🎙️ Learn the Lingo

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CAR-din-als

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Think of the red bird.

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FAL-kins

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Fal rhymes with pal.

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RAY-vins

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Based on Edgar Allan Poe's poem.

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BILZ

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Short and sharp Bilz.

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PAN-thurz

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Pan like frying pan.

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BAIRZ

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Rhymes with chairs.

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BENG-guls

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Beng like bang but softer.

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BROWNZ

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Named for Paul Brown, founder.

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COW-boyz

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Western cowboy imagery.

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BRON-kohz

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Bron like brawn.

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LY-enz

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Same as the animal.

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PAK-urz

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From meat packers.

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TEK-sinz

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As in people from Texas.

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KOLTZ

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Colt equals young horse.

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JAG-wahrz

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Both JAG-wahrz and JAG-yoo-ahrz are acceptable.

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CHEEFZ

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Ends with -efs sound, not -eez.

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RAY-derz

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Pirates or marauders.

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CHAR-jurz

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Char like charge.

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RAMZ

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Simple ramz.

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DOLL-finz

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Dol rhymes with tall.

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VY-kingz

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Vy like sky.

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PAY-tree-uts

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Three syllables; not pat-ri-ots.

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SAYNTS

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Rhymes with paints.

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JY-entz

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Jai like sky.

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JETS

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Like a jet plane.

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EE-gulz

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E as in eagle.

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STEE-lurz

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From the city's steel industry.

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FOR-tee-ny-urz

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Named after 1849 gold rush miners.

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SEE-hawks

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Sea like the ocean.

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BUK-uh-neerz

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Pirates; stress nearz.

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TY-tinz

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Ty rhymes with sky.

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kuh-MAN-derz

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Accent on man.