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traffic jam. In standard Spanish, "a bottle top" or "a clog". tráfala a lowlife. wepa. Typically used at parties, dances, or general hype events to express of joy or excitement, hence the direct translation "That's awesome!"
Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...
Translation: a very long time ago, often used when the specific date isn't known. nogal – of all things. Term expressing a measure of surprise. nooit – lit. "never." No way, unbelievable! nou – lit. "Immediately/now". Also means "narrow". nou-net – lit. "just now". Refers to an event that happened within a few minutes ago.
Urban Dictionary includes alternative definitions of “OP” as “On point,” meaning accurate, and “over political,” meaning aggressive in expressing a political view.
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Jonathon Green, in his 1999 book The Cassell Dictionary of Slang, defines slang as "A counter language, the language of the rebel, the outlaw, the despised and the marginal". [6] Recognising that there are many definitions, he goes on to say, "Among the many descriptions of slang, one thing is common, it is a long way from mainstream English".
The Canting Academy, or Devil's Cabinet Opened was a 17th-century slang dictionary, written in 1673 by Richard Head, that looked to define thieves' cant. [ 1 ] A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew , was first published c. 1698 .
Skully (also called skelly, skellies, skelsy, skellzies, scully, skelzy, scummy top, tops, loadies or caps) is a children's game played on the streets of New York City and other urban areas. [1] Sketched on the street usually in chalk, a skully board allows a game for two to six players.