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Che is mainly used as a vocative to call someone's attention (akin to "mate!" or "buddy!" in English), [2] but it is often used as filler too (akin to "right" or "so" in English). The Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara earned his nickname from his frequent use of the expression, which amused his Cuban comrades. [3]
In honor of Black Twitter's contribution, Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words it brought to popularity, using the AAVE Glossary, Urban Dictionary, Know Your Meme, and other internet ...
Boong, pronounced with ʊ (like the vowel in bull), is related to the Australian English slang word bung, meaning "dead", "infected", or "dysfunctional". From bung, to go bung "Originally to die, then to break down, go bankrupt, cease to function [Ab. bong dead]". [2] Highly offensive.
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In Argentina the expresión "che" is used for getting someone's atention or emphasize, similar to "hey" or "yo" in English. Saying "che, esta es una buena cerveza" means "yo/hey, this is some good beer" rather than "man/dude, this is some good beer" or any other synonym. The Spanish language Wikipedia article of "Che" backs up my statement.
According to a May 2021 article on youth news website The Tab, "some people have suggested" that the trend betrayed an underlying misogyny. [3] An article on CNET said that whether the word cheugy was sexist was "a good question", since girl bosses were female; contrariwise, the article noted that cargo shorts and Axe Body Spray were "cheugy stuff you might associate more with men."