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

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caryaqueo n. “At the beginning, there was too much caryaqueo in reggaeton,” he said, using a Spanglish slang word for carjacking. “They just stole songs from the Jamaicans.” [ Language English-derived Spanglish Spanish] [full cite] (Dec. 3, 2005)

casa destroyer n. Visitamos una casa “destroyer” (vivienda abandonada que usan los mareros como refugio para planificar delitos). [English-derived Spanish El Salvador] [full cite] (Mar. 14, 2005)

choppy n. The Cuban peso (one dollar is presently worth 26 Cuban pesos at a currency exchange office) is still used in agricultural markets and stores that deal in Cuban pesos, which have very little in stock and can hardly compete with establishments known as “choppies,” from the English word shopping, which accept only dollars. [English-derived Spanish Cuba] [full cite] (Nov. 5, 2004)

cittaslow n. Residents of Goolwa, Hindmarsh Island and Currency Creek are being invited to decide whether Goolwa will become Australia’s first official “slow town.” Goolwa has been proposed as a Cittaslow. Pronounced Chit-a-slow, it is an Italian word meaning slow town and is based on the concept of “slow food,” where communities are encouraged to identify and preserve local produce and traditions and to make time to sit down with family and friends to enjoy local cooking in a convivial atmosphere. [English-derived Italian] [full cite] (Jul. 15, 2005)

cooler 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)

crack n. He is, though, the best hope to become what Argentines refer to as un crack. This is slang for the type of player able to chance the course of a game with a stylish incision, or produce a goal from nothing. Some contend they have not had this type of player since Diego Maradona’s last fling in the 1994 World Cup. [English-derived Spanish Argentina Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 10, 2006)

cycher n. Cycher “Cyber” + “teacher”; means a teacher in an online class. Example: My cycher makes horrible mistakes all the time. [English-derived Korean South Korea] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

dhodhi n. The source of laughter is the name Dodi which, according to the way it is pronounced, would be spelt “Dhodhi” in Shona and is used euphemistically in everyday conversation as a polite way of referring to human waste or faeces. A corruption of the English word “dirt” (meaning filth), dhodhi (singular) or madhodhi (plural) is used in everyday speech in place of the actual Shona word for human waste, “matuzvi” which, among the overly prudish Shona people is considered vulgar. [English-derived South Africa] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2004)

dicajok n. Dicajok People who take their digital cameras everywhere. ("Dica” is short for “digital camera”; jok refers to a group of people.) Example: This model will be a hit among dicajok. [English-derived Korean South Korea] [full cite] (Jan. 17, 2005)

domestik n. Why minda instead of pemikiran? Why presint instead of kawasan? Kreativiti instead of dayacipta? Skrin for layar? Domestik for tempatan? [English-derived Malaysian Malaysia] [full cite] (May. 6, 2004)

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