English Explanatory Dictionary

Lawn Guyland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A representation of the local pronunciation of Long Island, in which word-final ⟨ng⟩ is pronounced /ŋɡ/ rather than /ŋ/.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɔŋ ˈɡaɪlənd/ [ˌlɔəŋˈɡɑɪlənd]

Word forms

Lawn Guyland

Etymology

A humorous exaggeration of the local dialect pronunciation of Long Island.

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