Agony College Allegheny College. (Submitted by Michael Higgins, Center Valley, PA) Ahia Ohio. The river, boulevard and neighboring state (Submitted by Greg Szekeres, Pittsburgh) Ahtdaviwage To South Hills Village. Mums goin ahtdaviwage Sahrdee, Kaufmanns is havin a close sill. (Submitted by Beth Blackwood, Alexandria, VA) Aimses Ames department store. Hey, didja hear Aimses got summa dem new Pens Hats? (Submitted by Bradley Yamrick, State College, PA) Al-Cola Alcoa. (Submitted by Jean Gantzer, Cranberry Township) Alcatraz onde Mon Allegheny County Jail. Dat new cahny prizn dahntahn onde Mon river (Submitted by Stroucki, University of Pittsburgh) Apaula Apollo. Apaula is a tahnchip near Pittzburgh (Submitted by Jim Doyle, Port Hueneme, CA) B-you-na Vista or just Bueny The tiny town (on the Yock!) of Buena Vista . (Submitted by Larry Kay, Mount Oliver) Bawnses Bohns. The motorsickle shop on Rt. 51 near the tubes. (Submitted by Amy Vehar Yarnot, Bethel Park, PA) Beer Beaver. As in Beer Fahs, PA. (Submitted by Rick Pantaleo, Washington, DC) BellSoover Beltzhoover. A community on the southern side of the Mt. Washington hill. (Submitted by Lain Lee, Vacaville, CA) Benditbates The Bend at Bates. A place where traffic always seems to back up... because its on just about every radio stations traffic report. (Submitted by Alan Freed, Pittsburghese Webmaster) Big Bird Giant Eagle. (or Jine Iggle) (Submitted by Seth, Philadelphia) Bishview Beechview. The Pittsburgh Neighborhood on the south side of the Liberty Tubes. (Submitted by Bruce Nordeen, Pittsburgh) Bloomfilled/Blumfil Another suburb of Picksburgh. (Submitted by Joe Werner, Greensburg, PA) Blow Off Your College Education Boyce Campus of the Community College of Allegheny County. (Submitted by Ellen, Morningside) Bobby Mo Robert Morris College located dahtahn. (Submitted by Barbara Cyphers, New York, NY) Braddick Braddock. Not pronouced like it looks but like Braddick. (Submitted by Kathy Ramsey, Wilkins Township, PA) Brahnsville Brownsville. Smawl tahn on da Mon (Submitted by Rich Washabaugh, Indiana, PA) Buh-ler Butler. The next Cahnty north of hear is Buh-ler. (Submitted by Teary Keelan, Los Angeles, CA) Bulvard Dallies Boulevard of the Allies. (Submitted by Chris Maples, University of Pittsburgh) Car-NAY-gee Carnegie. Pronounced car-NAY-gee, but known to the restof the world as CAR-ne-gee. (Submitted by Richard Ting, Brown University, RI) Cennertawnhship Center Township. Area in the middle of Beaver County. Home to Cennerhighskoll and the Beer Valley Mall. (Submitted by Dana Caputo, Center Township) Center of the universe Breezewood. (Submitted by John McKee, Palmyra, VA (originally Nu Ken)) Churchheel Churchill. A suburb of Pittsburgh (Submitted by Dessie Solomon, Homewood) Clare-unhe Steel-mill town of Clairton, PA. Pronounced almost like two words. (Submitted by Larry Adams, Baldwin Boro) Con Yacht Conneaut. (Submitted by Jean Gantzer, Cranberry Township) Con-ahs-ville Connellsville. Almost never pronounced with enough Ls. (Submitted by Jenni Stern, Con-ahs-ville) Cory or COR-e-opolis Coraopolis. I dont know about you, but I still havent figured out where the e comes from! (Submitted by David Hoerster, Sacramento, CA) Cucca-Bucca CCBC. Community College of Beaver County (Submitted by Wes Rogers, Aliquippa) Cwevewand Cleveland. City in Ohio to the Northwest of Pittsburgh. (Submitted by Shari DeSalvo, Lakewood, OH) DEE-troit Detroit. (heavy accent on the first syllable) (Submitted by Joyce Overly, Gastonia, NC) Da Hll The Hill District. Pronounced