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Bostonese 

A term collectively used by the fans of New Kids on the Block to describe the NKOTB members' accents when they speak. Being from Boston, the band members have distinct accents that the fans have embraced and even mimic to an extent.

Practically any word ending in (-er) or (-ar) can be translated into Bostonese by replacing the suffix with (-ah), such as in "glittah" "sweah" or "bettah."
Bostonese: Joey Mac bettah be tweeting on Twittah tonight, or I sweah I might have a heart attack!

Plain English: Joey Mac better be tweeting on Twitter tonight, or I swear I might have a heart attack!
Bostonese by Amos238 June 10, 2009
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Brostonian 

A bro from Boston. Generally shouts obnoxious things with a strong accent while wearing an upside down visor and a Red Sox shirt.
Bro 1: Bro, I had some ahhsome brofast this morning down at the South End.
Bro 2: Dude, you're a total Brostonian.

brostoked 

1. excitement of the bro variety
2. also a statement of affirmation
3. (can be used ironically)
"dude you hear about the hollister sale?"
"yeah man i'm brostoked"

"dude you wanna hit up that cod4"
"brostoked"
brostoked by downplay August 21, 2009

bostoney 

Usually a tall guy with anger issues
Bostoneybolos
bostoney by Yozzza November 22, 2021

Bostonese 

The code language of certified okaymarians and juggers
hes speaking bostonese!!!
Bostonese by anonymous March 23, 2025
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
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