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needs warshed

Phrase

Meaning
Pittsburgh: '(it) needs washed', no 'to be'.
Type
Phrase
Used in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia

What does “needs warshed” mean

A signature Western Pennsylvania construction that drops 'to be' from passive sentences: 'the car needs warshed', 'the dog needs walked'. Also note the inserted /r/ in 'warshed', another local marker.

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