Vacay is one of many modern entries that are simply shortened versions of actual words. According to Merriam-Webster, the truncated form of vacation was first used in 1991. Does this word-shortening ...

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This video teaches twenty popular American slang words that you’ll hear in everyday conversations. Each term is explained in ...

Call someone “thirsty” these days and those are fighting words. But call someone “queer” and you’re embracing a more inclusive term for non-binary gender identity. Nothing makes you feel your age as ...

When Tony Thorne first started researching slang, he was largely on his own. This was in the ’80s, when, according to Thorne, the academic community “virtually ignored” slang as a part of linguistics.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Is Meghan Markle getting the collywobbles? Has Prince Harry lined up his chums for a knees-up? Hope no one drops any clangers at the wedding on Saturday. Gobsmacked? Or just ...

British comedian Michael McIntyre has a standard bit in his standup routines concerning the many (many!) slang terms posh British people use to describe being drunk. These include "wellied," ...

'The Royals' actress Elizabeth Hurley helped to curate the list of 20 British slang words that have been added to the mobile game's dictionary. By Natalie Jarvey Senior Digital Media Editor Crikey, ...

1."The majority of students cannot read at grade level. Anyone who disagrees with a teacher teaching appropriate grammar is part of the problem." 5."A teacher should NEVER punish behavior with writing ...