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  2. Flapper - Wikipedia

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    The slang term "flapper" may derive from an earlier use in northern England to mean "teenage girl", referring to one whose hair is not yet put up and whose plaited pigtail "flapped" on her back, [5] or from an older word meaning "prostitute". [6] The slang word "flap" was used for a young prostitute as early as 1631. [7]

  3. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.

  4. Flapping - Wikipedia

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    Flapping or tapping, also known as alveolar flapping, intervocalic flapping, or t-voicing, is a phonological process involving a voiced alveolar tap or flap; it is found in many varieties of English, especially North American, Cardiff, Ulster, Australian and New Zealand English, where the voiceless alveolar stop consonant phoneme /t/ is pronounced as a voiced alveolar flap [ɾ], a sound ...

  5. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.

  7. The kids are saying ‘GYAT’: What does it mean? - AOL

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    Dictionary.com has a more general definition: “Gyatt or gyat is a slang term that is used to express strong excitement, surprise, or admiration.” Brush up on the latest teen slang

  8. Wenis - Wikipedia

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    The wenis, sometimes spelled weenus or weenis, is a loose flap of skin underneath the joint of a human elbow. The word developed from slang in the 1990s. [1] The area may also be referred to as olecranal skin [2] or simply elbow skin. [3]

  9. Why are teens yelling ‘yeet!’? - AOL

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    Yeet: A fluffy slang word with two definitions.. Kids are using “yeet” to express themselves in two ways, according to Merriam-Webster.Yeet is a verb that means to throw something hard without ...