Slang Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Slang. The language of the underbelly or exclusionary in-groups. Often vulgar or inappropriate for polite company. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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addagurl n. “Addagurl” is the gay community’s slang for the ADHD drug Adderall. Jared, 29 (who, like all subjects in this story, used a pseudonym), spends his weekends “gurling.” [English Drugs Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 7, 2006)

Afghanistanism n. For years, Americans went about their daily lives under the false impression that faraway places like Afghanistan didn’t matter. Newspapers even had a term for news stories that were irrelevant to local readers: “Afghanistanism.” [English Media Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 8, 2006)

after n. This physical contest led to a considerable amount of “afters,” as rugby players like to call the little bits of niggle which sometimes follow action at the contact area. There was certainly some physical stuff going on and I even saw wing Mark Jones getting involved in some “afters” at one stage. [English United Kingdom Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 2008)

air breather n. Hundreds of American support personnel members on the ground in Colombia complemented these elite forces, in addition to a frenzied intelligence-gathering operation located in the United States Embassy here, drawing on intercepts of the rebel group’s radio systems, human intelligence, satellite imaging and “air breathers,” as piloted surveillance aircraft are called in military jargon. [English Aviation Military Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 14, 2008)

Alabama chrome n. MARK CLEVELAND: DUCT TAPE? What the hell is Duct Tape doing here? TOM WINSTON: Alabama Chrome! Stefan Waters begins to wrap the duct tape around the wrists of Sillege. [English Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 19, 2006)

aldercreature n. He hates the media; pastors; gangbangers; “aldercreatures” (as he calls them); incompetent, connected, overpromoted colleagues; and the mayor, and he believes these “silly people” are responsible for the ruination of his city and department. [English Politics New or Nonce Slang Chicago] [full cite] (Sep. 17, 2007)

all-city adj. A crew, according to T-Kid, “is a unit of dudes who work together to achieve a goal: to get up and to go all city.” [English Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 29, 2006)

all-city adj. But the truth is, ill give more respect to an all city bomber that to someone like hex. [English Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 29, 2006)

all-city adj. Writers may start “getting up” locally, but to really taste rewards, their target area should be expanded and their name should be seen in many different regions of the city or underground/subway system. Writers who manage this are labelled “up” or “all city."…His/her aim lies in securing the title of “king.” This is a prestigious award given to the writer that is considered to be “all city.” [English Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 29, 2006)

all-city adj. Other cities would laugh at the idea of having all-city meetings.…But the people who criticize all-city writer’s meetings haven’t been to one in a while. [English Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 29, 2006)

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