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  2. Broad - Wikipedia

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    Broad Group, a manufacturing company based in Changsha; Broad (British coin), an English gold coin minted under the Commonwealth; Broad Institute, a genomic research institute; an 18th-century slang term for a playing card; The Broad, a modern art museum in Los Angeles, California; The Broad (folk custom), a hooded-animal tradition in the ...

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

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    Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [8] biscuit Pettable flapper [31] bit Prison sentence [35] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [36] blaah No good [8] blind 1.

  4. Broad and general accents - Wikipedia

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    Broad and general are not definitively established terms in phonology and phonetics, and thus other terms are commonly used to make the same basic distinction. Irish linguist Raymond Hickey, for example, has classified the broad traditional accent of Dublin as "local" and more general mainstream accents of Dublin collectively as "non-local".

  5. Black Country dialect - Wikipedia

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    It is quite common for broad Black Country speakers to say "agooin'" where others say "going". ... This is the origin of "Yam Yams", a term designated by "Brummies ...

  6. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Boomer Remover: A slang term used to describe the COVID-19 pandemic; the term drew criticism for trivializing and mocking the high death rates of aging people due to the pandemic. [9] Boomerang kid: A term for an adult who ceases to live independently from their parents and moves back home, typically derogatory.(see "failure to launch" below)

  7. Skibidi, gyatt and Ohio: Learn the meaning, origin behind Gen ...

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    Origin: "Brain rot" dates back to the early aughts, first appearing on Twitter, now known as X, around 2007, according to Know Your Meme, a database for memes and internet slang.

  8. Yorkshire dialect - Wikipedia

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    Yorkshire dialect (also known as Broad Yorkshire, Tyke, Yorkie, or Yorkshire English) is a geographic grouping of several dialects of English spoken in the Yorkshire region of Northern England. [1] The varieties have roots in Old English and are influenced to a greater extent by Old Norse than Standard English is.

  9. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped ... - AOL

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    The term has been around in Black American communities since the 1990s, appearing as early as 1992 on "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, who raps: "No flexin', didn't even look in a n----'s direction."