A long-time resident of the [Manayunk] neighborhood of Philadelphia. One clue as to whether someone is a Yunker (pronounced Yoonk-er)is their pronunciation of the word Manayunk. Newcomers emphasize the first [syllable] (MAN-a-yunk) while [Yunkers] emphasis the last syllable (Man-a-YOONK).

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