Brooklynite

Definitions

A native or inhabitant of Brooklyn, New York.

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Examples

“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.”

“His collaborator was Robert Singer, a professor of English and film studies at Kingsborough Community College, who lamented this week that he and his fellow Brooklynites "have⟳ been archetyped to death."”

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