{"id":138356,"date":"2026-02-19T03:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138356\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T03:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T03:30:11","slug":"nycs-iconic-accent-think-goodfellas-and-a-bronx-tale-is-slowly-disappearing-from-daily-lingo-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/138356\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s iconic accent &#8212; think &#8216;Goodfellas&#8217; and &#8216;A Bronx Tale&#8217; &#8212; is slowly disappearing from daily lingo, study says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fuhgeddaboutit!<\/p>\n<p>The famous New Yawk accent is slowly disappearing from everyday use, a recent study found.<\/p>\n<p>A nationwide survey of 3,042 adults across the US this month revealed that the Big Apple\u2019s notable pronunciations ranked 12th in regional dialects that residents feel are dying off.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.92843691;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38536022\" width=\"1024\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/university-students-socializing-together-college-121683223.jpg\" alt=\"A group of diverse university students laughing and socializing outdoors.\" class=\"wp-image-38536022\"  \/>New York City\u2019s iconic accent is slowly disappearing from New Yorkers\u2019 everyday lingo. Davide Angelini \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>Topping the list of parlances fading from everyday at the highest rate were the Appalachian dialect, Southern drawl and Louisiana creole accents, the study showed.<\/p>\n<p>Major metropolitan cities, including New York City, Philadelphia and New England are further down the list despite still being \u201cat risk,\u201d according to the survey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordfinder.com\/accent-amnesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">conducted by The Word Finder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These dialects have been better at warding off extinction since they\u2019ve long been portrayed in the media, which may help preserve them in popular culture, researchers said \u2014 even if you\u2019re less likely to hear someone order a \u201ccuppah cawfee\u201d at the bodega. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38536025\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/statue-liberty-scene-new-york-115848909.jpg\" alt=\"The Statue of Liberty in the foreground with a New York Cityscape in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-38536025\"  \/>The survey overall suggested that strong markers of regional identity drive people to tone down their accents, especially when they move, switch jobs or interact with non-locals.  THANANIT \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>Plus, famous one-liners in classic films like \u201cGoodfellas\u201d \u2014 \u201cDo I amuse you?\u201d \u2014 and \u201cA Bronx Tale\u201d \u2014 \u201cNow youse can\u2019t leave\u201d \u2014 have created an almost iconic reverence for the New York accent. <\/p>\n<p>The report also suggested that overall, strong markers of regional identity drive people to tone down their accents, especially when they move, switch jobs, or interact with non-locals.<\/p>\n<p>The more distinctive the accent sounds the \u201cmore likely people are to tuck it away,\u201d unless they\u2019re unwinding with family or for a \u201cwawk in the pahk\u201d amongst locals, the survey concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more neutral accents, such as Inland Northern, Pacific Northwest and Southwestern, remain more stable in everyday conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fuhgeddaboutit! The famous New Yawk accent is slowly disappearing from everyday use, a recent study found. 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