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  2. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [5] biscuit Pettable flapper [28] bit Prison sentence [32] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [33] blaah No good [5] blind 1.

  3. Category:Lists of slang - Wikipedia

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  4. Slang dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Slang dictionaries have been around for hundreds of years. The Canting Academy, or Devil's Cabinet Opened was a 17th-century slang dictionary, written in 1673 by Richard Head, that looked to define thieves' cant. [1] A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew, was first published c. 1698.

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina [4] (exact definition of Mid-Atlantic States may vary) middle class better off than 'working class', but not rich, i.e., a narrower term than in the U.S. and often negative

  6. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    A euphemism for the word "kill" or other death-related terms, often in the context of suicide. This word is often used to circumvent social media algorithms, especially TikTok, from censoring or demonetizing content that involves death-related terms. [163] understood the assignment To understand what was supposed to be done; to do something well.

  7. American slang - Wikipedia

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    American slang is slang that is common in, or particular to, the United States. The term can refer specifically to: Language.

  8. A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English - Wikipedia

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    It has about 60,000 entries, and "contains every entry in New Partridge as well as several hundred new words that have come into the slang lexicon since 2005", but omits the extensive citations of the 2005 edition, thus coming bound in slightly over 700 pages of only one volume compared to over 4000 pages for the unabridged, two-volume edition ...

  9. Category:American slang - Wikipedia

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    Bae (word) Baltimore accent; Bare minimum Monday; Baseball metaphors for sex; Becky (slang) Big Apple; Bite the bullet; Black and white (police vehicle) Blunt (cannabis) Boondoggle; Bougie (disambiguation) Bullshit job