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Recent Examples of slang
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Altman added, referring to a gay slang term for men who are young, boyish and slim.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The unintentional result showed a Spanish slang word for breasts.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Yang and Gaga sing a musical plea to stop just repeating the same slang words over and over.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Gopnik is a derogatory Russian slang word that roughly translates to thug.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Altman added, referring to a gay slang term for men who are young, boyish and slim.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
The unintentional result showed a Spanish slang word for breasts.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Yang and Gaga sing a musical plea to stop just repeating the same slang words over and over.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
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Actors had to wear about 50 pounds of tactical gear during shoots, carry each other for two miles on stretchers and master radio etiquette, weapons handling, and military terminology.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Through their own initiatives, these activists have secured equal pay for Paralympic athletes and changed discriminatory terminology in Major League Baseball.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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To prepare, Reid worked with a dialect coach and learned the specific physicality associated with Natalia's condition.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The examples are countless, and, behind the expansion of vocabulary, there is always a foundation that is likely forgotten or plainly unknown by people who adopt it via popular culture.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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For those of us old enough to remember Martin (or caught up through reruns), that phrase is etched into our pop culture vocabulary.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sainz was spoken to by the FIA’s media delegate over his language on Friday morning in Bahrain ahead of opening practice at the Sakhir circuit.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The language put Sainz at risk of action from the FIA under its misconduct guidelines, which have a range of potential sanctions for repeat offences including fines, points deductions and race bans.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Slang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slang. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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