noun Street Slang

Chalmatian

· noun · nola

A resident of Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish — usually said with a smirk.

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A person from Chalmette, the parish seat of St. Bernard ('Da Parish') just downriver from NOLA. The label leans hard into the stereotype: thickest yat accent in the region, dropped R's, 'how's ya mom-n-em?', a particular look and a particular attitude. Sometimes affectionate, sometimes a punchline, almost never used by Chalmette people about themselves — they're just 'from Da Parish'.

“You can spot a Chalmatian the minute they open their mouth — 'erl' for oil, 'terlet' for toilet, the whole bit.”
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Chalmatian In A Sentence

You can spot a Chalmatian the minute they open their mouth — 'erl' for oil, 'terlet' for toilet, the whole bit.

Origin & Usage

Variants Chalmation
Tags #nola#yat#new-orleans#stereotypes

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