bostonese

I. \\|bȯstə|nēz, -ēs sometimes |bäs-; rap. sometimes -s^ən|ē-\ noun (plural bostonese)

Usage: capitalized

1. : bostonian

2. : the speech of Boston and the immediately surrounding region marked by certain features (as the use of \\ȧ\\ for the a in ask) that set it off sharply from most other speech patterns of the United States

II. adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

: bostonian