Indeed, how youze tawk in Soufilly has been da subject a much
ridicule, but whaddyagonnado, dat’s jest da wayiz.

Can’t say it? Then it’s obvious you ain’t originally from
Soufilly.

Don’t sweat it, new populations. We welcome you, and we’re
here to help you assimilate and translate by spelling it all out
for you — the words and phrases invented by the people and for
the people, from A to Z (minus Q and X). We’ve collected this
exhaustive amalgamation of vocabulary throughout the last decade
and printed bits and pieces from time to time, but now we present
you with the first full index of Soufilly Tawk. Carry it with you
throughout your travels for quick reference.

A

aineecute (isn’t he cute)

Ackamee (market)

aig (incredible edible)

air (there)

ahm (I am)

ammonia (viral infection)

Antnee (male name)

Aregen Ave (Oregon Avenue)

ariel (adjusts TV pixture)

aronacawna (just turn left)

arn (straightens clothes)

ascared (combo afraid/scared)

ast/astid (question)

atteetood (we have it)

awn (opposite off)

awnin (keeps sun out)

baff (gets ya clean)

baffroom (bafftub here)

bazeball (Phillies)

Beyourick (type of car)

billit (gunfire)

billivard (Columbus, JFK)

binaniz (yellow fruit)

birfday (same time every year)

bisgut (tooth-busting Italian cookies)

bofe (two)

bootahn (um, bad girl)

bozenegol (basil)

brang (past of bring)

breffist (day’s first meal)

broadwalk (walk ‘em downashore)

brocleela (bitter broccoli)

brudder (sibling)

buddin (not zipper)

buffalone (big guy)

burled (not fried)

c’mere (not there)

calcalate (figure it out)

calendar (drains pasta)

camar (female friend; poorly dressed)

Cantull Shtreet (Cantrell Street)

cassina (for gamblin’)

cawfee (drink it hot)

cawlmee (on da phone)

cawna (popular hangout)

chigod (blind)

chink (wall ball)

choclet (sweet)

chooch (jackass, human)

choongum (crackles when chewed)

coggaroch (skeevy bug)

combar (aka “goomba,” male friend)

conversatin (tawkin’)

coochamend (bothersome)

cooley (da butt)

cork (caulk)

crowns (Crayola makes ‘em)

crumbum (dirtball)

curve (owna payment)

da Ree-view (dis paypa)

da Reef (Coral Reef in Joysee)

de mare (only Rizzo ’round here)

Defford (Deptford Mall)

Dickison (Dickinson Street)

didja (or dintja)

dis (dat, deez, doze)

donegetmestatted (or ended)

downacella (basement)

downalakes (FDR Park)

downashore (da beach)

drawls (storage place; men’s underwear)

Epithany (church at 11th and Jackson)

et (past of eat)

expresso (black cawfee)

e-ya (here it is)

fidollaz ($5)

fillum (for the camera)

fireplug (hydrant)

firescape (nudder way out)

fitty-cent (like rapper, only change)

Fitz-ah-watta (shtreet after Catharine)

five-and-tenny (once Woolworth’s)

freetad (Italian omelet)

frent fries (now freedom fries)

friction (opposite of fact)

fughettabotit (Been sayin’ dis, Tony!)

gabados (hardheaded)

gabaghool (a lunchmeat)

gaffabit (hope not)

gamawnin (day’s first greeting)

gavadeels (dumplings wit rigut)

gavone (pig, ignoramus)

gaz (rising cost of)

gidoffit (stop tawkin’)

gimmesummadat (say please)

goonbas (godfathers, friends; also
“combar” aka goomba)

gone (going, present tense)

gots (rated-R translation)

gotsies/gotsadeels
(knickknacks)

gottago (haff ta leave)

granfatta (mudda or fatta’s fatta)

granmouse (Riding Hood’s destination)

greezy (i.e. cheesesteak)

haff (must)

hamanaigs (breakfast choice)

hankerchif (wiping cloth)

havsies (half ball)

hedic (a real pain)

hee-cups (hard to stop)

hisself (on his own)

hoagie (sub)

holadoe (hold the door)

horns (twisted; hex)

hospilla (has an ER)

howbotit (whaddya think)

how cheap (embarrassed)

hurst (coffin car)

ice-crean comb (eat onna broadwalk)

icksided (thrilled)

idear (thought, proposal)

iet (already had dinner)

