You know you're a New Yorker when you say:
 

Absoid
Assawayigoze 
Awdah                            
Ax                                    
Braykidup                     
Coib                                
Cuppa                            
Dere                                
Dijuh                               
Domblokadoor          
Doity                              
Dooawg                        
Duhshuh-ul                 
Ellimheyst                    
Erl boiner                     
Fahcrissake               
Filladuppigin              
Flahwah                      
Foist                             
Fuhgeddaboutit        
Glazza                         
Gole joolry                 
Greenpernt                
Gwan                           
Hootoadjuh               
Jeet                              
Noo Joisey                
Lemmeauf                  
Nyesplayshagottere
Onnafyah    
Pahrmee                       
Pertater                         
Poil Hahbuh                 
Shaddup                       
Sowaddyasay             
Sumpinscroowie        
Uddah                           
Uf caws                         
Vanella                          
Williamsboig                
Youvadanuff
              

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Absurd
That's the way it goes
All the
Ask
Break it up
Curb
Cup of
There
Did you
Don't block the door
Dirty
Dog
The Shuttle
Ellmhurst
Oil burner
For Christ's sake
Fill it up again
Floor
First
Forget about it
Glass of
Gold jewelry
Greenpoint
Go on
Who told you
Did you eat
New Jersey
Let me off
Nice place you got here
On the fire
Pardon me
Potato
Pearl Harbor
Shut up
So what do you say
Something screwy
Other
 Of course
Vanilla
Williamsburg
You've had enough

Source: Robert Hendrickson, New Yawk Tawk: A Dictionary of New York City Expressions


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