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dortspeak
What does dortspeak mean?
The exaggerated, drawled accent of well-off South Dublin — 'DART' (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) comes out as 'Dort', which is where the name comes from. Flattened vowels, upward inflections, lots of 'roysh' for 'right'. Mocked relentlessly by everyone outside D4 and immortalised by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly.
"She slipped into full Dortspeak the second her old school friends arrived."
Origin
Dublin, late 1990s. Coined to mock the way South Dubliners pronounce 'DART' as 'Dort'.
Frequently asked questions
What does Dortspeak mean?
Dortspeak is a mocking name for the affected, posh South Dublin accent, where "Dublin 4" gets pronounced "Dort".
How do you use Dortspeak in a sentence?
"You can spot the private-school crowd a mile off with all that Dortspeak."
Is Dortspeak offensive?
It's a gently mocking, class-tinged term poking fun at a well-off South Dublin accent, so it's teasing rather than a serious slur.
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