Jersey accent
Garden State speech
A Jersey accent is the distinctive speech pattern associated with New Jersey, particularly the northern and central regions near New York City.
It shares features with New York accents—dropped r's, raised vowels—but has its own character.
The accent is often stereotyped in media, associated with working-class Italian-American communities: She's got that thick Jersey accent.
Southern New Jersey sounds noticeably different, closer to Philadelphia speech.
- NewarkLargest city in Jersey
- HobokenNew Jersey city opposite Manhattan
- shoreLand bordering water
- ItalianOf or from Rome's country
- gabagoolPork neck cold cut
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