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60+ Words New Yorkers Say Differently: Top New York Accent Words

So you are looking for New York accent words, huh? You know, those words New Yorkers say differently? Maybe us New Yorkers are just saying the words correct and the rest of the USA is wrong…jk. As a New Yorker, I feel it is only right to provide you with an extensive list of the most common words New Yorkers say differently! I mean who doesn't love a New York accent?! Am I right?! Let's see how many New York accent words you know!

FYI: If you are a fellow New Yorker reading this list and noticed I may have forgotten your favorite New York accent word, let me know in the comments so I can add it!

P.S. If you are excited to learn about the words New Yorkers say differently, you are also going to love this list of New York Slang Words and Sayings!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 60+ Words New Yorkers Say Differently: Top New York Accent Words
• About the New York Accent
• Most Popular Words New Yorkers Say Differently
• New York Accent "AW"
• New York Accent "RE" and "RAH"
• New York Accent "R" and "AH"
• Other Words New Yorkers Say Weird
• My New York Accent Commenters
• Words New Yorkers Say Differently Wrap-up
  • If you enjoyed these New York Accent Words, I'd love it if you could share it below!

About the New York Accent

A common misconception is that all New Yorkers have the same accent. While many believe NYC is the Capital of the whole state (the Capital is Albany), you might be surprised to find to hear differences in the New York accent as you travel around the state.

And if you didn't already know, New York is a huge state! The 27th largest state to be specific! So while the NY accent varies, we will be focusing on the common accent we are used to hearing New Yorkers say differently in NYC and surrounding areas.

In my opinion, New Yorkers from the Boroughs (Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bronx, and Queens) have a stronger accent whereas Long Island and Upstate New York have a slightly more subtle accent.

Regardless, the New York accent is fun to hear and imitate, so we will be focusing more on the Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island accent. Picture the same words for the Long Island accent, but more subtle.

Oh, and keep in mind the New York accent is not as over-exaggerated as you might have seen it in Brooklyn/Italian movies; think Robert De Niro or Joe Pesci New York movies. Well, unless you're talking to an older Brooklynite, aka my mom or aunt!

Most Popular Words New Yorkers Say Differently

Starting off with some of the most popular words New Yorkers say differently and stereotype accent words that non-Natives love to hear locals say.

• Coffee – Caw-fee – Easily a New York Accent word favorite. The "off" in the word coffee is replaced with an "aww" sound.
• Water – Waw-ter or Waw-da
• Chocolate – Chaw-clet
• Dog – Dawg
• Call – Cawl
• New Yorker – New Yawka
• Talk – Tawlk
• Walk – Walk
• Smart – Sm-awt
• Long – Law-ng
• Later – Lat-ah
• Car – Cawr
• Orange – Awr-range

New York Accent "AW"

As you might already notice that in the most common words New Yorkers say differently, you will hear the "aw" emphasized in words like coffee, talk, and water. This happens with words that have "au", "aw", "of", "ou", "ar", and "or" to name some (I am sure there are more)! Here is a list of words New Yorkers say differently with the "aw" accent.

• Corner – caw-nah
• OFF – Aw-ff
• Office – Aw-ffice
• Awful – awe-ful
• Awesome – Aw emphasized
• Burrito – Baw-rrito
• Sarf – scawf
• Author – Aw-thaw or Aw-thor depending on the Borough
• Boston – Baw-ston
• Lost – lawst
• Sauna – Saw-na
• Sausage – saw-sage
• fault – faw-lt
• All – awll
• Often – aw-ften
• Wrong – raw-ong
• Thought – Thaw-ght
• Strong – Straw-ng

New York Accent "RE" and "RAH"

Another thing you might notice is that New Yorkers pronounce their "Re" with a soft "RAH". You can notice this in words like remote (rah-mote).  More likely than not, words that start with "Re" will be pronounced as "Rah". Here are some of the most popular words New Yorkers say weird with the "rah" accent

• Regardless – Rah-gawdless
• Remove – Rah-move
• Return – Rah-turn
• Regret – Rah-gret
• Reciporate – Rah-ciporcate
• Resort – Rah-sort
• Reward – Rah-ward
• Reporter – Rah-port-ah
• Remember – Rah-memb-ah
• Proceed – Prah-ceed

New York Accent "R" and "AH"

Not only do New Yorkers change the "ra" sound with "ra" as we saw in the above examples, but also the "r" sound to an "ah" accent sound. This most commonly happens at the end of a word that ends with "er" or "ar". Here are some words New Yorkers say with the "ah" accent!

• Lobster – lobstah
• Regular – regulah
• Flower – Flow-ah
• Whatever – What-eva
• Brother – Bra-thah
• Sister – Sis-tah
• Mother – Moth-ah
• Swagger – Swagg-ah
• Daughter – Daugh-tah
• Listening – Lis-ah-ing
• Other – Otha
• Better – Betta
• Dresser – Dressa -My mom called me asking about the "Dressa" while writing this and had to add it!

Other Words New Yorkers Say Weird

If the above words did already have you laughing or scratching your head at New York accent words, I am sure these will. May of these words can be generational New York accent words, or specified to a certain region in New York.

• Idea – I-dear – You will likely hear people from Brooklyn pronounce idea like idear.
• Gyro (YEE-roh) – Ja-eye-roh
• Long Island – Lawn-guy-land
• Out of – Out-ta
• Either – Eith-a
• Understand – Unda-stand
• Let Me – Lemme
• Sure – shore
• forbid – Fah-bid
• Park – Pak
• Want to – wana
• Huge – You-ge
• Bacon Egg and Cheese – Baconeggancheese

I love it when my readers participate in the comments, so I wanted to add an additional section just for you! In this section, you will find more words New Yorkers say differently provided by other amazing readers!

Submitted by Ba Te

• Horror – Hahruh
• Should have – Shudduh
• Could have – Cudduh
• Would have – Wooduh
• Houston – Howstun

Submitted by Philip

• Other – Udder

Words New Yorkers Say Differently Wrap-up

I hope you had fun reading this list of words while probably practicing your New York accent! I am sure this list could go on forever, but if I missed any of your favorites, make sure you add them in the comments below!

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