Walking through downtown Pittsburgh and witness the culture of a Pittsburgher. How they act as if one another are family, and how they talk with a special dialect that sets them apart from others. Some may say that this “Pittsburghese” is bad, it sounds bad and uneducated, but to others it is how they were raised in a city that everyone loves. One of the words in used in the Pittsburghese dialect is “yinz.” It is a word that has gone through many changes, but has adapted to the setting and spirits of Pittsburgers. Yinz is a Pittsburgh slang word used to describe a group of people.
Yinz is a “Pittsburghese” word used in western Pennsylvania and originated in the 1980s. To people that live outside of the western Pennsylvania area may find that
