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Pages in category "1980s slang" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aproko; E. Essex girl; Essex ...
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
Death [32] big shot Someone of importance and influence; Big boss; see big cheese [33] big six From auto advertising, for the new and powerful six cylinder engines inferring a Strong man e.g. Go send our big six to collect the money [31] big sleep Death [20] big timer Charming and romantic man [8] billboard Flashy man or woman [8] bim Woman [20 ...
Slang words by decade they were widely used in. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories. Subcategories.
The 20th century was a truly special time. One day we were "cruisin' for a bruisin'" with some "greasers" at the "passion pit," the next we're telling a Valley Girl to "talk to the hand"—or ...
Linguists Nicole Holliday and Ben Zimmer go through the history of some of the most popular slang words ever and talk about not only their origins, but why some of them have gone out of style ...
A euphemism that developed in slang on social media, particularly TikTok, to avoid censorship of the words "kill" and "die." Unsubscribe from life To die Euphemistic: 21st century slang Up and die Unexpected death, leaving loose ends Euphemistic: Waste [20] To kill Slang Wearing a pine overcoat (i.e. a wooden coffin) [citation needed] Dead Slang
Cover of the first volume of the print edition (2010) of Green's Dictionary of Slang. Green's Dictionary of Slang (GDoS) is a multivolume dictionary defining and giving the history of English slang from around the Early Modern English period to the present day written by Jonathon Green.