Street
turlet
What does turlet mean?
How New Orleanians with a thick Yat accent say 'toilet.' Same vowel switch that turns 'oil' into 'erl' and 'boil' into 'berl' — the famous NOLA 'oi'-to-'er' flip that sounds shockingly like old-school Brooklyn. Heard most in white working-class wards like the Ninth and Chalmette.
"Aw baby, the turlet's backed up again — call ya cousin."
Origin
Yat dialect of New Orleans, shaped by 19th-century Irish, German and Italian immigrant communities — the same linguistic family tree that gave Brooklyn its 'tawk.'
Frequently asked questions
What does turlet mean?
Turlet is the Yat pronunciation of "toilet," straight outta New Orleans.
How do you use turlet in a sentence?
For example: "The turlet's clogged again, call somebody."
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