"People in the north use the 'aw' sound in words like 'coffee' and 'talk,'" MacKenzie said. ... MacKenzie said South Jerseyans pronounce the "O" in words like "chocolate" like the vowel sound heard in the word "lot." "But North Jersey uses the vowel sound like in 'dog,'" she said.
What are some New Jersey slang words?
Here are some of the best Jersey-specific words and phrases called in:
- jughandle.
- pork roll.
- twentyregularcash (All one word)
- benny.
- disco fries.
- shoobie.
- jeechyet (Which of course is Jersey for “did you eat yet”)
- pineys.
What words do New Jerseyans say weird?
12 Things You Pronounce Weird If You're From NJ
- Water (wader)
- Drawer (Draw)
- Coffee (Cawfee)
- Pork Roll (Correct term: Taylor Ham)
- Dog (Dawg)
- Talk (Tawk)
- City (Ciddy)
- You (Yew)
