone is an alum or a future alum of Taylor Allderdice-Squirrel Hill's Blue Ribbon School that pumps out gorgeous Ivy League-bound intellectuals, driven Division-One athletes and beautiful well-rounded individuals ready for 4 years of fun at wickedly expensive liberal arts schools. The girls are stylish and sophisticated, clique-y and have been bred to be ambitious and bossy from years of varsity sports. The boys are well dressed and mildly out of control- believing they can do anything, date anyone and smoke weed and booze anywhere (and they can). Growing up on the East End ensures knowing how to have outrageous nights partying like a rockstar while making sure that the only thing that those noisy soccer moms are gossiping about is your complete success.

I am from Squirrel Hill and you wish you were me.

by Gloria Ribbon April 6, 2005

pitter patter

1. the sound of water or a similar liquid rapidly dripping or falling onto a surface.

2. the onomatopoeia for the light tapping sound of a small animal's feet when it is running.

1. The pitter patter of the rain outside was relaxing as I snuggled in my warm bed.

2. The mice are in here somewhere...i can hear the pitter patter of their feet! *pitter patter pitter patter*

by Strawberry Yan March 7, 2012

pittsburgh

A drinking town with a football problem.

"So what if we won ugly?" - Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher

by zabazuve-ha July 18, 2007

Vaibhav Pittie

Is a noun describing a person who pretends to be goody too shoes but is super naughty and super smart

Don't mess with him. He is a Vaibhav Pittie

by haaknskdbdhhbs March 26, 2011

Pittsburghese

The accent, slang, and verbal shorthand of someone born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of the most annoying dialects on the face of the earth. Pittsburghese comes in part from speaking more quickly than normal, producing slurs such as the infamous "Jeet jet?"

Some butcherings of people's names:
Anthony = An-duh-nee
Aphrotide = Aff-ur-die-tee or Aff-ur-dyte
Barb = Boorb
Bonnie = Bwaw-nee
Carol = Curl
Cheryl = Surl
Don = Dawn
Jennifer = Jinn-uh-fur
Lawrence = Lah-rinse
Lemieux (as in the beloved Pittsburgher Mario Lemieux) = Lah-muu
Terry = Teary

Some butcherings of regular words:
Acoustic = Ah-cue-stick
Afghan = Af-uh-gahn
Aluminum = Al-oo-num-in
Arthritis = Arth-er-eye-tis
Beautiful = Byew-dee-fuhl
Breakfast = Breff-iss
Downtown = Dahn-tahn
Doughnut = Doe-nit
Error = Ear
Field = Filld
Flexible = Flex-uh-kul
Garage = Gaarj
Hour = Ahr
House = Hahs
Ignorant = Ig-nurnt
Interesting = In-ur-es-tin
Lousy = Lah-see
Legal = Liggle
Natural = Nachurl
Out = Aht
Pretty = Priddy
Quart = Coort
Refridgerator = Frige-dare
Regular = Reg-uh-lur
Steelers = Stillers
Technical = Tet-ni-kal
Wash = Worsh
You = Yinz

Some words that don't exist outside of Pittsburgh:
Abeast--Slang for "fat", probably derives from "obese"
Allergayney Whitefish--This is what we say when we see a condom floating down any river, particularly the Allegheny
Aloose--Untied
Ascared--To be afraid of something
Babushka--Scarf worn on the head to keep "aht" the cold
Bitzle--Dirt particle
Bumbershoot--An umbrella
Burm--Side, usually of a road
Cawnur Lady--Prostitute
Chipped-chopped or Chipchop--Very thinly sliced, usually pertaining to meat
Cucky or Cucka-cucka--Revolting; can also refer to a gooey substance
Flustrated--Not just flustered, not just frustrated, but a happy marriage of the two.
Grinny--A chipmunk
Gum--Elastic
Gummyband or Gumband--Rubber band
Gutcheez n'at--Underwear
Heinz 57--Mutt dog
Hunky-doory--Fine
Jaggy--Crazy
Jagoff--Jerk
Jigunda--Large
Jimmies--Sprinkles
Nebbynose or Nebnose--A nosy person
Slippy--Slippery
Sucko--Bad
Zaksame--Exactly the same

Finally, some phrases:
"What kinna birrisat?" = "What kind of beer is that?"
"Brinnit dahn a thahsan!" = "Bring it down a thousand!" (meaning "Quiet down")
"Kinnywood's open!" = "The fly on your pants is unzipped."
"Oh mi-lawndry" = "Oh my gosh!"
"A whole nuther mahl" = "Another mile"
"Airyago!" = "There you go."
"Yinz guys getcher bess sleep onna Serta? Tony's gawddit!" = "You get your best sleep on a Serta mattress? Tony's got it a local mattress slogan!"
"Buy Saym a drink, and gettis dog one too!" = "Wow, what a great goal sports!"
"Gawrsh, it's coledoutdair!" = "Gosh, it's cols out there!"

by Lady Pain March 5, 2005

Pittsnogled

(v) To be assulted with a 3-point shot by Martinsburg's finest, a white 6'11", tattoo sport'n, chest-beat'n Tarzan man/student athlete.

You know a team has been Pittsnogled when Morgantown is ablaze and my Saturn is overcooked.

by WVU Engineering Sport Fans April 8, 2005

pittsnogle

(noun) A secret weapon or hidden factor, in this case contained within the tattooed body of a 6-10 basketball player from West Virginia. Also see pittsnogled

"You can't go far in the NCAA tournament without pittsnogle."

by Popeer April 1, 2005