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Prison slang has existed as long as there have been crime and prisons; in Charles Dickens' time it was known as "thieves' cant". Words from prison slang often eventually migrate into common usage, such as "snitch", "ducking", and "narc". Terms can also lose meaning or become obsolete such as "slammer" and "bull-derm." [2]
[161] [162] [163] In North American informal use, the term pussy can also refer to a weak or effeminate man, [164] and fanny is a term used for the buttocks. [165] [152] Other slang terms are muff, snatch, and twat. [166] [167] Vagina is often incorrectly used as a synonym for vulva since it is separate from that anatomy. [1]
Karen is a slang term typically used to refer to a middle-class white American woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. [1] The term is often portrayed in memes depicting middle-class white women who "use their white and class privilege to demand their own way".
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper. [2] Related to sexual slang is slang related to defecation and flatulence (toilet humor, scatolinguistics).
A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English. Geris, Jan (2003). American's guide to the British language : really, they talk like this every day. Green, Jonathon (2008). Chambers Slang Dictionary. James, Ewart (1999). Contemporary British slang : an up-to-date guide to the slang of modern British English. Parody, A. (Antal) (2007).
africtionary – Website for African Slang dictionary. ag man – oh man; ag as the Afrikaans equivalent to "oh" (pronounced \jach\ like German ACHtung), "man" pronounced as in "mun" in "munches". ag shame – both an expression of pity and sorrow, depending on context: Ag shame, daardie baba is te oulik! (Aw, that baby is so cute!);
Fritscher was the founding editor of San Francisco's California Action Guide (1982). With California Action Guide, Fritscher became the first editor to publish the word "bear" with the gay culture meaning on a magazine cover (November 1982). [10]
ASMR is a tingling sensation that can be triggered by certain auditory or visual stimuli, often used for relaxation.