Bridge-and-tunnel

Quick meaning: Bridge-and-tunnel is an adjective meaning (New York City, slang, derogatory) Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.

Meaning

(New York City, slang, derogatory) Of people who travel to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.

Example Sentences

Well, you're not bridge-and-tunnel. No trace of the boroughs when you talk. So that means Manhattan, that means money.

The worst drug calamity, the worst-case scenario, was that you accidentally took too much ecstasy and were actually nice to a Bridge-and-Tunnel person.

"Tonight we get the Bridge-and-Tunnel People." He said this like, "Tonight the Nazis attack." "The Bridge-and-Tunnel People?" "They come from Jersey and Long Island to get drunk and have a good time."

And much to the consternation of their city cousins, many of whom view them with the same disdain they reserve in the other three seasons for the bridge-and-tunnel people who dare to cross the Hudson and East Rivers for a bit of Manhattan glamour, they seem to be taking over.

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