Yinzer
Yinzer is a 20th-century term playing on the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania second-person plural vernacular "yinz." The word is used among peoples who identify themselves with the city of Pittsburgh and its traditions.
History
"Yinzer" (or "Yunzer") was historically used to identify the typical blue-collar people from the Pittsburgh region who often spoke with a heavy Pittsburghese accent. The term stems from the word yinz (or yunz), a second-person plural pronoun, brought to the area by early Scots-Irish immigrants. Over time, yinzer has been used by many Pittsburgh residents to self-identify, even if they didn't speak with a thick accent.
The concept and use of the word gained popularity in the 21st century as the area's population loss slowed, and the city became a hub for revitalization. As the city gained note as a desirable place to live, more outsiders have moved or returned to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The term has taken on a slight pejorative connotation to identify someone who, for better or worse, is either a lifelong Pittsburgher, or says a phrase or commits an act that could be identified as something a stereotypical Pittsburgher might do.
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by: AnswerEvery single day, I got a heartache comin' my way I don't wanna say goodbye Baby but look at the tears in my eye I don't wanna say goodbye Mama but look at the way you made me cry Every way that's nice You show you've got a heart that's made of ice
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Fire and water must have made you their daughter You've got what it takes, to make a poor man's heart break A poor mans heart break
Baby you turn me on But as quick as a flash your love is gone Baby I'm gonna leave you now But I'm gonna try to make you grieve somehow
Fire and water must have made you their daughter You've got what it takes to make a poor man's heart break A poor man's heart break And my heart is breakin' too
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Fire and water must have made you their daughter You've got what it takes to make a poor mans heart break
Fire, fire and water must have made you their daughter Baby you've got what it takes to make a poor man's heart break Heart break