New York City has long had a tough reputation, with the F-word frequently used, An old joke has it that the “New York alphabet” (or “Brooklyn alphabet” or “New Jersey alphabet”) is: “Fuckin’ A, fuckin’ B, fuckin’ C…”
 
The “Brooklyn alphabet” joke has been cited in print since at least 1994, but the joke was spoken long before this time.
 
 
Urban Dictionary
New York Alphabet
Fuckin A, Fuckin B, Fuckin C, etc. To be used when spelling out a word to get your point across.
My name is Frank.
How do you spell that?
Here I’ll use the New York Alphabet. Fuckin F, Fuckin R, Fuckin A, Fuckin N, Fuckin K!
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Q: What is the Brooklyn alphabet?
A: Fuckin’ A, fuckin’ B, fuckin’ C, etc.
   
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The Distance Between Us
By Valerie Sayers
New York, NY: Doubleday
1994
Pg. 101:
“I’m from Brooklyn. You know what alphabet Brooklyn kids learn?”
She shook her head.     
“Fucking A, fucking B, fucking C.”
 
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Date: 1997/08/31
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And if you had ever lived in New York city, you’d know that “fuck” is just another word, and a quite expressive one at that.  It’s part of the New York alphabet:  fuckin’a, fuckin’b, fuckin’c, etc.
     
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I’m from NJ:
What’s the NJ alphabet? Fuckin A, Fuckin B, Fuckin C…
(...)
—Anonymous, November 01, 2000
 
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Date: 18 Jan 2001 04:43:03 GMT
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ian, you should know the new york alphabet by now. fuckin’ A, fuckin’ B, fuckin’ C ...
   
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mrx
posted 05 August, 2002 11:18
New York Alphabet:
Fuckin’ A
Fuckin’ B
Fuckin’ C
 
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Any Human Heart:
The intimate journals of Logan Mountstuart: a novel
By William Boyd
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
2003
Pg. 312:
OK, so how do they recited the alphabet in Brooklyn? “Fuckin’ A, fuckin’ B, fuckin’ C,” Gail said.
 
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Bad Girls:
26 Writers Misbehave
By Ellen Sussman
New York, NY: W.W. Norton
2007
Pg. 51:
“Do you know how they say the alphabet in Jersey?” he asks. “Fuckin’ A, fuckin’ B, fuckin’ C, fuckin’ D…”
 
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by Maynar on Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:56 am
Fuckin’ A
Fuckin’ B
Fuckin’ C
etc
The New York alphabet.
[/Robin Williams]
   
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Origin of Fuckin’ A!
Rick
06-05-2010, 11:29 PM
It is the first letter of the New York alphabet. the second, of course, is fuckin’ B.