slang
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She is one of several performers who play the roles known collectively as “Kinker & Roust,” slang terms for acrobats/aerialists and “roustabouts,” a.k.a. circus laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The internet has made it far easier to bond with our friends through memes and slang than through genuine vulnerability.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
María’s narration is marked by Colombian slang and the rhythms of its dialect, but it is also mixed with references to Hitchcock films and theories about Rolling Stone Brian Jones’s 1969 death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
An episode is prison slang for a severe hallucination.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
And, for once, your mother and I are in agreement on this important point: The use of slang is an indicator of a weak intellect and an impoverished vocabulary.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing slang
Language and Grammar - Middle School
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