without the i -- It is located right above Oakland. She live up in Da Hll (Submitted by , ) Da O The Original Hotdog Shop. The Hot Dawg Place in Oakland (Submitted by Murray Zimpher, Mars, PA) Da Point The Point. The place where da tree rivers meet. (Submitted by Matt Fallon, McMurray) Da Strip The Strip District (Sorry, everyone there is clothes). Famous for wholesalers, warehouses and restaurants. (Submitted by Tanya Struthers, Ambridge, PA) Da Tubes Either the Fort Pitt or Liberty Tunnels. (Submitted by Lain Lee, Vacaville, CA) DaBurgh Our fair city. (Submitted by Larissa Kisner, Palm Beach, FL) Dahn-a Shtrip (Going to) the Strip. Wear goin dahn-a shtrip fer some rill good food. (Submitted by Greg Jena, Pittsburgh) Dahnareena Down to the Civic Arena. Yinz goin dahnareena ta watch em Penguins? (Submitted by Bonnie Madre, Hampton Roads, VA) Dahnnarox McKees Rocks. To get there, follow West Carson past West End and Esplen. (Submitted by Ken Connors, Homestead) Dew-kwez-nee Phonetically correct way of saying Duquesne University. (Submitted by Barbara Cyphers, New York, NY) Doo Boys DuBois. Yinz goinda mall in doo boys? (Submitted by Diane, Akron, OH) Dwonzees Donzis. Yinz goin dahn Dwonzees en at?! Get aht! (Submitted by Holly, Up ere in da Nortills) E Street East Street. (Submitted by Jon Pearsall, Mars, PA) E-Spitzburg East Pittsburgh. (Submitted by Jake Saalinger, Tampa, FL) Eas Ahia East Ohio Street. (Submitted by Bonnie Madre, Hampton Roads, VA) East Jabib Describes any place far away. He lives ahtin east jabib some eres. (Submitted by Beth, Pittsburgh) Eaten Park or Eden Park Eat and Park. Popular and abundant local restaurant chain. (Submitted by Stephen Glicker, New York, NY) Eeesa-burban East Suburban. Yins goin dahn ta see her at eeasaburban? As in the old hospital before it was Forbes Regional. (Submitted by Nina, Slippery Rock) Eltuna Altoona. City in central Pennsylvania (Submitted by Brian Walter, Austin, TX) Eye-Up IUP. Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a state university about an hour north of Picksburgh. (Submitted by Chris Momberger, New Kensington, PA) Eynear Eye and Ear. As in the hospital (Submitted by Robert Franco, Sewickley) Filthadelfea Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is better than Filthadelfea! (Submitted by Carrie Anne Krall, Batavia, IL (formerly Beaver Falls, PA)) Fo Pit Tunil Fort Pitt Tunnel. Ahn then yinz take the Fo Pit Tunil inta da burgh. (Submitted by Aleecia McDonald, Reston, VA) Forbes Street Forbes Avenue. For some reason, everybody in Squorl Hill refers to Forbes Avenue as Forbes Street. Ahm goin up Forbes Street ta get an arn at da Squorl Hill Cafe. (Submitted by Rick Wentley, West Palm Beach, FL) Gibbo Gibsonia. Yno, Just nord of ellison park on raht 8. (Submitted by Kim Campbell, Canandaigua, NY) Grin-Filled Greenfield. (Submitted by Alison Novicki, Squirrel Hill) Harvard on the Mon or CACK Any branch of CCAC. Nicole Razorsek (Submitted by Nicole Razorsek, University of Kentucky) Heels Now-defunct Hills Department Stores. Dey got summa dem new Terr-bull Tahls dahn Heels. (Submitted by Lynne Ragazzini, Arlington, VA) Height of Stupidity Cathedral of Learning. (Submitted by Tom Glover, Dayton, OH) Hilan Park Highland Park. Yinz needs yer drivers test taken dahn at Worshinton blvd by Hilan Park zoo (Submitted by Gregory Nagy, Brunswick, MD) Hia Pail Ohiopyle. (Submitted by Bethany Buchko, McKees Rocks) Hittenalley Hidden Valley. Yinz wanna go skiin up air at Hittenalley dis weekend? (Submitted by Melissa Szczerba, Belle Vernon) Igloo