noun
Street Slang
earl
· noun · nola
Yat pronunciation of 'oil' — cooking oil, motor oil, any oil.
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Definitions
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Classic Yat vowel swap — 'oil' comes out 'earl,' and 'Earl' (the name) comes out 'oil.' Heard at the auto parts store, the gas station, the kitchen. The standard demo line teachers use to explain the Yat accent.
“Check da earl in da car before you hit da road.”
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earl In A Sentence
Check da earl in da car before you hit da road.
Origin & Usage
Yat dialect feature shared with old Brooklynese — the 'oil/earl' swap that comes from the same immigrant-heavy port-city sound system. Documented since the early 1900s in both cities.
Variants
erl
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