Montclair Residents Give Tips On Speaking ‘New Jersey-ese’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Garden State can have a lingo – and a zeitgeist – all its own. And there are some things only a fellow New Jersey resident will get, it seems.

We recently asked our Montclair readers: “What’s something you say that only someone from New Jersey would understand?” They weren’t shy about offering their own examples. Here are some of the best.

Read more replies at the Patch Montclair Facebook page.

• Ugg… another toll? Didn't we just pay one half mile back?
• Fugettabout it
• This traffic isn’t bad. If you want to see REALLY bad traffic…
• Taylor Ham Egg & Cheese, Jug Handle, Disco Fries
• Nicky Nork
• We have the highest property taxes in America!
• Take the second right in the circle
• Large plain pie
• Pump my gas
• Give me a regular coffee
• $1,300 apartment rent is cheap
• This restaurant doesn’t have a liquor license
• What exit?
• Down the shore
• 20 dollars - regular - cash
• Gravy (for tomato sauce)
• Great Adventure instead of Six Flags

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