slang
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Yes, bears: crypto slang for people who think the price of Bitcoin is going to fall or who have in some other way succumbed to crypto pessimism.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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
Using Gen Z slang signals "cultural awareness, not necessarily political transformation".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Youth appeal, down to listening to actual pop music and an agility with 21st century slang?
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
It’s a city that prides itself on its open-mindedness, its lack of pretension, and its homegrown slang.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
Vocabulary lists containing slang
Language and Grammar - Middle School
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