Common slang words
[DOC File]Slang WORKSHEET A
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Of ‘intellectual’ slang there is not much evidence beyond a little punning with foreign words. The direct French translation action gagnée may be used instead of ‘winning action’, itself a euphemism or disguise for a successful seduction or crafty trick.
[DOC File]10 slang phrases that perfectly sum up their era
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Idioms and Slang: What does that mean? Idioms and slang are special words and language used within a culture or group of people. An idiom is an expression which has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words. We call this type of language figurative.The opposite of this word is literal language. Look at these examples:
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Quick List of Common Literary Terms ... An essay written in academic diction, for example, would be much less colorful, but perhaps more precise, than street slang. Didactic—A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model or correct behavior or thinking. ... Pun—A play on words that ...
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I've been collecting slang and publishing books about it for 30 years. My database contains 125,000 words and phrases and they keep coming. One thing I've learned - the more slang changes, to half-inch the well-known phrase, the more slang stays the same. Politically correct, even polite: I fear not. But humanity at its most human, absolutely.
[DOC File]Student slang - King's College London
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The word’s encompassing power was indeed made evident in a study done by Lancaster University’s Professor Tony McEnery. The research concluded that “like” is among twenty words that account for one third of all words (BBC News). While this common slang is popular, it …
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Slang very often involves the creation of novel meanings for existing words. It is very common for such novel meanings to diverge significantly from the standard meaning. Thus, "cool" and "hot" can both mean "very good", "impressive" or "good looking". Slang terms are often known only within a clique or in group.
America's Most Common Slang Words, Explained
Slang worksheet A. Exercise 1 The sentences below contain examples of American, Australian, or British slang. Can you figure out the slang words that match the definitions in the boxes? “I know zilch. about computers. I’ve never used one before.” (American) “He’s loaded. That’s why he can eat in expensive restaurants most nights ...
[DOC File]Dictionary of Victorian Prison Slang
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Limiting the use of jargon and slang. Jargon refers to technical terminology, meaningless talk, or gibberish. Slang refers to informal, nonstandard vocabulary. When speaking with an audience outside of a certain language community, a speaker should limit the use of jargon or slang because it will not be familiar with the terminology.
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Words that are termed 'slang' usually develop when people who have activities in common start using their own, informal language. Teenagers (for example mega, radical, dread), thieves (for example, slammer, porridge) and prostitutes (for example punter) have a special slang separating them from parents, police and other authorities.
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‘The Dictionary of Victorian Prison Slang’ is a compilation of both current and obsolete slang terms, general terms, sayings, abbreviations & acronyms used by prisoners in Victorian prisons. The emphasis of this dictionary is on modern (i.e. 1970s onwards) terms but includes terms that are obsolete, archaic or no longer in common usage.
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