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Household Speech

Fridge

Sounds like: frij Household Speech Kitchen / everyday

Meaning

What it means

Refrigerator.

Fridge is a common shorthand for refrigerator and appears in Pittsburghese dictionary lists.

Usage

Use it like this

“Put the heat ups in the fridge.”
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Local note

Why it feels Pittsburgh

Everyday kitchen word; not uniquely Pittsburgh-only but useful in household speech context.

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