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

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batman n. Pakistan army has announced that the institution of the batman would soon be abolished. Batman is also known as ‘orderly.’ He is a regular soldier taken out of combat and made to serve an officer at home. [English English-derived India Pakistan] [full cite] (Jun. 20, 2004)

BL n. Other examples of their specialized vocabulary include “yaoi” and “boizu rabu” (i.e., boy’s love, sometimes abbreviated BL). Yaoi applies when the progagonist in a manga or novel makes a reappearance in a spin-off or sequel. BL refers to an original work. [English-derived Japanese Acronym] [full cite] (Jul. 2, 2005)

Black n. Cela ne veut pas dire qu’on est racistes. Blacks, Blancs ou “Hindous,” on a tous grandi dans la même cité. On peut se permettre des familiarités sur nos différences de culture. C’est un jeu. [English-derived French Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 19, 2005)

blin blin n. Porque el reggaeton hasta tiene una folclórica jerga donde el “bo” es el jefe, “cooler” es pistola y “blin blin” son las cadenas. [English-derived Spanish] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2005)

blue jeans n. Todos eliminan los localismos. Hay palabras que ya no se escuchan. Los “blue jeans” han sido naturalmente sustituidos por vaquero en todos estos canales, y hoy en la calle, en muchos países de América Latina se denomina así a los pantalones. [English-derived Spanglish Spanish Mexico Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion] [full cite] (Jul. 27, 2004)

bo n. Porque el reggaeton hasta tiene una folclórica jerga donde el “bo” es el jefe, “cooler” es pistola y “blin blin” son las cadenas. [English-derived Spanish] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2005)

boizu rabu n. Other examples of their specialized vocabulary include “yaoi” and “boizu rabu” (i.e., boy’s love, sometimes abbreviated BL). Yaoi applies when the progagonist in a manga or novel makes a reappearance in a spin-off or sequel. BL refers to an original work. [English-derived Japanese] [full cite] (Jul. 2, 2005)

brunchen v. But how to explain the Denglish verbs? Smalltalken, brunchen, mailen, floppen, managen, abcoolen and many others? These are not used to save syllables or avoid complexity. They are simply in vogue, whether for better or worse. [English-derived German Germany Food & Drink] [full cite] (Dec. 21, 2004)

BT n. “BT”—from the English slang “bad trip”—is an expression designating a foul mood. [English-derived Indonesia Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 30, 2004)

byznys n. Business: byznys, leasing, supermarket, know-how, joint venture. Computers: hardware, software, kliknout (to click a mouse), upgrade, PC, zadzemovat tiskarnu (to jam a printer). Media: ficr (feature), show, advertorial, PR, reporting. Miscellaneous: cool, byt in/out (to be hip/out of touch). [English-derived] [full cite] (Mar. 31, 2005)

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