noun Street Slang

turlet

· noun · nola

Yat pronunciation of 'toilet,' straight outta New Orleans.

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Definitions

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How New Orleanians with a thick Yat accent say 'toilet.' Same vowel switch that turns 'oil' into 'erl' and 'boil' into 'berl' — the famous NOLA 'oi'-to-'er' flip that sounds shockingly like old-school Brooklyn. Heard most in white working-class wards like the Ninth and Chalmette.

“Aw baby, the turlet's backed up again — call ya cousin.”
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turlet In A Sentence

Aw baby, the turlet's backed up again — call ya cousin.

Origin & Usage

Yat dialect of New Orleans, shaped by 19th-century Irish, German and Italian immigrant communities — the same linguistic family tree that gave Brooklyn its 'tawk.'

Variants terlet

People Also Ask

What does turlet mean?

Turlet is the Yat pronunciation of "toilet," straight outta New Orleans.

How do you use turlet in a sentence?

For example: "The turlet's clogged again, call somebody."

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