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Vintage Slang — Back In Time

Jive, flappers, beatniks & more — the slang that built the language.

193

Harlemese — The Original Jive

The 1930s–40s Harlem jive of Cab Calloway & the jazz cats.

17

Jive Talk

The coded language of jazz musicians and Harlem hipsters.

18

Cockney Rhyming Slang

Plates of meat, dog and bone — East London’s coded classic.

335

Polari — Britain’s Secret Gay Slang

Bona, vada, naff — the coded cant of a criminalised era.

48

Thieves’ Cant — The Rogues’ Lexicon

Prig, doxy, darkmans — the secret talk of Tudor rogues.

20

Verlan — French Backslang

Meuf, keuf, ouf — the banlieue argot that flips words inside out.

22

Lunfardo — The Tango Argot

Mina, guita, feca — Buenos Aires’ immigrant street slang.

22

Nadsat — A Clockwork Orange Slang

Droog, horrorshow, viddy — Burgess’s invented teen argot.

22

Leet / 1337 — Hacker Speak

n00b, pwned, w00t — the elite-speak of BBS & gaming.

18

Beatnik Slang

Daddy-o, the most, far out — 1950s Beat Generation cool.

15

1920s Slang — The Jazz Age

The bee’s knees, giggle water — Roaring Twenties speak.

36

Urban Lingo — Street Slang Decoded

Street slang, hip-hop terms, everyday urban speak.

1697

Gen Z Slang & Lingo

Rizz, delulu, it’s giving — the internet generation’s language.

696

British Slang & UK Lingo

Cockney to modern UK slang — what Britain actually says.

1387

Hip-Hop & AAVE Slang

The words that built the language — decoded and credited.

461

Aussie Slang & Lingo

Arvo, bogan, servo — the words you won’t find in a textbook.

484

Spanish Slang

The street Spanish textbooks leave out.

436

Caribbean Slang

Patois, dancehall, and island talk decoded.

448

Jamaican Patois

Wagwan? Patwa, translated properly.

437

Crypto Slang

HODL, rekt, degen — the language of the chain.

187

Web3 Slang

NFT, DAO, and DeFi talk, decoded.

163

Gym Slang

Gains, swole, natty — gym bro, translated.

279

Fitness Slang

The lingo of lifting, cutting, and bulking.

279

Sports Slang

Clutch, GOAT, nutmeg — game-day talk decoded.

418

Cockney Rhyming Slang

Dog and bone, plates of meat — East End rhyming slang decoded.

335

London Slang

Roadman, MLE, and street London, decoded.

387

K-Pop Slang

Bias, comeback, delulu — idol and stan-Twitter lingo decoded.

219

Stan Slang

Stan Twitter and fandom lingo, decoded.

197

Weed & Cannabis Slang

420, dank, zooted — stoner slang decoded.

214

Prison Slang

Shank, on the yard, bird — jail lingo decoded.

395

Scottish Slang

Wee, scunnered, bairn — Scots patter decoded.

433

Irish Slang

Craic, eejit, grand — Irish slang decoded.

461

Texting Slang & Acronyms

LOL, IYKYK, NGL — text abbreviations decoded.

274

Finance & Stock Slang

Stonks, tendies, diamond hands — trading lingo decoded.

245

WallStreetBets Slang

Apes, tendies, YOLO — WSB lingo decoded.

175

Military Slang

Hooah, FUBAR, oscar mike — armed-forces lingo decoded.

508

Medical Slang

Code brown, GOMER, stat — hospital lingo decoded.

382

Nursing Slang

The lingo of the ward, decoded.

303

Skater Slang

Gnarly, bail, ollie — skateboarding lingo decoded.

351

Surf Slang

Stoked, gnar, wipeout — surf and beach lingo decoded.

358

Anime & Weeb Slang

Senpai, waifu, isekai — otaku lingo decoded.

323

American Slang

Southern, NYC, Midwest — regional US slang decoded.

788

Nigerian Pidgin

Wahala, japa, sabi — Nigeria's most-spoken language, decoded properly.

59

Yoruba Slang

Idan, japa, owambe — Lagos street talk, decoded with real sources.

30

Igbo Slang

Odeshi, gbam, ijele — Igbo street and market slang, decoded properly.

48

Hausa Slang

Jaara, maigad, shikena — Hausa-origin words in everyday Nigerian speech.

10

Dating Slang

Situationship, ghosting, breadcrumbing — modern dating lingo decoded.

231

Relationship Slang

Simp, red flag, the ick — relationship lingo decoded.

220

Corporate & Office Slang

Quiet quitting, synergy, circle back — work lingo decoded.

261

Office Slang

The buzzwords and jargon of work, decoded.

261

Scouse Slang

Boss, made up, la — Liverpool slang decoded.

68

Geordie Slang

Canny, howay, hadaway — Newcastle slang decoded.

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