New York City Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Associated with, special to, or from New York City, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Harlem, Bed-Stuy (Bedford-Stuyvesant), the Lower East Side. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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all-city adj. especially among graffiti writers, citywide. In the phrase go all-city, to emblazon a tag or message throughout an urban area. (posted Jun. 29, 2006) [full entry…]

Big Apple n. New York City. (posted Dec. 7, 2004) [full entry…]

Canada point n. a place away from a city’s center where newspapers are distributed to newsboys and news agents. (posted Jul. 1, 2005) [full entry…]

Collyer n. a home excessively packed with junk, trash, or belongings. Also Collyer mansion, Collyer house, Collyer apartment. (posted Apr. 25, 2004) [full entry…]

dead wagon n. a vehicle used as part of a protection racket in which uncooperative distributors of milk, soda fountain syrups, or other products are forced out of business by undercutting their prices and other tactics. (posted Mar. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

dollar van n. In New York City and Long Island, privately owned multi-passenger vehicles that operate along regular routes. (posted Feb. 9, 2005) [full entry…]

Fedders house n. a cheaply made apartment building, specifically those featuring highly visible window air conditioner sleeves bearing the brand name “Fedders.” (posted Mar. 17, 2005) [full entry…]

hang-up n. in prison, a suicide by hanging. (posted Mar. 1, 2005) [full entry…]

mongo n. material or goods salvaged from items intended for disposal. Also as verb. (posted Jun. 21, 2004) [full entry…]

Nueva Yol n. In Caribbean Spanish, New York (City). (posted Sep. 1, 2005) [full entry…]

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