Yinzer
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Yinzer is a 20th-century term playing on the Pittsburghese second-person plural vernacular "yinz." The word is used among people who identify themselves with the city of Pittsburgh and its traditions.
History
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The concept and use of the word gained popularity in the 21st century as the area's population loss slowed, and the city became a hub for revitalization. As the city gained note as a desirable place to live,[2][3] more outsiders have moved or returned to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The term has taken on a connotation to identify someone who is either a lifelong Pittsburgher, or says a phrase or commits an act that could be identified as something a stereotypical Pittsburgher might do.
References
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- ↑ Johnstone, Barbara (2013). Speaking Pittsburghese: The Story of a Dialect. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 228. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ "America's Most Livable Cities". Forbes (April 29, 2010).
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