Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bridge-and-tunnel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: bridge-and--tun-nel
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

""Tonight we get the Bridge-and-Tunnel People." He said this like, "Tonight the Nazis attack." "The Bridge-and-Tunnel People?" "They come from Jersey and Long Island to get drunk and have a good time.""
"And much to the consternation of their city cousins, many of whom view them with the same disdain they reserve in the other three seasons for the bridge-and-tunnel people who dare to cross the Hudson and East Rivers for a bit of Manhattan glamour, they seem to be taking over."
"The worst drug calamity, the worst-case scenario, was that you accidentally took too much ecstasy and were actually nice to a Bridge-and-Tunnel person."
"Well, you're not bridge-and-tunnel. No trace of the boroughs when you talk. So that means Manhattan, that means money."

Etymology

From the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the fact that road travel to Manhattan Island requires passage over a bridge or through a tunnel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bridge and tunnel (alternative)

Phrases

bridge-and-tunneler

Frequently Paired Words

townie

Synonyms

B&T BNT

Questions

What does bridge-and-tunnel mean?: Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.
Where does bridge-and-tunnel come from?: From the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the fact that road travel to Manhattan Island requires passage over a bridge or through a tunnel.

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