slang
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“Drag Race” is the source of quite a bit of modern slang terminology, lifted from decades of African American Vernacular English, posted online, and co-opted to fit just about anything.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Those fans turned up wearing lace mantillas and carrying votive candles on Tube trains that buzzed with Spanish slang, as they clamoured for this long-awaited concert.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Comey has said he did not realize that “86,” a slang term for getting rid of something, had violent connotations.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
It, apparently, has nothing to do with “looks-maxxing” and other related Gen-Z slang that’s dominated the pages of major news publications in recent months.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
That paragraph is deliberate, of course; it’s just to display a bit more of the slang that was used by everyone I respected as “hip” in those days.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing slang
Language and Grammar - Middle School
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