Iggles (football team)

inbom (done to corpse)

innacellaway (closet before going downacella)

inniyard (out back)

i-oy (garlic and oil sauce)

inyukies (gnocchi)

Itly (country missing vowel)

iyem (so are you)

izatso (really)

jaseedat (did you see)

Javela water (bleach)

keller (use crowns)

kiddin (says meow)

kinneegarden (before first grade)

kyakyarone (loquacious, big mouth)

laig (attached to foot)

langwidge (destroyed here)

lesgo (come awn)

looneyum (house siding)

lyberry (borrow books)

macaronees (pasta in general)

Madone (Geez!)

mamaluke (endearing nickname)

manege (oh, crap)

mannaze (sangwich spread)

manneguts (stuffed pasta)

mawnback (clearance for parking)

Medigan (non-Italian)

memberdat (don’t forget)

minz/miyan (possessive)

mommy/daddy (parents calling children)

Monzola (oil brand)

mootsarell (pizza cheese)

mout (for tawkin’ and eatin’)

mudda (woman who bore you)

muntz (12 in a year)

My nerves! (upsetting situation)

my st’Rita (indicating sibling)

O! (lazy yo)

oakmeal (Quaker)

ogida (heartburn)

oldtimers (Alzheimer’s disease)

one-o-too, fatta (confession to, How many
Masses ya miss?)

opendelite (when it’s dark)

Opowel Street (Opal Street)

owblum (requires turntable)

Owl! (Ouch!)

palor (living room)

parmejohn (macaroni cheese)

Pashunk (The Avenue)

pastafazool (gives ya gaz)

Patmarket (supermarket)

Pawter (Porter Street)

payment (sidewalk)

pershute (expensive lunchmeat)

pie-zon (friend, countryman)

pilla (on da bed)

pit (put)

pixture (photo)

pockabook (holds wallet)

praignint (with child)

problee (it’s probable)

punkin (kind of pie)

restaval (entry to house)

rewf (top of house)

rigut (cheese in gavadeels)

rigatoneez (short pasta)

rite-ear (not there)

Sadiddy (day after Fridee)

salude (God bless)

sangwich (for lunch)

sawshig (for lunch or dinner)

scootch (bothersome)

shiken (fowl)

shtreet (road, de mare’s name)

shudup (close your trap)

skanky (icky)

skeev (repulsed)

slice bread (in da bag)

soboppers (daytime TV)

soder (carbonated drink)

sofbawl (played downalakes)

Soushtreet (hippest in town)

sparagrass (green stalks)

spikit (source for water)

spittabacka (grasshopper)

stall (often mink)

Stir! Stir! (calling nun)

stockins (pantyhose)

sumping (not nothing)

tal (to dry oneself)

tamaytuz (good on pizza)

Tent-n-Mifflin (a cawna)

tidday (no longer yesterday)

tinnite (when it’s dark out)

took sick (became ill)

trick ‘n’

treat (on Halloween)

trow (opposite of catch)

turble (really, really awful)

turlet (when you gotta go)

Twelt-n-Poowder (where the Review
is)

twicest (one more than wunst)

twoney (sounds like money, but 20)

uncajoe (everybody has one)

undaneet (not overhead)

unnashirt (unner anudder shirt)

uwunsum (question of want)

Valentimes (heart day)

vegebulz (good eatin’)

vuin (before funeral)

wan (past of win)

warsh (gettin’ clean)

walyo (young man; hey you)

wanded (desired)

weelbarrel (in da garden)

whenyezgawnclubbin’ (problee Fridee o
Saddidy)

wherdakits (honey, I lost the kids)

wherdatat (Where is it?)

wherjagetdat (Where can I find it?)

wheryat (Where are you?)

wherzeeat (Where is he?)

Whilewood (broadwalk downashore)

whyustartin (let it go)

wid (or widout)

windiz (made of glass)

winner (cold season)

witcha (come along)

woodya (or coodya)

Woof Street (before Jackson)

wootinna (or cootinna)

wosamattawiyu (Gotta problem?)

wudelse (Tell me something new.)

wunst (one less than twicest)

wuzupwitdat (What’s the deal?)

yanowadamsayin’ (Well, do ya?)

yerkidn (pulling my laig)

yizill (you, plural, future)

zink (warsh dishes here)

zip (little taste)

zisit (or zatit?)