zink
Yat for the kitchen sink.
Definitions
New Orleans pronunciation of 'sink' — that nasal Yat vowel turns the 'i' into something closer to 'in.' Your grandma in Metairie's been calling it a zink her whole life and isn't about to stop.
zink In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Yat dialect of New Orleans, sharing roots with the same immigrant-shaped accent that produced 'turlet' and 'erster' (oyster).
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