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

Associated with or special to California or Californian people, places, or things. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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thuggish ruggish adj. Mac Dre also knew drama—quite personally. He grew up extra-mannish in the thuggish, ruggish Crestside district of Vallejo; his formative years coincided with the mid-’80s introduction of the crack cocaine economy to the ‘hood. [English United States California Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 11, 2004)

TMZ n. TMZ, named for the 30-mile zone around Hollywood that is mentioned in some film-union contracts, will mix breaking entertainment news and gossip with a database of information and video about celebrities. [ Class Acronym Language English Place United States California Subject Entertainment] [full cite] (Nov. 14, 2005)

wab n. “Wab” is a slur that assimilated Mexicans use to describe and deride recently arrived Mexicans.…The etymology of wab is unknown—could either be a mongrelization of “wetback” or “wop.” [California English Spanglish Spanish] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

wab v. “Wab” is a slur that assimilated Mexicans use to describe and deride recently arrived Mexicans. It can be used as a…verb (“Look how that idiot Refugio wabbed up his truck with a bull sticker!”). [California English Spanglish Spanish] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

wab n. I hate being called “wab,” it’s a slur for Mexicans, like wetback. [California English] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

wabby adj. “Wab” is a slur that assimilated Mexicans use to describe and deride recently arrived Mexicans. It can be used as…an adjective (“Refugio’s mustache is so wabby”). [California English Spanglish Spanish] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

whine country n. Before reaching junior high school, Jeff lived in a region of Northern California referred to as the whine country. [California English] [full cite] (May. 5, 2005)

wobbler n. Second point on the jurisdiction of the court—certain offenses are what California lawyers call “wobblers”—they can be charged as either felonies OR misdemeanors [which is max of one year in California parlance]. [United States California Crime & Prisons Law] [full cite] (Jun. 28, 2004)

WORF n. The Senate could, if it passes many of the Assembly bills in its possession, leave the Assembly with a lot of work to finish up. If these bills have been amended in the Senate, the Assembly will need to concur in these amendments and they will be taken up in the Assembly under what is known as WORF—without reference to file—as they do not appear on the official file that has already been printed. [California English Politics Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 12, 2007)

Yay Area n. The Bay Area, or Yay Area as it’s known in hip hop circles, is much slower when it comes to putting these things together than the East Coast, which seems to poop out new mixes every week. [ Language English Place United States California Register Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 9, 2005)

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