noun Street Slang

zink

· noun · nola

Yat for the kitchen sink.

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Definitions

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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.

“Put dem dishes in da zink, I'll get 'em after the game.”
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zink In A Sentence

Put dem dishes in da zink, I'll get 'em after the game.

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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