What is a typical Jersey girl?

Table of Contents:

1. What is a typical Jersey girl?
2. What is a NJ accent?
3. What are some New Jersey slang words?
4. Where does the Jersey accent come from?
5. What is a Benny Jersey Shore?
6. What is NJ known for?
7. What words do New Jersey People say weird?
8. What do Jersey people call sprinkles?
9. How do they say coffee in New Jersey?
10. Why do New Yorkers say Cawfee?
11. What is the pronunciation of New York?
12. How do you pronounce Alfonso?
13. What does Carrizozo mean?

What is a typical Jersey girl?

Jersey girl (plural Jersey girls): Noun. A woman, usually from New Jersey, characterized as loud and wearing bright clothing, far too much makeup, big hair and oversized gaudy earrings.

What is a NJ accent?

· 4y. The stereotypical Jersey accent is from the northern part of the state—the suburbs of New York, basically. It's similar to an old-school New York accent, and it sounds almost exactly like what you hear in movies.

What are some New Jersey slang words?

18 Words You'll Only Understand If You're From New Jersey

• Down The Shore. Flickr/Simon. To the beach. ...
• Benny. Flickr/A. Duarte. ...
• Shoobie. Flickr/Jazz Guy. ...
• WaWa. Wikipedia/LancerEvolution. ...
• Pork Roll. Wikipedia/Austin Murphy. ...
• Taylor Ham. Flickr/Lenka Reznicek. ...
• Disco Fries. Flickr/wEnDy. ...
• The City. Flickr/Kolitha de Silva.

Where does the Jersey accent come from?

It all depends, she says, on who got there first. "Accents come from the original settlers to the area," she said. "For North Jersey/New York, that means the Dutch and the English, whereas in South Jersey/Philly, you've got a German and Italian influence."

What is a Benny Jersey Shore?

Benny is a pejorative term used by year-round residents of the Jersey Shore to describe stereotypically rude, flashy, loud tourists from North Jersey and New York.

What is NJ known for?

New Jersey is known for many things including its beautiful beaches, busy roads, great food, intense politics, and diverse culture. People born and raised in this prolific state have a lot to be proud of - unique people, gorgeous scenery and exciting sports are just a few of our common attributes.

What words do New Jersey People say weird?

Which is also the correct and best way to say them.

1. Water (wader) Okay, so maybe I say water a little differently than others, but this is the way my family has said it for generations. ...
2. Drawer (Draw) ...
3. Coffee (Cawfee) ...
4. Pork Roll (Correct term: Taylor Ham) ...
5. Dog (Dawg) ...
6. Talk (Tawk) ...
7. City (Ciddy) ...
8. You (Yew)

What do Jersey people call sprinkles?

Jimmies. You might just call them sprinkles, but in South Jersey we know that the sweet bits of candy you use to coat your ice cream cone are called Jimmies. There are a lot of theories about where the name comes from, but all that really matters is deciding between rainbow and chocolate.

How do they say coffee in New Jersey?

"People from North Jersey pronounce two vowel sounds in one combined sound in words like 'coffee,' using the long O and 'ah' sound in one syllable -- 'co-ah-fee,'" she explained. "The Philly, South Jersey accent doesn't do that as much."

Why do New Yorkers say Cawfee?

Why do people say that New Yorkers say “cawfee” when it really sounds more like “cwaffee” or “coaffee”? ... It sounds like they must be freezing their butts off with the way they hang up that first vowel for so darn long. So two things: First, there are 8.

What is the pronunciation of New York?

More videos on YouTube This week's Word of the Week is actually two words, New York. New York begins with the N consonant sound, where the front, flat part of the tongue will lift and touch the roof of the mouth here, nn, nn. Then we have the 'oo' as in 'boo' vowel, New, New. So the lips do have to round for that.

How do you pronounce Alfonso?

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of 'alfonso':

1. Break 'alfonso' down into sounds: [AL] + [FON] + [ZOH] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
2. Record yourself saying 'alfonso' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

What does Carrizozo mean?

Carrizozo (Lincoln County) Cbaer/Wikipedia. This railroad town was originally called Carrizo Flats, named for the nearby Carrizo (or reed grass) River. The extra "zo" was added to signify the abundance of the area.