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Shawty (// ⓘ), shorty, shauty or shortie is a slang term from African American Vernacular English used generally as a nonspecific term of endearment.In specific settings, it can be interpreted as a catcall.
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.
Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a homophobic slur for masculine, butch, or androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the word still exists, but the term dyke has been reappropriated by many lesbians to imply assertiveness and toughness [1] (for example: the Dykes on Bikes motorcycle club).
Slang often forms from words with previously differing meanings, one example is the often used and popular slang word "lit", which was created by a generation labeled "Generation Z". The word itself used to be associated with something being on fire or being "lit" up until 1988 when it was first used in writing to indicate a person who was ...
Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [1] [2] The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s.
Prison slang has existed as long as there have been crime and prisons; in Charles Dickens' time it was known as "thieves' cant". Words from prison slang often eventually migrate into common usage, such as "snitch", "ducking", and "narc". Terms can also lose meaning or become obsolete such as "slammer" and "bull-derm." [2]
Wanker has similar meanings and overtones to American pejoratives like jerk or jerk-off. [4] More generally, wanker can carry suggestions of egotistical and self-indulgent behaviour and this is the dominant meaning in Australia and New Zealand. [5] Wanker may be indicated by a one-handed gesture, [6] usually to an audience out of hearing range. [4]
All words are variations of the word "broer" in Afrikaans meaning "brother". Boetie (Pronounced 'Boet – tea') specifically means little brother in Afrikaans because of the "ie" diminutive suffix. You could say, "Hey bro, howzit" or "Thanks a million bro for lending me your car".