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  2. 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.

  3. Sexual slang - Wikipedia

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    Sexual slang and humor. In the popular jargon of many cultures, the use of sexual slang is a form of humor or euphemism that often creates controversy over its public use. Sexual humor has been seen in many circles as crude and unsophisticated, as well as insulting towards the subject it describes. Sexual slang has a long history in literature ...

  4. 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."

  5. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    Hnach (حنش) is a Tunisian slang term for police, meaning "snake" in Arabic, Also used in Morocco for inspectors since they don't work in uniforms. Hobby Bobby UK slang for special constables. [35] Heh Derogatory denomination for the police, especially in Vienna, Austria. Hurry up van Slang term used on Merseyside to describe a police van.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    v. t. e. This is a list of British words not widely used in the United States. In Commonwealth of Nations, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa, and Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have ...

  7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped ... - AOL

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    Bruh. "Bruh" originated from the word "brother" and was used by Black men to address each other as far back as the late 1800s. Around 1890, it was recorded as a title that came before someone's ...

  8. List of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    List of Generation Z slang. The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [ 1][ 2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of ...

  9. Detroit Slang - AOL

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    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. The local ...