Civic Arena. Piksburghs home of da Pens! (Submitted by P.J. Pietrandrea, Blacksburg, VA) Ill-lun-noise Illinois. One of the 50 States. We went dahn to Chigogaa and all over Ill-lun-noise nat. (Submitted by Dave Hussey, Monroeville) Itly Italy. The country, pronounced without the a. (Submitted by Anita McGregor, Bethesda, MD) Jaynel J & L Steel mills. Pap jest went ta work. Hes a millrat at Jaynel. (Submitted by Dave Bodkin, Cumming, GA) Jine Iggle Giant Eagle supermarket. Git me some jumbo dahn at Jine Iggle!! (Submitted by Leslie Jones, Coral Springs, FL) Johwanstahn Johnstown. (Submitted by Richard Simpson, Indianapolis, IN) Jumonville The sticks or some remote place in the country (like Punxsy). I got lost and drove all the way to Jumonville. (Submitted by Joan Stevenson, Point Breeze) K-Mark K-Mart. Hey yinz guys, ja wanna go ta K-Mark? (Submitted by J. and B. Taylor, Harrisonburg, VA) Kairk Carrick. A small neighborhood nestled between Mahnt Auver and Brentwood. (Submitted by Dan Gigler, Baltimore, MD) Lahrburl Lower Burrell. Am gon dahn ta Larhburl on Fridey (Submitted by Caitlin, Lower Burrell) Lahrnsvill Lawrenceville. Mostly a Pullish neighborhood. (Submitted by Bob Connors, Houston, TX) Lay-Trobe Latrobe. Arnold Palmers hometown. (Submitted by Michael Bennett, Latrobe) Lebo or Mahnt Lebo Mount Lebanon. Affluent suburb in the Sauth Hills. (Submitted by Dad Gigler, Baltimore, MD) Libity Liberty. Um goin to Libity Avinoo. (Submitted by Mushtaq Syed, Pittsburgh) Little Warshington Washington, PA. (Submitted by Ed Thoma, Laurel, MD) Lowrburl Lower Burrell. Up raht 28 North, crost the Trenum bridge. (Submitted by Julie Polczynski, Lower Burrell) Mahnt Auver Mount Oliver. The part of Sahside on da hill. (Submitted by Joe Shaughnessy, University of Deleware) McNightmare Road McKnight Road. That whore-bile road in da North Hills. (Submitted by Heidi Lewis, State College, PA) Mickeys Rocks McKees Rocks. An outlying Pittsburgh community. (Submitted by Charles J. Schlotter, Los Angeles, CA) Millvull Millvale. The small community next to Etna and across the Allegenyfrom Lorensville nat. (Submitted by Tony Nicola, Nashville, TN) Mitlin/Mid-tahwn Midland, PA. (Submitted by John T. Sano, Jr., Beaver Falls) Mon Monongahela River. One of the three majestic rivers running through the Burgh. All dat rain flooded da Mon againn da Points unner three feeta worter. (Submitted by Nicole Kemerer, Chicago, IL) Mon-city Monongahela, PA. (Submitted by Gery Sutherland, Hendersonville, PA) Monkey Wards Montgomery Wards. Its too bad that Monkey wards shut down, it was a good store. (Submitted by Hansen Brenkus, Pittsburgh) Moroville Monroville. I went to da Moroville Mall (Submitted by Rachel Danielson, Jamestown, Pa) Mt. Warshington Mt. Washington. Dat mountn by the river. (Submitted by Steve Bowser, West Newton) Munkey Wards Montgomery Wards. Yinz ken steel git a bargin at Munkey Wards. (Submitted by Rick , Hufftown) New Aleck New Alexandria. A small town on Route 22 between Blairsville and Delmont. (Submitted by Allen Cohen, North Huntingdon) New Kin New Kensington. (Submitted by Dave Tipton, Arlington, VA) Norside Opposite of Sahside. I was once informed that Dere are only two parts to Picksburgh: da Norside and da Ahtside! (Submitted by Bonnie Madre, Hampton Roads, VA) North Fur-sales North Versailles. (Submitted by Roger Smithers, Robinson Township) Oaklin Oakland. Where Pitt is. (Submitted by Cindy Henkel Marszal, Austin, TX) Oatmont Oakmont. (Submitted by Nick & Arlene Caruso, Gardnerville, NV) Odderdice