Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yinzer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: yinz-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Informal

Etymology

From yinz + -er, in reference to the Pittsburgh dialect's use of that pronoun.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yinz

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

yinzers (plural)

Questions

What does yinzer mean?: A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Where does yinzer come from?: From yinz + -er, in reference to the Pittsburgh dialect's use of that pronoun.

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