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U.S. Navy slang, a glossary at Wiktionary African American Vernacular English , a source of American slang words The Historical Dictionary of American Slang , the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched dictionary of American slang and the only American slang dictionary prepared entirely on historical principles
The Dictionary of American Slang is an English slang dictionary. The first edition was edited by Stuart Flexner and Harold Wentworth and published in 1960 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. [1] After Wentworth's death in 1965, [2] Flexner wrote a supplemented edition which was published in 1967. [3]
Jive talk, also known as Harlem jive or simply Jive, the argot of jazz, jazz jargon, vernacular of the jazz world, slang of jazz, and parlance of hip [1] is an African-American Vernacular English slang or vocabulary that developed in Harlem, where "jive" was played and was adopted more widely in African-American society, peaking in the 1940s.
a slang term meaning sexually aroused (American horny) * a male or female given name or nickname deriving from the names Randall, Randolph, or Miranda range: a line, collection, etc. of products or merchandise, as in top of the range (US: top of the line) a type of kitchen stove like that featured on the TV programme The 1900 House
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Origin: Bussin' is a part of African-American Vernacular English, or AAVE, which is a variety of English spoken largely by Black Americans. Though bussin' can be used to describe a variety of ...
African American slang is formed by words and phrases that are regarded as informal. It involves combining, shifting, shortening, blending, borrowing, and creating new words. African American slang possess all of the same lexical qualities and linguistic mechanisms as any other language. AAVE slang is more common in speech than it is in writing ...
Extremely good, excellent. Also used to describe good food. Originated from African-American vernacular for good food. Though not related, it has also been used as a derogatory term for ejaculation. [29] bussy Portmanteau of "boy" and "pussy" (slang for the vagina). Effectively a man's anus. (See also: -ussy) [30]