Ack A mee
..................Acme, a local
supermarket
Addytood
....................Attitude
Be Yoo Dee Full
........Beautiful
Bin Dare......................I've
been there
Caw-fee........................Coffee
Samson Shtreet............Sansom
Street
Senner Siddy................Center
City
Dah Iggles...................Philadelphia
Eagles
Dah Fills.....................Philadelphia
Phillies
Dah Fliers...................Philadelphia
Flyers
Dah Semi Sixes...........Philadelphia
Seventy-Sixers
Downashore.................The
beach (as found along the New Jersey
shore)
Fluffya.........................Philadelphia
Goddago.......................I
have to go
Goes.............................Use
in place of "said", as in "He goes, 'I'm
not feelin' so good."
Guh Head
...................Yes, you may do that
Ho de dough................Expression
used to catch an elevator
Langwich.....................Language
Jeet Yet?......................Have
you eaten yet?
No jew?........................Response
to previous question -- No, have you?
Jeez Take
wit................Cheesesteak and fried
onions
King a Presa................King
of Prussia
Mondee, Twosdee, Whensdee,
Thirsty, Frydee, Saradee, Sunny
= Days of the week
Niceta Meechas...........Nice
to meet you
Nint Shtreet.................Ninth
Street
Sammich......................Sandwich
Scrapple.......................Local
delicacy made from ground pork products
- everything except the oink
Scappleinecks..............Scrapple
and eggs
Skookill.......................Schuylkill
River
Siddy Haw...................City
Hall
Skeeve..........................Hatred
/ disgust - Example: "I skeeve raw
scrapple"
Skowne On?................What's
going on
Sow Fluffya.................South
Philadelphia
Sow Shtreet..................South
Street
Trawley........................Trolley
Wah?............................Excuse
me, what did you say?
Weubin?.......................Where
have you been?
Whachoolookinat?......What
are you looking at? (Often used as a
challenge).
Yo..................................Either
"hello" or "hey." (Should be used like
expensive cologne - Sparingly)
Yo, Supp........................Hello,
what is going on?
Yunner Stan?...............Do
you understand?
of
South Philly
