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  2. African-American Vernacular English - Wikipedia

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    e. African-American Vernacular English [a] ( AAVE) [b] is the variety of English natively spoken, particularly in urban communities, by most working - and middle-class African Americans and some Black Canadians. [4] Having its own unique grammatical, vocabulary, and accent features, AAVE is employed by middle-class Black Americans as the more ...

  3. How 'Gen Z Slang' Connects to Black Culture Appropriation - AOL

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    In text threads, social media comments, Instagram stories, Tik Toks and elsewhere, more people are using words like "slay," "woke," "period," "tea" and "sis" — just to name a few. While some ...

  4. Leet - Wikipedia

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    It is a slang term derived from the verb own, meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. As is a common characteristic of leet, the terms have also been adapted into noun and adjective forms, [24] ownage and pwnage , which can refer to the situation of pwning or to the superiority of its subject (e.g., "He is a very good player.

  5. LGBT slang - Wikipedia

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    LGBT slang, LGBT speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ+ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.

  6. How Polari, the ‘lost language’ of gay men, inspired much of ...

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    To translate the above, knowing the words bona (good), vada (look), eek (face) and riah (hair) means Morrissey is singing, "So good to look, oh you, your lovely face and your lovely hair."

  7. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    Legal term denoting derivation from an external source, as opposed to a person's self or mind—the latter of which is denoted by ab intra. ab hinc: from here on: Also sometimes written as "abhinc" ab imo pectore: from the deepest chest: i.e., "from the bottom of my heart", "with deepest affection", or "sincerely". Attributed to Julius Caesar.

  8. Why are people so bad at texting? The psychology behind bad ...

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    Assuming one has a good relationship with their “bad texter,” this is likely because this bad texter just hasn't mastered the art of texting to convey the proper emotion. “Text messages that ...

  9. Slay (slang) - Wikipedia

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    Slay (slang) Slay is a slang colloquialism that possibly originated during the 1600s, but gained its current LGBT connotation in the 1970s from ball culture. Originally having a meaning similar to "that joke was killer", slay has since gained a definition meaning being impressed or term of agreement.