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  2. Category:African-American slang - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "African-American slang" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Baby mama;

  3. African-American Vernacular English - Wikipedia

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    African American slang is formed by words and phrases that are regarded as informal. It involves combining, shifting, shortening, blending, borrowing, and creating new words. African American slang possess all of the same lexical qualities and linguistic mechanisms as any other language. AAVE slang is more common in speech than it is in writing ...

  4. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...

  5. African-American English - Wikipedia

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    African-American English (or AAE; or Ebonics, also known as Black American English or simply Black English in American linguistics) is the umbrella term [1] for English dialects spoken predominantly by Black people in the United States and many in Canada; [2] most commonly, it refers to a dialect continuum ranging from African-American Vernacular English to more standard forms of English. [3]

  6. How 'Gen Z Slang' Connects to Black Culture Appropriation - AOL

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    African American Language, or AAL, is another term that is broader and includes aspects of language that can't be interpreted, like facial expressions or other gestures common among Black people ...

  7. Jive talk - Wikipedia

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    Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.

  8. Detroit Slang - AOL

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    Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.

  9. Category:African-American English - Wikipedia

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    African-American slang (20 P) G. African-American given names (2 C, 14 P) H. Hip-hop phrases (12 P) Pages in category "African-American English"