A person from New Orleans, especially one who speaks Yat English with its distinctive accent and slang.
Origin unclear but possibly from the greeting 'Where y'at?' common in New Orleans. It's a relatively recent term (20th century) for native New Orleanians and their dialect.
Yat English is a fascinating dialect blend of Irish, Italian, and Creole influences—when New Orleans got waves of Irish and Italian immigrants, their accents mixed with local speech patterns to create a completely unique American English.
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