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Da

Sounds like: duh Pittsburgh Grammar Dialect spelling

Meaning

What it means

The.

Da is a dialect spelling of the, often used in written Pittsburghese-style phrases.

Usage

Use it like this

“Put da pop in da fridge.”
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