Allderdice (as in Taylor Allderdice High School. Many Odderdice graduates have gone on to great things, nat. (Submitted by Joel Lederer, Seattle, Warshington) Owls Cafe Als Café. A popular nightspot located Bethel Park. (Submitted by Jeff Hayes, Pittsburgh) P-Bros/Permanees Primanti Brothers Restaurant in the Strip District. Featuring the worlds only sammiches served with fries on them, no matter what sammich is ordered! (Submitted by Tom Denove, Orlando, FL) Pala Apollo. Im going into Apollo to the bank. (Submitted by June Posney, Apollo) Panter Hollah Panther Hollow. Park near Pitt. Yinz goin for a strollin Panter Hollah after class today? (Submitted by Tom Robey, University of Pittsburgh) Pants Nat The cheap clothes store used in WDVE skits by Scott an Jim in da mornin. (Submitted by Kevin Koch, Bethel Park) Peanut Heaven The upper, general admission seats at Three River Stadium. (Submitted by Richard Kuzma, Rochester, NY) Pensivania Pennsylvania. William Penns favorite state. (Submitted by Laurie Smith, Covode, PA) Picksburgh Our fair city. (Submitted by Dana Tanto, Pittsburgh) Pla-umbo A.J. Palumbo Center. You gawn dahn Pla-umbo to see da Dooks play? (Submitted by Matthew Wood, Cambridge, MA) Plumbera Plum Boro. An eastern suburb of Pittsburgh. Wher yinz from? Plumbera (Submitted by Dave Dubois, Plum Boro) Pymatooming Pymatuning Lake. (Submitted by Joel Kmetz, Durham, NC) Quippa/Quip Town Aliquippa. You almost never hear Aliquippa called anything else. (Submitted by Georgette Frey, Aliquippa) SEEattle Seattle, WA. (Submitted by Joyce Hopkins, Los Gatos, CA) Sahside South Side. A city neighborhood along the Mon. (Submitted by Penny Johnston, Upper St. Clair) Sauth Hills South Hills. If you go tru da Tubes, You end up in the Sauth Hills (Submitted by Stephanie Jackson, Dormont, PA) Scranin Scranton, PA. Also used in the phrase, Yinz took da shore way round by Scranin (you took the short way around by Scranton), which means dat yinz wen rilly aut ada way to git tyer final destination. (Submitted by Katie Brennan, Wellesley, MA) Seen Eel Seton Hill (College). Over in Greensbahg. (Submitted by Jenn Domaracki, Connellsville) Shahrteers Crick Chartiers Creek. A stream running through Mickeys Rocks (Submitted by Charles J. Schlotter, Los Angeles, CA) Shaieside Shadyside. A neighborhood east of the city with cool jazz. (Submitted by Stephen Glicker, New York, NY) Sheet-es Sheetz. The local Convenience stores around Western PA. (Submitted by Craig Fluck, Macon, GA) Sherdin Sheraden. Where Im from! (Submitted by Rich Kier, Lompoc, CA) Sick Street Sixth Street. A dahntahn location. (Submitted by , ) Sliberty/Esliberty East Liberty. An East End neighborhood. (Submitted by Marilyn Hite, Pittsburgh) Slimmy Boulder Slippery Rock. He goes to Slimmy Boulder U! (Submitted by Barbara Gelzhiser, Pittsburgh) Slippy Rock (also: Slimy Pebble, Slick Boulder) Slippery Rock. About an hour north of Picksburgh... home of Slippery Rock University! (Submitted by Parke Wiegman, Cornell University) Sliverpull East Liverpool. Tahn over dare in Ahia dats a rival wit Stoopidville (Steubenville) (Submitted by Dave Kraft, Marietta, Ga) Smiffeeld Streed Brige Smithfield Street Bridge. (Submitted by , ) SouSide South Side. Im going to the South Side (Submitted by Matt, Castle Shannon) Squor Hl Squirrel Hill. A neighborhood east of the city. (Submitted by Jayant Rajgopal, Pittsburgh) Stink Crick The creek which flows through Frick Park Holla. When I was young (early 60s) raw sewage flowed in this body of water and thats how it was named. (Submitted