If you are one of the people who use awesome to refer to something that is merely pleasing, and someone tells you that your language is awful, you can take pride in the fact that you have inspired in them extreme feelings of dread and terror.
He lives in New York City with his wife a former lexicographer , son a potential future lexicographer , and two non-lexical dogs.
Feedback Tired of Typos? Word of the Day. Meanings Meanings. Word of the day. Every language has slang and sometimes nobody knows where some of the slang words or phrases come from. But people from the US have been using this phrase for so long that it is not even considered slang anymore, but it actually is.
So where did all of this slang come from and how does it evolve? As a matter of fact, English slang started as language used mostly by criminals in 16th and 17th century England and developed primarily in saloons and gambling houses.
School children at this time were taught that using slang was taboo and improper, but children will be children and innately want to do what is forbidden. So, slang began making its way amongst the youth. During the post-World War I era, society gained new attitudes about slang and there was now a demand for slang in entertainment, mass media, and fiction.
Today, slang is embedded in our culture and people use it everyday even though they might not realize they are using it. But not all US slang is universal either. Different slang is used amongst different cultures, popular interests, occupations or where you live.
For example, I used to work at a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains and all the skiers had their own slang, which was only known amongst skiers.
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