slang
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Singing in English, her song's title is a Jamaican Patois slang term that means "riot".
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
I hoped I would never age into someone who complains about new slang the way every older generation tends to, but still: Have we forgotten how to talk normally?
From Salon • May 8, 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
"Eighty-six" is a slang term used to mean "eject" or "remove."
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
A typical surgeon’s kit from the period contained a variety of knives and bone saws, thus inspiring the slang term for doctors “sawbones.”
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
Vocabulary lists containing slang
Language and Grammar - Middle School
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