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Slippery.
“Careful, those steps are slippy.”Open word
Pittsburgh pronunciation of Steelers.
“Stillers are on Sunday.”Open word
A vacuum cleaner.
“Run the sweeper before they get here.”Open word
A Pittsburghese pronunciation spelling of syrup.
“Pass the surp before my waffle gets cold.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of Saturday.
“Come over Sadurdee.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of Sunday.
“Stillers play Sundee.”Open word
Move over or shift a little.
“Scootch over so I can sit down.”Open word
Come over or visit.
“Stop up after work if yinz have time.”Open word
Supposed to.
“You were sposda call me back.”Open word
A spigot or faucet.
“Turn off the spicket outside.”Open word
A casual word for sandwich.
“Make me a sammich.”Open word
Plural of sammich; sandwiches.
“We got sammiches for everyone.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “seal.”
“Make sure the lid has a good sill.”Open word
Pittsburgh-style pronunciation of “squash.”
“We had roasted squorsh with dinner.”Open word
A slippery winding road.
“Be careful on that slippy whinedy road.”Open word
To vacuum.
“Sweep the living room before cupny gets here.”Open word
A phrase describing Pittsburgh’s industrial city speech identity.
“That phrase feels like Steel Town Speak.”Open word
Pittsburghese-style pronunciation of “sour.”
“This candy is really sahr.”Open word
Pittsburghese-style spelling/pronunciation of “sour.”
“Gross, this milk turned sar.”Open word
A local-sounding pronunciation of steel mill.
“His family worked at the still mill.”Open word
A worker in the steel industry.
“His dad was a steelworker.”Open word
A regional Western Pennsylvania word preserved in dialect references.
“That word is old enough that it needs a source note beside it.”Open word
Pittsburghese-style pronunciation/spelling of “sauerkraut.”
“Put extra sahrkraht on the kolbassi.”Open word
A hall used for parties, dinners, meetings, and community events.
“The reception is in the social hall.”Open word
The narrow yard space along the side of a house.
“The dog is in the side yard.”Open word
Going sledding.
“Which hill is best for sled riding?”Open word
Slow down.
“Slow dahn, jagoff.”Open word
Stop being nosy.
“Stop being nebby and let them talk.”Open word
A salad topped with steak, often made heartier with fries in Pittsburgh style.
“I ordered a steak salad with fries.”Open word
Some money.
“Can I have s’muny for the pop machine?”Open word
It is not.
“No, s’not mine.”Open word