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Peter Pan: A term describing a grown adult, typically a man, who behaves like a child or teenager and refuses, either actively or passively, to act their true age. It is also used as a positive way, even as a compliment, depending on the context and circumstance. (see "kidult" and "man-child" above)
Stacker compiled a list of 20 slang words popularized from Black Twitter that have helped shape the internet. ... girl!" The term is commonly used to compliment someone's body or physique ...
Broad term for a man or woman, sometimes indicating "unusual," behavior e.g. "what a funny old bird" [8] biscuit Pettable flapper [31] bit Prison sentence [35] black hats Bad person, especially a villain or criminal in a movie, novel, or play; Heavy in a movie e.g. The Black hats show up at the mansion [36] blaah No good [8] blind 1.
AAVE has also contributed slang expressions such as cool and hip. [107] In many cases, the postulated etymologies are not recognized by linguists or the Oxford English Dictionary, such as to dig, [108] jazz, [109] tote, [109] and bad-mouth, a calque from Mandinka. [110] African American slang is formed by words and phrases that are regarded as ...
According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, the term "hot dog" has had more than eight different meanings — from showoff to porn — over the years, dating back to 1881.
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
Pickaninny (also picaninny, piccaninny or pickininnie) is a pidgin word for a small child, possibly derived from the Portuguese pequenino ('boy, child, very small, tiny'). [1] It has been used as a racial slur for African American children and a pejorative term for Aboriginal children
The term is commonly used to describe male actors and characters who tend to fall into two "babygirl" camps: soft-spoken men who possess traditionally feminine traits, and middle-aged antiheroes.