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Newark Residents: Tips On Speaking ‘New Jersey-ese’
We asked our readers in Newark: "What's something you say that only someone from NJ would understand?"
NEWARK, 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 readers in Newark: “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.
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- Jug handle
- Down the shore
- Taylor ham, egg and cheese on a buttered roll
- 'Be safe' instead of 'see you later'
- Lets go down neck to eat
- Regular coffee (comes with 2 sugars)
- 65 mph zone lol
- Italian Hotdog
- Peace out
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