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Culture specific, informal words and terms that are not considered standard in a language.

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slang

Language; Slang

An informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar. It is often used to identify with one's peers and, ...

blast

Language; Slang

To confront someone in the public, or openly shame someone and to put them in an akward position by revealing compromising information

blazin

Language; Slang

A way to describe things that are awesome or very attractive that is more than "hot" and also means the act of smoking anything (usually an illegal substance) "lighting up Marijuana."

crash course

Language; Slang

An intense and rapid training course usually taken under pressing circumstances.

A nickname used to refer to South Boston, Massachusetts. South Boston is one of the oldest and most historic neighborhoods in America. It is predominantly known for its Irish population, but today it ...

wicked

Language; Slang

A term used in the U.S. - particularly in the northeast/New England area - that means "very". Example: it's wicked hot outside.

beatniks

Language; Slang

It was derived from black American jazz terminology, where it meant a ‘category’ or ‘style’. By the early 1980s the term had become distinctly dated. ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.’ (Song ...