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  2. Chav - Wikipedia

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    Opinion is divided on the origin of the term. "Chav" may have its origins in the Romani word "chavi" ("child") or "chaval" ("boy"), which later came to mean "man". [3] [8] [9] The word "chavvy" has existed since at least the 19th century; lexicographer Eric Partridge mentions it in his 1950 dictionary of slang and unconventional English, giving its date of origin as c. 1860.

  3. List of English words of Romani origin - Wikipedia

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    chav – an anti-social youth (from chavi "child") [1] [2] cosh – a weapon, truncheon, baton (from košter "stick") cove – British-English colloquial term meaning a person or chap (from kova "that person") dick – detective (potentially from dik "look", "see" and by extension "watch") [3]

  4. List of South African slang words - Wikipedia

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    The word evolved into kiff, an adjective or exclamation meaning "cool", among English-speaking people on the east coast. kie-kie/kiekie/kiek-kie – pronounced "key-ki"; refers to a photograph Klaas Vakie – (pronounced "klaas faacky") refers to the mythical creature known as the Sandman , can also ironically refer to people who had just now ...

  5. 55 Gen Alpha Slang Words You Need To Know To Keep from ... - AOL

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    In slang, it can mean not cool or relate to someone’s charm or attraction. “Aura points” can be gained or lost depending on your actions (e.g., falling down the stairs will give you negative ...

  6. Old-School Slang Words That Really Deserve a Comeback

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    6. Hoosegow. Used to describe: Jail or prison Coming from the Spanish word "juzgado" which means court of justice, hoosegow was a term used around the turn of the last century to describe a place ...

  7. How did words like periodt, GYAT, cap and drip come to be ...

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    “It’s cool because it’s the thing that teachers and the parents don’t want you to do.” “Black people are at the bottom of the social hierarchy,” she continues.

  8. List of South African English regionalisms - Wikipedia

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    Zulu word meaning grandmother/grandma, also used as a general term of respect for women of appropriate age. Became part of the iconic slogan Yebo Gogo (Yes, Grandma) from the South African cellular service-provider Vodacom. gogo. In Tswana has the same meaning as gogga - it refers to a creepy crawly or an insect. homeland

  9. No 'rizz': School accused of banning Gen Alpha slang

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    Skibidi is a largely nonsense word that can mean cool or dumb, and Sigma often just means good or best, depending on the context. Topics include drugs and Nazis. Topics include drugs and Nazis.