• more about #slang
    devilchyld22: It's not really slang, but in Maryland I've found we're pretty lazy with out words. For "on" it's "a-on" and "for" is "fur" and I definitely say ya'll... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: I say "totally" and "wack" at work all the time. My boss is British and everyone else is Israeli. They think I'm Cher Horowitz. Oy. more »
    girl.of.your.dreams: My brother and I say "knucks" for fist bumps, which has somehow evolved into my husband and I doing elbow bumps in the car, and saying "elbs". The mor... more »
    meritxell: an erotic life: So ever since the advent of "cray cray" I've been all about the doubling up of the first syllable of a word. Somebody bought a BMW? I'm "jeal jeal". more »
    Slovenly Muse: It bothers me when people deliberately spell "lite" and "rite" when they obviously mean "light" and "right." Way to be so lazy you have to save yourse... more »
    boxspelunker: I wish we could bring back "crescent fresh". HE'S NOT CRESCENT FRESH HIS WHOLE LIFE'S A MESS Now, if only sock puppets weren't my source of cooling. more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: Oh god. "Chillax". I hate it, and I say it over and over,a nd then I hate myself. It is the John Mayer of slang. more »
    Adora Belle Dearheart: I like "boojie", or "booj" short for bourgeois. Also, two of my friends can have an entire conversation with the word "Gantz". "Yo gantz, yesterday... more »
    The HZA.: I'd still like "fetch" to happen. more »
    euterpe35: I am very fond of the word "talleywhacker" to describe the peen. However, I cannot say it with a straight face. ("peen", neither) Oh Hugh!! Give me yo... more »
    MrsChuckBass: Oh my God, I LOVE silly/bizarro/ridiculous slang words. I'm not too hot on "totes" by itself, but I REALLY like "totes mcgotes." I don't think I made ... more »
    R-Star: This thread is really making me think of a lot of pet peeves. This is perhaps not good for my blood pressure. I hate it when people put LOL at the en... more »
    anony-miss: I have two!First: MEH. Lack of interest is always 'meh.' I can't decide if I hate it or not.Second: Not slang, but people use this in my life seriousl... more »
    Liz11685: I love the Homer Simpson infixes because they remind me of my dad and his crazy made up language that has been evolving his whole life. Also, I skippe... more »
    Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Favorite exclamation? "HOLD THE PHONE!" It works in so many ways. more »
    Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin): I also have Jezebel to thank for showing me the joys of FUCKING DYKE = awesome chick. more »
    kaiwhakamarie: Anybody ever use the word 'choice' to mean cool? They say it a lot in New Zealand and I picked it up and was still saying it when I came back home. A ... more »
    curioushair: I joined a (now defunct) forum about four or five years ago, when (I guess?) "teh" was at its peak in popularity. Being hopelessly uncool, I just thou... more »
    I, Zombie Normal: I think we should bring back old slang, because nothing is as pleasing as pointless nostalgia, right Homer? It'd be the bee's knees, y'all. C'mon, cat... more »
    Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Also: the regional bumpkin giveaways that you just can't kill. If I'm ever gonna get out of the midwest I'll need to stop starting all my sentences wi... more »
  • #communimacation

    Slang: Fun Games For Your Brain

    If you've ever claimed to have invented a word, only to find it on Urban Dictionary (damn you, nonversation!), you may benefit from Michael Adams's new book, Slang: The People's Poetry. More »
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