Pittsburgher

Steel City native

A Pittsburgher is a person from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The city's steel industry heritage and distinctive local dialect (Pittsburghese) give the term cultural weight beyond mere geography: Pittsburghers say "yinz" instead of "you all".

The word also applies to fans of Pittsburgh's professional sports teams, regardless of residence.

rivers

Allegheny

Appalachian range in Pennsylvania

riverfront · North Shore · river trails · kayaking · riverboats

industry

steel

Carbon-hardened iron alloy

mill · blast furnace · steelworker · union · blue-collar · industrial · foundry · manufacturing · rust belt · deindustrialization

identity

jagoff

Rude irritating person

Appalachian · working-class · resilient · friendly · unpretentious · neighborhood pride · ethnic heritage

food

pierogi

Filled Central European dumpling

pierogies · kielbasa · stuffed cabbage · fried fish

sports

Steelers

Pittsburgh football team

Stanley Cup · Crosby · Mean Joe Greene · Immaculate Reception · Steel Curtain

places

Mount Washington

New Hampshire's tallest summit

North Shore · Bloomfield · Homestead

landmarks

Fallingwater

Home spanning a waterfall

Categories
Opposites
Pennsylvania city rivalry

PittsburgherPhiladelphian

Native of Pennsylvania's largest city

Rust Belt vs. coastal/elite city identity

PittsburgherNew Yorker

Resident of a major metropolis

San Franciscan · Bostonian · Angeleno · Manhattanite

geographic origin/residence

PittsburgherClevelander

Native of Ohio's second city

New Yorker · Baltimorean · outsider · non-native · transplant

Phrases
Family

Pittsburgh

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G