A Guide to Ciro's English,
compiled by Ted Jerome, 1979

IN DE WAY I FIGGUR: As I see it
PEETSBOURG: Pittsburg
DOW-VEN-EE-AH: Down here
STEKA: Steak
DOO-ER-TEE: Dirty
ARN: Horn
FAIRMUT: Falmouth
SHEN-E-KET-EE: Schenectady
STOVA GES: Gas Stove
TOO MANY: Lots of
SCRIME: Scream
SAID: Means
REK: Rocket
POONTCH: Punch
DA BENZON EDGE: Benson and Hedges
BOB Y OPE: Bob Hope
NO WOR'N'BOUT: Don't worry about it
A-EE-A-EEE: From here to here
YA MA: Yes, but...
TAKED'OFF: Take off
FUTE JOIST: Foot Joint
LIKA THET: Like that
WHAT PLACE YOU STAY?: Where are you?
NEED ARE: Must be
HOW YOU DO?: How are you??
FIN-EESH: Finish
AFFETTA-WOODS: Afterwards
MISE-FA-NOW-AH: Miles per hour
REMEMBER: Remind
ZNOW: Snow
TWENTY EIGHT OH: 280
FRIDEE IZ OPEN DA SHEP?: Is the shop open Friday?
HOW MUCH DEGREES?: What temperature is it?
OLLY POP: Lolly pop
ZIK-EH-ZUH: Six
VAK-OO-MO-CLEAN: Vacuum cleaner
STEZ WAY: Stairway
DEE: Of
MEEST: Mystery
WATCH: Look for
TEEN: Tinted
POOTA: Put
CALLA: Call
A-VA-DA: Has
A-VA-DA: BEEG UNGREE Am very hungry
I NO EAT: I will not eat
SUMATING: Something
SELL: Cellar
WHAT PLACE STAY: Where is
SPESCH: Special
OH BRO: Oh, brother
HET: Hat
BEE-SHEN-TEN-EL: Bicentennial
I'MA SOR': I'm sorry
TOOO-ER-TY: Thirty
TOO-ER-TEEE: Thirteen
SANGUITCH: Sandwich
SKREP: Scrap
NO NUFF: Not enough
DEEK: Dick
ALL TIME YOU WANT: Whenever you want
STRA-GA-DUP: Straighten up
TIME AGO: Before
EGG ZEGETLY: Exactly
SCHPLAIN: Explain
NO ARE: Aren't
KEN-TEK-A-CHEEK: Kentucky Fried Chicken
SEEZ KUBES: Cubic centimeters
BYOOK: Buick
ALL THING: Everything
M: Elmer
TROW'WAY: Throw away
DENGU: Thank you
ALL TIME: Always
AINZA-FLUTE: Haines Flute
ANY-MOO: Honeymoon
YOU WANT I...: Would you like me...
STRAIGT: Straight
WIZAGUY: Wise guy
WAH-YOU-DO: What are you doing
NYON-EE-WAY: Isn't it so? (fairly rare Italian dialect)
TAPE: Tap
TAPE: Tape (yes...)
WHAT WAY: How
COMMA: Like, Becomes
WHADAPPENEE-AH: What's going on?
BUILT-EH: Rebuilt
DO-ER-LEE: Early
MILLIONEN: Million
MILLIARD: Billion
AH-MY: Hammer
BONTCH: Bunch
BRASS-O-LET: Bracelet
TOO MAN-EE MON-EE: Too much money
TINK: Think
TAIR-MO: Thermometer
BASS-A-MENT: Basement
EYE GLOSS: High gloss
TICK-AN-ITSY: Take it easy
 
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