manhattanese

manhattanese
\\man|hatən|ēz, maan-, mən-, -ēs\ noun (plural manhattanese)
Usage: capitalized, often attributive
Etymology: Manhattan borough + English -ese
1. : a New Yorker who lives on Manhattan Island — usually used in plural
2. : English as spoken by the Manhattanese

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