by Debbie DiPerna, Boston, MA) Swickly Sewickley . Lets get some hoagies at the Swickly Giant Igl. (Submitted by Martha Rogers, Sewickley Heights) Tahnship Township. The basic municipal entity inside a Cahny is the tahnship. (Submitted by Teary Keelan, Los Angeles, CA) Tambis Tambellinis Resturaunt. Just beyond the Tubes! (Submitted by Patrick A. Coyne, Chesapeake, VA) Tarnation A fictional place wer yer los stuff goez. Where in Tarnation did yunz put my keys? (Submitted by Joey, Sauth Hills) The Al Allegheny. As in the river which meets the Mon to form the Ohio (Submitted by Paul Pleczkowski, Mount Oliver) The T Pittsburghs subway/trolley system. Comes from LRT (light rail transit). (Submitted by Jason Tang, Pittsburgh) The Bottoms The lower end of Mickeys Rocks. (Submitted by Tim Burgoyne, Altoona, PA) The Igloo The Civic Arena. I think it was coined by Mike Lang or Paul Staggerwald during a pens game. (Submitted by Jason Hominsky, Greensburg) The KerNEGGY The Carnegie. Museum, music hall, etc. (Submitted by Jayant Rajgopal, Pittsburgh) Tree Rivers Three Rivers Stadium. Where the Stillers do there thing! (Submitted by Mike Soltis, Columbiana, OH) Trenum Tarentum. Up raht 28 North. (Submitted by Julie Polczynski, Lower Burrell) Turdle Crick Turtle Creek. That little place near Munroefil (Submitted by Cindy Henkel Marszal, Austin, TX) Unner da clock Under the clock. Ill meet you unner Kaufmans clock for lunch. You dont have to say Kaufmans to know which clock. (Submitted by Vince Joyce, Harrisburg, PA) Up Street Forbes and Murray Avenues. Were goin Up Street to go shoppin and get some Mineos pizza and some arn. (Submitted by J.E. Rash, Beford, VA) Up the Springs Seven Springs. Yinz goinskiin up the Springs this weekend nat? (Submitted by Jim Kelley, Fallon, NV) Vannagrif Vandergrift. But is always said VANNAGRIF! (Submitted by Mike Kakias, Vandergrift) Vatagon Vatican. The pope lives in the Vatagon in Itly. (Submitted by Kevin Brezler, Harrison City, PA) VerSAILS Versailles. (Submitted by Joyce Hopkins, Los Gatos, CA) We Can Count & Color. W.C.C.C. Westmoreland County Community College. (Submitted by Jason Hominsky, Greensburg, PA) Wes En West End. Where Mickeys Rocks is located. (Submitted by B.J. Lang, Pittsburgh) Wespenn West Penn. William Penns favorite penitentiary (Submitted by Sara Benjamin, Indiana, PA) Westinhaus Westinghouse. A large Pittsburgh Corporation (Submitted by Vince Joyce, Harrisburg, PA) Will-kinz Tahn-ship Wilkens Township. (Submitted by Adam and Ray Gusky, Churchill) Windeez Wendys Restaurant. (Submitted by Renee Palazzi Lane, Fayetteville, NC) Wolkinsburg Wilkinsburg. An east suburb. (Submitted by G. Pavlovich, Pittsburgh) Woody High Nickname for Woodland Hills High School in the Eastern Suburbs of Pittsburgh. (Submitted by , ) Woolerys Wholleys. Well known fish and seafood wholesale and reastaurant in the Strip District. (Submitted by , ) Woolmerding Wilmerding. Der aint no Winkys in Woolmerding. (Submitted by Jim Owston, Beckley, WV) Woolsworse Woolworth department store. Woolsworse got da bes prezls (Submitted by Shorty, Alabama) Worshington D.C. Where tha president lives. (Submitted by Adam Gusky, Churchill) Yock Youghighenny River. Famous for Ahiapyle (Ohiopyle) and rafting. (Submitted by Tori Ridgely, Somerset, PA) Yurp Europe. Yinz bin jaggin rahn Yurp all summer. Lookit those passport stamps! (Submitted by Joel Kmetz, Durham, NC) Zelie or Zillion Opal Zelienople. (Submitted by Jean Gantzer, Cranberry Township)
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