Brooklyn accent
New York speech
A Brooklyn accent is the distinctive speech pattern associated with working-class New York City, particularly the borough of Brooklyn.
Features include dropping or altering R sounds, a raised vowel in words like "coffee" and "talk," and TH pronounced as D or T: Toidy-toid Street.
The accent carries connotations of toughness, directness, and urban authenticity, though it has faded among younger generations.
Often evoked in film and television to signal a streetwise or blue-collar character.
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