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

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    Notes Works cited References External links Background Melodrama films captivate the audience by weaving narratives that evoke intense emotions. These films primarily focus on family dynamics, centering around characters who face adversity and exploring themes of duty and love. The melodramatic format portrays characters navigating their challenges with unwavering determination, selfless acts ...

  3. Slang dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

  4. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Term used to highlight or bring attention to one's outfit. "Fit" is a truncation of "outfit". [56] finna Short for "fixing to". The term has its roots in Southern American English, where "fixing to" has been used to mean "getting ready to" since the 18th century. [57] flop opposite of "bop."

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.

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

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    Slang is defined as words that typically don't last more than a generation, like "groovy" or "nifty" in the 70s. When words are taken from a lexicon, a group of stable words that don't come in and ...

  7. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers ... - AOL

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    For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word’s letter order.

  8. Category:Lists of slang - Wikipedia

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    List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases; R. List of regional nicknames; List of religious slurs; S. List of South African slang words; List of sports idioms; T.

  9. English-language idioms - Wikipedia

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    An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).