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Brooklynite

proper noun

  1. person from or resident of Brooklyn, New York, New York
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʊklənʌɪt/ / /ˈbɹʊkləˌnaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Brooklyn + -ite.

  1. A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.

    They have learned that if the Brooklynite is not as well treated at home as he is in New York he will spend a few cents for car fare and take his amusement across the river.

    One Brooklynite sought to mail an umbrella and was told that it could not be sent with a tag, but must be wrapped up in a parcel, which would have made a London postoffice man laugh. Another Brooklynite seeking to mail a wooden box of cigars was told that he must find some place where he could buy corrugated paper, and wrap the cedar box with that before it could be sent through the mails.