slang
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Fried said she learned the slang term “to flip your wig,” which the Edenwald residents translated as losing your temper.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
And she says the title, Jalla, Greek-Cypriot slang which roughly translates as "more" or "again", has a "special" significance.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.
From Salon • May 10, 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
He adopted the slang of the illegal trade, increasing his English vocabulary fourfold.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Language and Grammar - Middle School
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