Chances are if you’ve visited Philadelphia or encountered a person from the city, you’ve been amazed by not only the Philly accent but also the region’s dialect, specifically Philly slang. In fact, the Philly accent is one of the most studied accents in the world.
Trying to speak Philadelphian is not for the faint of heart. We asked our Instagram followers to list Philly slang no one else understands unless you’re from the city of course. Trying to understand Philly slang is like trying to crack a secret code. Below is the top 50 answers and no we didn’t translate it DH! If you know, you know…
Philly Slang No One Else Understands
- Jawn
- “BACK DOOR DICKHEAD”
- Me and shawty was bout to rumble.. like she was bout to catch des hands tho
- Ya dirt!
- Hoagie
- Jeet yet?
- Da bid
- Crowns (crayons)
- Turkey time
- Mixin
- Gettin bizzy
- mit=Had to run up in boul mit
- bink bink bop
- Yurp
- Keep it a bean (KIAB)
- Buss a youie
- The difference between calling someone a “bum” and calling someone a “crumb bum”
- Knock knock zoom zoom
- Drawlin’
- Yung Bul
- Ak-a-me (Acme)
- Tap MAC
- EAD
- Thurl
- I gotta take a “dookie”
- Yous
- They are grittin on me
- Early
- Eeew I “skeeve
- Jawnskidoodle
- Wooder
- “I just grabbed a yamean for a pound
- Shorty you slizz when you finna let me yahmean, foh dh you hit any way, nah I’m fucking w you let me hold a yank tho
- Yamsayin
- Being all joe
- Oldhead
- Pockabook
- Sneaks
- Outta pocket
- Boul just got dicked in that jawn
- wit/witout
- Ard so to get to the “Ave” you Gottah “bust a youie” make a left at the light and you right on that “jawn” if you see the gas station you went too far “slickhead
- Jimmies = sprinkles
- Schuylkill
- Calling a Gyro a “Ji-row” instead of the correct pronunciation of “Yee-roh”, the G is silent, and rhymes with her0
- “Ar-rye-den” in person or ARD text.. (all right then)
- Fif street
- Down norf
- come get these yams
- Bet