Long Island Accent Ranked Least Sexy in America, Survey Says

Long Island Accent Ranked Least Sexy in America, Survey Says

The sexiest — and least sexy — accents in the United States have been ranked, and some accents from the tri-state have come in dead last.

In a survey run by travel company Big 7 across its 1.5 million social media followers, the Long Island accent was ranked the least sexy in the United States. Celebrities hailing from the region include Mariah Carey, Lindsay Lohan, Jerry Seinfeld and Alec Baldwin. 

“People from ‘Lawnguyland’ might be a bit upset with being voted as having America’s least sexiest accent. But look, can they really disagree?,” Big 7 declared in its rankings. 

Another tri-state accent also came in at the bottom of the list. The New Jersey accent was ranked the second least-desirable accent in the country. 

“North Jerseyan? Think ‘cawfee’ and dropping the ‘Rs’. South Jerseyan? It’s more like the Philly accent, but not close enough to bring up Jersey’s overall sex appeal,” Big 7 said. The Philly accent was ranked eighth sexiest in the nation.

Those with a general ‘New York’ accent had better luck, ranking third sexiest in the country. The study’s authors noted New Yorkers spoke fast and were hypernasal, while using long vowels and short ‘a’s. 

Bostonian was ranked as the second sexiest accent, while the Texan accent was voted the most desirable. Connecticut ranked 22nd, with Big 7 pointing out the accent is in between the New York and Boston accents, with its own added subtleties.

The “general American” accent was ranked 32nd on the list, with Big 7 defining it as the one you’re most likely to hear on television — Stephen Colbert being a prime example. 

Scroll down for the full rankings:

50th. Long Islander

49th. New Jersey

48th. Minnesotan

47th. Alaskan

46th. California Valley

45th. Southern Ohioan

44th. Floridian

43rd. Pittsburgh

42nd. Cincinnati

41st. Pennsylvania Dutch

40th. Appalachian

39th. Colorado

38th. Providence

37th. Tallahassee

36th. Ozark

35th. “Hoi Toider”

34th. San Francisco

33rd. Hudson Valley

32nd. General American

31st. Atlanta

30th. New Mexican

29th. Milwaukee

28th. Western

27th. Charleston

26th. Kentucky

25th. New Orleans

24th. Oklahoma

23rd. Cleveland

22nd. Connecticut

21st. Kansas

20th. Tennesseean

19th. Virginia Piedmont

18th. Baltimorese

17th. Alabama

16th. Midwestern

15th. Cajun

14th. Yooper

13th. Miami

12th. Chicano

11th. Northwestern

10th. Californian

9th. St. Louis

8th. Philadelphia

7th. Hawaiian

6th. Mississippi

5th. Chicago

4th. Mainer

3rd. New York

2nd. Bostonian

1st. Texan

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