Pittsburghers

Steel City denizens

Pittsburghers are people from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The city's distinct regional identity—steel industry heritage, passionate sports culture, and local dialect ("yinz," "dahntahn")—gives the demonym particular resonance: Pittsburghers take their Steelers seriously.

The term appears more often than generic alternatives like "Pittsburgh residents."

sports

Steelers

Pittsburgh football team

Franco Harris · Crosby

dialect

jagoff

Rude irritating person

  • slippyLacking friction underfoot
  • jumboUnusually large specimen
  • crickMuscle stiffness causing discomfort

sweeper · pop · hoagie · regional slang · dippy eggs

culture

pierogi

Filled Central European dumpling

fish fry · church basement · kolache · wedding traditions · ethnic festivals · social clubs

identity

Steelers fans

Pittsburgh football supporters

diaspora · expats · native sons · native daughters

industry

steelworkers

Metal industry laborers

tradespeople · coal miners · glassworkers

Opposites
Pennsylvania Rivalry

PittsburghersPhiladelphians

Residents of a Pennsylvania metropolis

Eagles fans

Geographic Residence

PittsburghersClevelanders

Residents of northeast Ohio city

Baltimoreans · Browns fans · Washingtonians · out-of-towners

Family

Pittsburgher

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