How to Speak Bayonnease

The Secret Language of Bayonne, New York's Sixth Borough

A little known town, just outside of Manhattan, nestled within the boroughs of New York, Bayonne has an eclectic bunch of folk, these people are the residents of Bayonne, known as the Bayonitte. The Language of Bayonne is Bayonnease. We will now set forth to defi ne subtle differences in the American language, and the language spoken here, in this part of the world: Bayonne, New York. In this study of a regional speak of the English (American) language, you may fi nd that the words contained within these pages much like many words that have been associated with the typical language of the modern day New Yorker, proving that Bayonne is, in fact, the lost 6th borough of New York, like a red headed step child. This dialect may be considered Soprano-esk, so expect to encounter shock & awe in this translation of a full frontal language. Please proceed with caution, a sense of humor is defi nitely required. Historically, it is necessary to inform the reader that back in the early 1800s the people of Bayonne felt it necessary to separate themselves from the State of New Jersey, chewed off their arm and dug out the Morris Canal, in an attempt to turn Bayonne into an island. It worked for a while, and Bayonne had almost completely seceded from the state of New Jersey, until they were pulled back in, it was like trying to get out of the mafi a. As a matter of fact, NJ Mafi a members disapproved and the Morris Canal was fi lled in, with the bodies of those that pulled this stunt, and Bayonne was once again connected to New Jersey. Damn it !