noun
Street Slang
zink
· noun · nola
Yat for the kitchen sink.
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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).
People Also Ask
What does zink mean?
Zink is a Yat pronunciation of 'sink,' as in the kitchen sink.
How do you use zink in a sentence?
"Leave ya dishes in da zink, I'll get 'em."
Where does the word zink come from?
It's part of Yat, the New Orleans dialect, which swaps the 'th'/'s' sound in 'sink' for a 'z' sound.
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