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General Slang
da
DAH · article · informal
Chicago-accent pronunciation of 'the,' as in 'Da Bears.'
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The Chicago-accent rendering of 'the,' famously in 'Da Bears' and 'Da Lake.'
“How 'bout da Bears?”
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da In A Sentence
How 'bout da Bears?
Origin & Usage
Chicago accent, immortalized by the 'Superfans' sketches on Saturday Night Live.
People Also Ask
What does 'da' mean in Chicago?
It is the Chicago-accent pronunciation of 'the,' most famously in phrases like 'Da Bears' and 'Da Lake.'
Where did 'Da Bears' come from?
The pronunciation was immortalized by the 'Superfans' sketches on Saturday Night Live, which parodied die-hard Chicago sports fans.
Do Chicagoans really say 'da'?
The thick local accent can flatten 'the' toward 'da,' and the phrase 'Da Bears' plays on that real pronunciation.
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