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Baltimorese 

Baltimorese, sometimes phonetically written Bawlmerese or Ballimerese, is a dialect of American English in the Mid Atlantic United States that originated among the white blue-collar residents of working class South and Southeast Baltimore.

Reference(s): From the BaltimoreHon Web and EnglishGratis web sites



aigs - eggs

Amblance -- ambulance

arnjuice - orange juice (an example of the widespread use of elision)

Atna Canny - in the suburbs, i.e. "out in the County." May or may not refer to Baltimore County

Bawlmer - Baltimore (pronounced BAWL-mur)

Beeno - B&O Railroad

Blare - Bel Air, or Belair Road.

Caff lick - Catholic

cole race beef samwish - cold roast beef sandwich

crown - crayon

downey ayshin (down the ocean) - at the beach (spent sum'r weekends downey ayshin). 'At' or 'to' is implied, but not a part of the elision; specifically, it means Ocean City, Maryland

Dundawk - Dundalk, as in Dundalk, Maryland

gubmint - government

hon - a universal name used for greeting (in extreme instances, pronounced in two syllables, "huh-in")

Jeet...Did you eat?...usually answered by "nojew?"

meer - mirror

Merlin - Maryland

Naplis - Annapolis

ool - oil

ornj - orange

arster - oyster

pleese - multiple police officer

tawlit - toilet

taeta - potato (most commonly used with 'chips')

warsh - to wash

Warshngton - As in Washington D.C., or Washington County

wooja - Would you?

yell-uh - yellow

Yerp - Europe

youse - plural of you

zink - sink
Hey hon, buffer thar wuz Pittsburghese, thar wuz the Balwmorese (Baltimorese) dictionary, so you can co-moon-icate wiff the natives (circa 1996).
Baltimorese by kim(gerly) December 10, 2022

Baltimore Shuffle

The act of stumbling around the streets like an idiot after shooting up heroin.
I caught Brian doing the Baltimore Shuffle across the LightRail tracks last Thursday.

Baltimore Parking Spot 

A "Baltimore Parking Spot" is anywhere you damn well please as long as you put your hazard flashers on and remain oblivious to the lane of traffic you've just shut down.
Don't worry yo, I'll get me a Baltimore Parking Spot while you go inside and find your stash.

Baltimore City Shuffle 

The act of stumbling around the streets like an idiot after shooting up heroin.
I caught Brian doing the Baltimore City Shuffle across the Light Rail tracks last Thursday.

Baltimore Barber Accent 

Barber with an accent that makes no fucking sense.
Conversation with someone with a Baltimore Barber Accent
barber: bay boy say he wanted to get his jionmion giggalasnack apaindn a futlmanutinsees, bay boy say say jittleline my jittleyou, bittleyou until a sneeblesnap apens. pongulla ooh Snack you wanna see that attleha barnes monasnacks but no cuttle a snap a snap apns? jouhnallasnsapapns. oohsnayapakayysnns.

kid: Dumfayce!

barber: 你为什么用谷歌翻译这个

kid: gaaah!

barber: asnap akayysnns HnnsnaPaPas nsnns

kid: Get outta my face!

barber: You know you didn't.
Baltimore Barber Accent by Man Jugs February 11, 2022

The Catholic High School of Baltimore 

An all girls high school where the girls resemble cattle
Why are the girls from The Catholic High School of Baltimore eating everything